Station 46085 - Central Gulf of Alaska Buoy

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
6-meter NOMAD buoy
DACT payload
55.855 N 142.559 W (55°51'17" N 142°33'31" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 1m below site elevation
Water depth: 3722 m
Watch circle radius: 3495 yards

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Conditions at 46085 as of
(7:50 am AKDT)
1550 GMT on 09/16/2008:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	S ( 180 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	23.3 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	29.1 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.58 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	51.4 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	52.0 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	49.8 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	44.4 °F
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds

Note: This report is more than two hours old
TIME (AKDT)	WDIR	WSPD
6:50 am	S ( 180 deg )	21.0 kts
6:40 am	S ( 180 deg )	20.0 kts
6:30 am	S ( 176 deg )	19.6 kts
6:20 am	S ( 173 deg )	19.2 kts
6:10 am	S ( 178 deg )	19.2 kts
6:00 am	S ( 184 deg )	18.3 kts

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS mi	TIDE ft
09	16	6:50 am	S	21.4	25.3	9.5	9	6.2	-	29.58	-0.02	51.8	51.8	50.7	-	-	-
09	16	5:50 am	S	21.4	25.3	8.9	8	6.0	-	29.59	-0.02	52.0	51.8	51.4	-	-	-
09	16	4:50 am	S	21.4	25.3	9.5	8	5.9	-	29.59	-0.04	53.2	52.2	52.7	-	-	-
09	16	3:50 am	SSE	21.4	25.3	9.5	8	5.7	-	29.60	-0.04	54.0	52.3	53.2	-	-	-
09	16	2:50 am	SSE	21.4	25.3	9.2	7	5.7	-	29.61	-0.06	54.3	52.3	54.0	-	-	-
09	16	1:50 am	SSE	21.4	25.3	8.9	7	5.6	-	29.63	-0.06	53.8	52.3	53.4	-	-	-
09	16	12:50 am	SE	23.3	27.2	8.2	8	5.4	-	29.64	-0.08	53.8	52.3	53.4	-	-	-
09	15	11:50 pm	SE	21.4	25.3	7.5	6	5.3	-	29.66	-0.06	53.8	52.3	53.4	-	-	-
09	15	10:50 pm	SE	21.4	25.3	6.9	6	5.1	-	29.69	-0.06	53.8	52.3	53.4	-	-	-
09	15	9:50 pm	SE	19.4	23.3	6.9	7	5.2	-	29.72	-0.05	53.6	52.3	53.2	-	-	-
09	15	8:50 pm	SE	15.5	19.4	6.6	6	5.3	-	29.72	-0.06	53.2	52.3	52.9	-	-	-
09	15	7:50 pm	SE	17.5	19.4	5.9	6	5.4	-	29.75	-0.06	53.1	52.3	52.7	-	-	-
09	15	6:50 pm	SE	15.5	19.4	5.9	5	5.3	-	29.77	-0.05	52.5	52.3	52.2	-	-	-
09	15	5:50 pm	SE	15.5	19.4	5.6	7	5.5	-	29.79	-0.04	52.5	52.3	52.2	-	-	-
09	15	4:50 pm	SE	15.5	17.5	5.6	8	5.5	-	29.80	-0.04	53.1	52.3	52.7	-	-	-
09	15	3:50 pm	SSE	15.5	17.5	5.6	7	5.4	-	29.82	-0.04	53.1	52.2	52.7	-	-	-
09	15	2:50 pm	SSE	13.6	17.5	5.9	5	5.3	-	29.83	-0.04	53.1	52.0	52.7	-	-	-
09	15	1:50 pm	SSE	13.6	15.5	6.2	5	5.2	-	29.84	-0.04	53.2	52.3	52.9	-	-	-
09	15	12:50 pm	SE	17.5	21.4	6.6	5	5.1	-	29.85	-0.06	53.1	52.3	52.7	-	-	-
09	15	11:50 am	ESE	19.4	23.3	6.2	4	4.9	-	29.87	-0.08	52.5	52.3	52.0	-	-	-
09	15	10:50 am	E	17.5	21.4	6.2	10	5.5	-	29.88	-0.07	51.8	52.3	51.4	-	-	-
09	15	9:50 am	E	15.5	21.4	4.9	11	5.7	-	29.91	-0.06	51.6	52.3	51.1	-	-	-
09	15	8:50 am	E	13.6	17.5	5.2	9	6.3	-	29.95	-0.05	51.6	52.3	50.9	-	-	-
09	15	7:50 am	ESE	11.7	13.6	5.2	8	6.4	-	29.96	-0.04	50.9	52.3	50.2	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46085 as of (7:00 am AKDT)
1500 GMT on 09/16/2008:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	9.5 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	4.9 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	9.1 sec
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	8.2 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	6.7 sec
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	6.2 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (AKDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
09	16	6:00 am	8.9	5.2	8.3	N/A	6.9	6.7	N/A	STEEP	6.0
09	16	5:00 am	9.5	-	-	N/A	9.5	7.7	N/A	STEEP	5.9
09	16	4:00 am	9.5	-	-	N/A	9.5	7.7	N/A	STEEP	5.7
09	16	3:00 am	9.2	-	-	N/A	9.2	7.1	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.7
09	16	2:00 am	8.9	-	-	N/A	8.9	7.1	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.6
09	16	1:00 am	8.2	-	-	N/A	8.2	7.7	N/A	STEEP	5.4
09	16	12:00 am	7.5	2.3	9.1	N/A	7.2	5.9	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.3
09	15	11:00 pm	6.9	2.3	10.0	N/A	6.6	5.9	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.1
09	15	10:00 pm	6.9	3.0	11.1	N/A	6.2	6.7	N/A	STEEP	5.2
09	15	9:00 pm	6.6	3.0	10.0	N/A	5.9	6.2	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.3
09	15	8:00 pm	5.9	3.0	9.1	N/A	4.9	6.2	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.4
09	15	7:00 pm	5.9	2.6	11.1	N/A	5.2	5.3	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.3
09	15	6:00 pm	5.6	3.0	10.0	N/A	4.9	7.1	N/A	STEEP	5.5
09	15	5:00 pm	5.6	3.3	7.7	N/A	4.3	5.0	N/A	AVERAGE	5.5
09	15	4:00 pm	5.6	2.6	10.0	N/A	4.9	7.1	N/A	STEEP	5.4
09	15	3:00 pm	5.9	3.6	8.3	N/A	4.6	5.0	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.3
09	15	2:00 pm	6.2	3.6	11.1	N/A	5.2	5.3	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.2
09	15	1:00 pm	6.6	3.3	8.3	N/A	5.6	5.0	N/A	VERY_STEEP	5.1
09	15	12:00 pm	6.2	3.6	11.1	N/A	5.2	4.3	N/A	VERY_STEEP	4.9
09	15	11:00 am	6.2	4.6	10.0	N/A	3.9	3.7	N/A	SWELL	5.5
09	15	10:00 am	4.9	4.3	11.1	N/A	2.6	5.6	N/A	SWELL	5.7
09	15	9:00 am	5.2	4.3	9.1	N/A	3.0	5.9	N/A	AVERAGE	6.3
09	15	8:00 am	5.2	4.6	7.7	N/A	2.3	4.3	N/A	AVERAGE	6.4

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Description of Measurements

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Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.

The weekly status report and the weekly maintenance report also provide valuable station information.

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Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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