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

Local Time: 06:39 PM CDT af August 28, 2008

Location: 25.91 North -85.39 West | Google Maps

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.

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 05:49 PM CDT af August 28, 2008
Air Temperature:	84° F / 29° C
Humidity:	70
Wind direction (W Dir):	tsmz (45 - 54 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	7.8 kts (8.9 mph / 14.4 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	9.7 kts (11.2 mph / 18.0 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	4 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	1.31 ft / 0.40 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 1.3 ft / exactly 0.4 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.64 ft / 0.50 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft / 0.25 - 0.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	29.85 in / 1011 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.02 in / -0.8 hPa Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:06:00 PM CDT af August 28, 2008
Water Depth:	10607 ft / 3233 m
Wave Height:	1.15 ft / 0.35 m
Spectral Peak Period:	4.2 sec
Average Wave Period:	3.6 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.6 sec
Wave Record:	2400 sec

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Pressure
Update Time:	Air(°F / °C)	Water(°F / °C)	Humidity	Dir	Speed(kts)	Speed(mph / km/h)	Period (sec)	Height (ft / m)	Range (ft / m)	Period (sec)	Height (ft / m)	Range (ft / m)	Atmosphere (in / hPa)	Tendency (in / hPa)
20:49	84 / 29	87 / 30	68	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.91 / 1013	+0.02 / +0.8
21:49	84 / 29	87 / 30	67	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.92 / 1013	+0.03 / +1.0
22:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	63	mztsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.93 / 1013	+0.03 / +1.0
23:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	62	mztsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8	7	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	29.92 / 1013	-
00:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	60	mztsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.90 / 1012	-0.02 / -0.6
01:49	84 / 29	87 / 30	65	mztsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.89 / 1012	-0.04 / -1.4
02:49	84 / 29	86 / 30	64	mizrekh[mz]	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.88 / 1012	-0.03 / -1.1
03:49	84 / 29	86 / 30	63	tsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.87 / 1012	-0.03 / -1.0
04:49	84 / 29	86 / 30	61	tsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.87 / 1012	-0.01 / -0.5
05:49	84 / 29	86 / 30	62	tstsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.88 / 1012	-
06:49	84 / 29	86 / 30	65	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.88 / 1012	+0.01 / +0.4
07:49	85 / 29	86 / 30	66	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.89 / 1012	+0.02 / +0.7
08:49	85 / 29	86 / 30	62	tsmz	5.8	6.7 / 10.8		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.90 / 1012	+0.02 / +0.8
09:49	85 / 29	86 / 30	66	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.91 / 1013	+0.02 / +0.8
10:49	85 / 29	86 / 30	64	tsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.92 / 1013	+0.02 / +0.8
11:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	65	tsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.91 / 1013	+0.01 / +0.4
12:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	64	mztsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.91 / 1013	-
13:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	68	tsmz	11.7	13.4 / 21.6		0.66 / 0.20	exactly 0.7 / exactly 0.2	-	-	-	29.89 / 1012	-0.02 / -0.8
14:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	65	tsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	29.88 / 1012	-0.04 / -1.3
15:49	85 / 29	87 / 31	66	mztsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	-	-	-	29.86 / 1011	-0.05 / -1.6
16:49	85 / 29	87 / 30	70	mztsmz	9.7	11.2 / 18.0	4	0.98 / 0.30	exactly 1.0 / exactly 0.3	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.85 / 1011	-0.04 / -1.4
17:49	84 / 29	87 / 30	70	tsmz	7.8	8.9 / 14.4	4	1.31 / 0.40	exactly 1.3 / exactly 0.4	4	1.64 / 0.50	0.82 - 2.46 / 0.25 - 0.75	29.85 / 1011	-0.02 / -0.8

Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 28, 2008

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		4.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
21:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
22:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		4.4 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
23:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.75 ft / 0.23 m		4.5 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
00:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.85 ft / 0.26 m	6.7 sec	4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
01:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.75 ft / 0.23 m		4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
02:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		4.1 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
03:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
04:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.69 ft / 0.21 m		4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
05:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.69 ft / 0.21 m		4.3 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
06:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.66 ft / 0.20 m		3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
07:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.66 ft / 0.20 m		4.0 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
08:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.69 ft / 0.21 m		4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
09:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.66 ft / 0.20 m		4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
10:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.62 ft / 0.19 m		4.2 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
11:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.75 ft / 0.23 m		3.9 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
12:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.72 ft / 0.22 m		3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
13:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.75 ft / 0.23 m		3.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
14:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.79 ft / 0.24 m		3.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
15:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.89 ft / 0.27 m	4.3 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
16:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	0.89 ft / 0.27 m	3.6 sec	3.8 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
17:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	1.02 ft / 0.31 m	4.3 sec	3.7 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec
18:00	10607 ft / 3233 m	1.15 ft / 0.35 m	4.2 sec	3.6 sec	0.6 sec	2400 sec