E GULF 262 nm South of Panama City, FL (42003)

Location: 25.91 North -85.39 West — Google Maps

	Conditions for Sunday

Daily

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Air Temperature:	77° F
Wind direction (W Dir):	NW (305 - 314 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	5.8 kts (6.7 mph)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	7.8 kts (8.9 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	8 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	4.27 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 4.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.64 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	8 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	3.28 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	2.46 - 4.10 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.00 in
Pressure Tendency (PT):	+0.03 in Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Updated: 9:50 PM CST on November 22, 2009

Current Wave Detail Observations:

Water Depth:	10771 ft
Wave Height:	4.17 ft
Spectral Peak Period:	8.3 sec
Average Wave Period:	6.3 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

Updated: 10:00 PM CST on November 22, 2009

General Information:

Buoy Type:	10-meter discus buoy
Buoy Hull:	10D11
Payload:	ARES 4.4 payload
Owned by:
Windspeed:	Measured by obtained from anemometer
Sea Surface:	Measured by Intake
Note:	Station 42003 has gone adrift and re-moored itself several times since 3/8/07. The original location was at 26� 03' 59" N 85� 56' 39" W. The re-moored locations were: (1) 26� 02' 00" N 85� 53' 30" W from 3/27/07 to 8/30/07 (2) 25� 44' 40" N 85� 43' 30" W from 9/03/07 to 6/23/08 (3) 25� 54' 20" N 85� 23' 30" W from 7/1/08 to present During the intervening periods above, the buoy was adrift.

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for November 22, 2009

Updated:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Wave Swell			Pressure
Updated:	Air(°F)	Water(°F)	Humidity	Dir	Speed(kts)	Speed(mph)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Atmosphere (in)	Tendency (in)
20:50	79	79	-	South	11.7	13.4	5	2.30	exactly 2.3	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.93	+0.02
21:50	79	79	-	South	11.7	13.4	5	1.97	exactly 2.0	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.93	+0.02
22:50	79	79	-	South	13.6	15.7	6	2.30	exactly 2.3	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.93	+0.01
23:50	78	79	-	South	13.6	15.7	6	2.30	exactly 2.3	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.91	-0.02
00:50	78	79	-	SSW	13.6	15.7	5	2.30	exactly 2.3	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.91	-0.03
01:50	78	79	-	SSW	13.6	15.7	4	2.30	exactly 2.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.90	-0.03
02:50	78	79	-	South	15.6	17.9	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.89	-0.02
03:50	78	79	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.89	-0.02
04:50	78	79	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.90	-
05:50	78	79	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.91	+0.02
06:50	78	79	-	SSW	13.6	15.7	4	2.95	exactly 3.0	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.93	+0.04
07:50	78	78	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.94	+0.04
08:50	78	78	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	5	2.62	exactly 2.6	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	-	-	-	29.96	+0.04
09:50	78	78	-	SW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.96	+0.04
10:50	78	78	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	-	-	-	29.95	+0.01
11:50	78	78	-	SW	9.7	11.2	5	2.62	exactly 2.6	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.93	-0.02
12:50	78	78	-	SSW	11.7	13.4	5	2.62	exactly 2.6	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.91	-0.05
13:50	78	78	-	SW	11.7	13.4	4	2.62	exactly 2.6	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	6	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.91	-0.04
14:50	78	79	-	WSW	7.8	8.9	5	2.30	exactly 2.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.91	-0.02
15:50	78	79	-	WSW	7.8	8.9	5	2.30	exactly 2.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.93	+0.01
16:50	78	79	-	West	7.8	8.9	10	2.30	exactly 2.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	10	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.93	+0.02
17:50	78	79	-	WNW	7.8	8.9	9	2.30	exactly 2.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	9	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	29.95	+0.04
18:50	78	79	-	WNW	5.8	6.7	9	2.95	exactly 3.0	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	9	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	29.97	+0.04
19:50	78	78	-	NW	7.8	8.9	9	2.95	exactly 3.0	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	9	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	29.98	+0.05
20:50	77	79	-	NW	7.8	8.9	8	3.94	exactly 3.9	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	8	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	29.99	+0.04
21:50	77	78	-	NW	5.8	6.7	8	4.27	exactly 4.3	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	8	3.28	2.46 - 4.10	30.00	+0.03

Wave Detail Buoy Data for November 22, 2009

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	10771 ft	2.33 ft	5.3 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	10771 ft	2.30 ft	5.3 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10771 ft	2.10 ft	5.3 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	10771 ft	2.17 ft	5.6 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	10771 ft	2.23 ft	5.9 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	10771 ft	2.33 ft	5.3 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	10771 ft	2.43 ft	3.7 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	10771 ft	2.59 ft	3.7 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	10771 ft	2.62 ft	3.6 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	10771 ft	2.66 ft	4.0 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	10771 ft	2.62 ft	4.2 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	10771 ft	2.82 ft	4.3 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	10771 ft	2.66 ft	4.3 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	10771 ft	2.46 ft	4.5 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	10771 ft	2.56 ft	4.3 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	10771 ft	2.62 ft	4.3 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	10771 ft	2.62 ft	4.8 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	10771 ft	2.59 ft	4.8 sec	3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	10771 ft	2.59 ft	4.3 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	10771 ft	2.30 ft	4.5 sec	4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	10771 ft	2.26 ft	4.5 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	10771 ft	2.26 ft	10.0 sec	4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
18:00	10771 ft	2.30 ft	9.1 sec	4.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
19:00	10771 ft	2.82 ft	9.1 sec	5.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
20:00	10771 ft	3.08 ft	9.1 sec	5.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	10771 ft	4.04 ft	8.3 sec	6.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10771 ft	4.17 ft	8.3 sec	6.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec

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