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GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX (42035) 29.25 North -94.41 West
Local Time: 11:56 PM CDT on September 05, 2008 [America/Chicago]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 3D54 Payload: ARES 4.4 payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake  

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 10:50 PM CDT on September 05, 2008
Air Temperature 81 °F
Wind direction (W Dir) NNE (25 - 34 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 9.7 kts (11.2 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 3 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 1.31 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 1.3 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP) 3 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH) 1.64 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR) 0.82 - 2.46 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 29.89 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) +0.04 in
Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:11:00 PM CDT on September 05, 2008
Water Depth52 ft
Wave Height1.18 ft
Spectral Peak Period3.0 sec
Average Wave Period3.0 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for September 5, 2008
Update Time Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F) Water(°F) Dir Spd (kts) Spd (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 85 85
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North 11.7 13.4 5 0.98 exactly 1.0 5 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.76 +0.03
21:50 85 85
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NNE 11.7 13.4 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.78 +0.04
22:50 84 85
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NNE 11.7 13.4 3 1.31 exactly 1.3 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.78 +0.04
23:50 82 85
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NE 13.6 15.7 3 1.64 exactly 1.6 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.79 +0.03
00:50 82 85
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NE 11.7 13.4 3 1.64 exactly 1.6 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.80 +0.02
01:50 82 84
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NE 7.8 8.9 4 1.64 exactly 1.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.80 +0.02
02:50 82 84
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NE 7.8 8.9 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.81 +0.01
03:50 82 84
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NE 5.8 6.7 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.82 +0.02
04:50 79 84
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NE 15.6 17.9 3 1.31 exactly 1.3 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.81 +0.01
05:50 78 84
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NE 15.6 17.9 3 1.97 exactly 2.0 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.83 +0.02
06:50 78 84
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NNE 13.6 15.7 4 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.84 +0.02
07:50 78 84
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NE 11.7 13.4 4 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.86 +0.05
08:50 78 84
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NNE 11.7 13.4 4 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.86 +0.04
09:50 78 84
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NNE 13.6 15.7 4 2.30 exactly 2.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.87 +0.03
10:50 78 84
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NNE 11.7 13.4 4 1.97 exactly 2.0 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.88 +0.02
11:50 78 84
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NNE 9.7 11.2 4 1.97 exactly 2.0 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.89 +0.02
12:50 78 84
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NNE 7.8 8.9 4 1.64 exactly 1.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.88 +0.01
13:50 79 84
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NNE 7.8 8.9 6 1.64 exactly 1.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 6 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.86 -0.02
14:50 80 85
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NE 7.8 8.9 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 5 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.86 -0.03
15:50 80 85
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ENE 7.8 8.9 5 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 5 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.83 -0.04
16:50 80 85
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East 7.8 8.9 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 29.83 -0.03
17:50 81 85
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ENE 7.8 8.9 3 0.98 exactly 1.0 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.84 -0.02
18:50 81 85
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East 7.8 8.9 5 0.98 exactly 1.0 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.85 +0.01
19:50 81 85
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East 7.8 8.9 4 0.98 exactly 1.0 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.85 +0.02
20:50 81 84
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East 7.8 8.9 4 1.31 exactly 1.3 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.87 +0.03
21:50 81 84
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ENE 11.7 13.4 7 0.98 exactly 1.0 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.88 +0.04
22:50 81 84
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NNE 9.7 11.2 3 1.31 exactly 1.3 3 1.64 0.82 - 2.46
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29.89 +0.04

Wave Detail Buoy Data for September 5, 2008
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
20:00 52 ft 1.08 ft 4.3 sec 4.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 52 ft 1.02 ft 4.5 sec 4.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 52 ft 1.28 ft 2.7 sec 3.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 52 ft 1.51 ft 2.9 sec 3.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
01:00 52 ft 1.64 ft 3.3 sec 3.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 52 ft 1.44 ft 3.6 sec 3.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 52 ft 1.31 ft 3.6 sec 3.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
05:00 52 ft 1.38 ft 3.4 sec 3.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 52 ft 2.03 ft 3.2 sec 3.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 52 ft 2.17 ft 3.6 sec 3.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 52 ft 2.33 ft 4.0 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 52 ft 2.23 ft 4.0 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 52 ft 1.94 ft 4.3 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
12:00 52 ft 2.03 ft 3.8 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
13:00 52 ft 1.77 ft 4.2 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
14:00 52 ft 1.61 ft 5.6 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
15:00 52 ft 1.48 ft 3.7 sec 3.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
16:00 52 ft 1.35 ft 4.5 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
17:00 52 ft 1.25 ft 4.3 sec 3.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
19:00 52 ft 1.15 ft 4.5 sec 3.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
20:00 52 ft 1.12 ft 3.8 sec 3.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 52 ft 1.18 ft 4.2 sec 3.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 52 ft 1.12 ft 7.1 sec 3.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 52 ft 1.18 ft 3.0 sec 3.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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