Buoy 42035

GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX
Local Time: 12:02 AM CST on February 14, 2012
Location: 29.232 North, -94.413 West
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy
Buoy Hull: 3D54
Note: Buoy 42035 was re-deployed near its historical location, east of Galveston, on 12/5/08. NOTE:  On 9/12/08, the buoy went adrift as Hurricane Ike approached.  The buoy later passed through the eye of Hurricane Ike and re-moored itself near 29.2N 94.8W on 9/13/08 until it was recovered on 12/1/08.  Data while adrift and during its re-moored period south of Galveston, as well as data while on the historical location are included in these data records.
Payload: ARES 4.4 payload

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Current Conditions

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Weather/Wave Observations
Air Temperature: 60° F / 15° C
Humidity: 98
Wind direction (W Dir): West (275 - 284 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 3.9 kts (4.5 mph / 7.2 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 5.8 kts (6.7 mph / 10.8 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 7 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 4.6 ft / exactly 1.4 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
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 7 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH): 4.92 ft / 1.50 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR): 4.10 - 5.74 ft / 1.25 - 1.75 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 29.95 in / 1014 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): +0.03 in / +1.0 hPa
Increasing, then steady; or increasing, then increasing more slowly
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map
BBXX 42035 14061 99292 70944 46/// /2802 10153 20153 40142 51010 90550 22200 00152 10703 20401 317// 40703 70014 333 91203 555 11026 22028 30534 42704 60549 284024 282028 284026 291027 272022 260017
Updated: 11:50 PM CST on February 13, 2012
Current Wave Observations
Water Depth: 141 ft / 43 m
Wave Height: 4.59 ft / 1.40 m
Spectral Peak Period: 7.1 sec
Average Wave Period: 5.6 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec
Wave Record: 2400 sec
MMXX 42035 14022 0600/ 72914 09425 00011 10043 20140 30071 50056 941// 11146 0006/ 2400/ 13/// 13254 15003 26/// 21005 21004 07/// 33655 32004 22226 31118 10000 30000 50000 70000 90000 10000 30000 50110 77000 93932 11820 31110 51009 71506 90602 10403 30102 50301 70101 90000 10000 30000 50000 4444 19999 19999 29999 29999 39999 39999 49999 49999 59999 59999 69999 69999 79999 79999 89999 89999 99999 99999 09999 09999 19999 19999 29999 29999 39999 39999 44147 43424 53942 53148 64243 65520 74040 77954 84143 87955 93736 97032 03938 07636 14242 17359 24141 28250 34448 35846 44248 45742 54344 57868 64454 65721 74448 77153 84354 84840 94249 95731 03959 04028 14751 16641 23950 25522 34451 35148 44051 45225 54545 56842 63246 64711 74858 73419 84453 84526 99999 99999 03243 05626 19999 19999 22731 24644 39999 39999 49999 49999 59999 59999 69999 69999
Updated: 12:00 AM CST on February 14, 2012

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