Santa Monica Basin - 33NM West Southwest of Santa Monica, CA (46025) 33.74 North -119.06 West
Local Time: 4:26 PM PST on December 03, 2008 [America/Los_Angeles]  
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 3D57 Payload: ARES payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: "Potential Explosion Hazard Exists for this Buoy"

Current Weather/Wave Observations
Updated: 3:50 PM PST on December 03, 2008
Air Temperature 59 °F
Humidity 71
Wind direction (W Dir) West (265 - 274 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd) 1.9 kts (2.2 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP) 13 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH) 3.28 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR) exactly 3.3 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP) 13 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH) 3.28 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR) 2.46 - 4.10 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP) 30.03 in
Pressure Tendency (PT) -0.04 in
Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly
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Current Wave Detail Observations
Updated:4:00 PM PST on December 03, 2008
Water Depth2894 ft
Wave Height3.35 ft
Spectral Peak Period12.9 sec
Average Wave Period8.2 sec
Sampling Interval0.6 sec
Wave Record2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for December 3, 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
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Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
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Period (sec) Height (ft) Range
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Atmosphere (in) Tendency (in)
20:50 58 60 78 ENE 3.9 4.5 14 3.28 exactly 3.3
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.08 +0.02
21:50 58 60 78 ENE 1.9 2.2 14 3.28 exactly 3.3
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.10 +0.05
22:50 58 60 80 WSW 1.9 2.2 15 3.61 exactly 3.6
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15 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.10 +0.04
23:50 58 60 80 NE 1.9 2.2 15 3.61 exactly 3.6
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15 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.11 +0.02
00:50 58 60 79 ESE 7.8 8.9 14 3.94 exactly 3.9
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.11
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01:50 58 60 73 East 5.8 6.7 14 3.61 exactly 3.6
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.10
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02:50 58 60 74 East 1.9 2.2 14 3.28 exactly 3.3
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.09 -0.01
03:50 59 60 73 East 5.8 6.7 14 2.95 exactly 3.0
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.08 -0.02
04:50 58 60 73 ESE 5.8 6.7 14 3.28 exactly 3.3
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.09 -0.01
05:50 58 60 74 SE 3.9 4.5 13 3.94 exactly 3.9
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13 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.10 +0.01
06:50 58 60 72 East 5.8 6.7 14 3.94 exactly 3.9
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.12 +0.04
07:50 58 60 73 ESE 1.9 2.2 14 3.94 exactly 3.9
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14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.12 +0.04
08:50 58 60 73 East 3.9 4.5 12 3.61 exactly 3.6
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12 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.13 +0.03
09:50 58 60 73 ENE 1.9 2.2 14 3.61 exactly 3.6 4 1.64 0.82 - 2.46 14 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.14 +0.02
10:50 59 60 71 NE 1.9 2.2 13 3.61 exactly 3.6
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13 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.13
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12:50 58 60 71 North 1.9 2.2 12 3.61 exactly 3.6
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12 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.07 -0.07
13:50 59 61 68 NW 1.9 2.2 12 3.28 exactly 3.3
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12 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.05 -0.07
14:50 59 61 69 NW 1.9 2.2 13 3.28 exactly 3.3
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13 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.04 -0.06
15:50 59 61 71 West 1.9 2.2 13 3.28 exactly 3.3
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13 3.28 2.46 - 4.10 30.03 -0.04

Wave Detail Buoy Data for December 3, 2008
Update Time Water Depth Wave Height Spectral Peak Period Average Wave Period Sampling Interval Wave Record
21:00 2894 ft 3.44 ft 13.8 sec 7.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 2894 ft 3.38 ft 13.8 sec 7.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 2894 ft 3.61 ft 13.8 sec 8.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
03:00 2894 ft 3.15 ft 13.8 sec 8.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 2894 ft 3.12 ft 13.8 sec 8.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
05:00 2894 ft 3.28 ft 13.8 sec 8.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 2894 ft 3.90 ft 12.9 sec 8.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 2894 ft 3.97 ft 13.8 sec 8.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 2894 ft 3.84 ft 13.8 sec 8.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 2894 ft 3.77 ft 12.1 sec 7.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 2894 ft 3.71 ft 13.8 sec 7.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
11:00 2894 ft 3.64 ft 12.9 sec 7.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
13:00 2894 ft 3.48 ft 12.1 sec 8.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
14:00 2894 ft 3.22 ft 12.1 sec 7.8 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
15:00 2894 ft 3.35 ft 12.9 sec 8.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
16:00 2894 ft 3.35 ft 12.9 sec 8.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec


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