Station 42057 - Western Caribbean

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
10-meter discus buoy
ARES payload
16.834 N 81.501 W (16°50'2" N 81°30'2" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 10 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 10 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below site elevation
Water depth: 293 m
Watch circle radius: 349 yards

In June, 2006, buoy 42057 was reestablished at the location above. It had previously been moored at 17.60N 80.75W.

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Conditions at 42057 as of
1550 GMT on 09/17/2008:
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):	ESE ( 110 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	11.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	15.5 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	3.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	7 sec
	Average Period (APD):	4.4 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	ESE ( 117 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.88 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.03 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	84.2 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	85.3 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	77.0 °F
	Heat Index (HEAT):	94.1 °F
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (GMT)	WDIR	WSPD
1550	ESE ( 106 deg )	11.8 kts
1540	ESE ( 109 deg )	12.2 kts
1530	ESE ( 104 deg )	11.8 kts
1520	E ( 96 deg )	9.9 kts
1510	E ( 98 deg )	10.7 kts
1500	E ( 94 deg )	10.9 kts

Supplemental Measurements
Highest 1-minute Wind Speed
Time (GMT)		WSPD		WDIR
1527		13.4 kts		ESE ( 105 deg true )

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (GMT)	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	17	1450	E	11.7	13.6	3.0	5	4.1	ESE	29.88	+0.03	83.7	85.3	76.6	-	-	-
09	17	1350	E	13.6	15.5	3.3	7	4.1	SE	29.87	+0.02	83.5	85.1	75.9	-	-	-
09	17	1250	E	13.6	15.5	3.3	5	4.2	ESE	29.85	+0.02	84.0	84.9	75.0	-	-	-
09	17	1150	E	9.7	11.7	3.0	7	4.5	SE	29.85	+0.02	83.1	84.9	76.3	-	-	-
09	17	1050	ENE	9.7	15.5	3.3	7	4.4	SE	29.85	+0.01	78.8	84.9	72.5	-	-	-
09	17	0950	E	11.7	13.6	3.3	7	4.6	ESE	29.83	-0.02	84.2	84.9	75.9	-	-	-
09	17	0850	E	9.7	11.7	3.3	7	4.6	SE	29.83	-0.05	83.7	84.9	76.5	-	-	-
09	17	0750	ENE	9.7	13.6	3.3	7	4.5	SE	29.84	-0.06	83.8	84.9	76.1	-	-	-
09	17	0650	E	11.7	13.6	3.3	5	4.4	-	29.85	-0.05	83.8	84.9	76.1	-	-	-
09	17	0550	E	11.7	13.6	3.0	7	4.5	ESE	29.88	-0.04	84.2	84.9	73.9	-	-	-
09	17	0450	ENE	11.7	13.6	3.3	5	4.4	ESE	29.90	+0.00	84.2	85.1	77.2	-	-	-
09	17	0350	ENE	9.7	13.6	3.3	5	4.7	ENE	29.91	+0.03	84.2	85.1	76.3	-	-	-
09	17	0250	ENE	11.7	11.7	3.3	5	4.5	-	29.91	+0.08	84.0	85.1	78.1	-	-	-
09	17	0150	ENE	13.6	17.5	3.3	8	4.4	ESE	29.90	+0.07	83.8	85.1	77.2	-	-	-
09	17	0050	ENE	15.5	17.5	3.3	8	4.6	SE	29.88	+0.06	83.7	85.3	77.4	-	-	-
09	16	2350	ENE	9.7	11.7	3.0	8	4.6	ESE	29.84	+0.01	83.8	85.5	76.1	-	-	-
09	16	2250	ENE	13.6	21.4	3.3	8	4.5	ESE	29.83	-0.01	84.6	85.8	77.9	-	-	-
09	16	2150	NE	7.8	9.7	3.3	8	4.5	E	29.82	-0.04	84.2	86.0	78.4	-	-	-
09	16	2050	ENE	11.7	11.7	3.3	8	4.7	E	29.83	-0.06	84.9	86.0	77.5	-	-	-
09	16	1950	ENE	11.7	13.6	3.0	8	4.5	E	29.84	-0.07	84.9	86.0	77.4	-	-	-
09	16	1850	ENE	9.7	11.7	2.6	6	4.4	E	29.86	-0.06	84.9	86.0	77.5	-	-	-
09	16	1750	ENE	7.8	9.7	2.6	6	4.3	ESE	29.89	-0.03	84.7	85.8	77.2	-	-	-
09	16	1650	NE	9.7	11.7	2.6	8	4.3	ESE	29.91	+0.00	84.6	85.6	77.9	-	-	-
09	16	1550	NE	9.7	11.7	2.6	7	4.1	E	29.93	+0.04	84.6	85.3	77.0	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42057 as of
1600 GMT on 09/17/2008:
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):	3.3 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	2.0 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	7.1 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	ESE
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	2.6 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5.0 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	ESE
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	AVERAGE
	Average Wave Period (APD):	4.4 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (GMT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
09	17	1500	3.0	1.6	7.1	ESE	2.6	5.0	ESE	VERY_STEEP	4.1
09	17	1400	3.3	1.6	7.1	SE	3.0	5.0	ESE	AVERAGE	4.1
09	17	1300	3.3	1.3	7.1	ESE	3.0	5.3	ESE	STEEP	4.2
09	17	1200	3.0	2.3	7.1	SE	2.0	4.5	-	AVERAGE	4.5
09	17	1100	3.3	2.6	7.1	SE	2.0	4.5	-	AVERAGE	4.4
09	17	1000	3.3	2.0	7.1	ESE	2.6	5.0	ESE	AVERAGE	4.6
09	17	0900	3.3	2.6	7.1	SE	2.3	4.5	-	AVERAGE	4.6
09	17	0800	3.3	2.3	7.1	SE	2.3	4.5	-	AVERAGE	4.5
09	17	0700	3.3	2.0	7.7	ESE	2.6	4.8	-	VERY_STEEP	4.4
09	17	0600	3.0	2.0	7.1	ESE	2.6	5.3	E	AVERAGE	4.5
09	17	0500	3.3	2.0	7.7	SE	2.6	5.3	ESE	VERY_STEEP	4.4
09	17	0400	3.3	2.3	5.0	ENE	2.0	4.3	-	VERY_STEEP	4.7
09	17	0300	3.3	2.0	7.1	E	2.3	4.5	-	VERY_STEEP	4.5
09	17	0200	3.3	1.6	7.7	ESE	3.0	4.5	-	AVERAGE	4.4
09	17	0100	3.3	1.3	7.7	SE	3.0	6.7	ESE	AVERAGE	4.6
09	17	0000	3.0	2.3	7.7	ESE	2.0	4.8	-	AVERAGE	4.6
09	16	2300	3.3	1.6	7.7	ESE	3.0	6.7	E	AVERAGE	4.5
09	16	2200	3.3	3.0	7.7	E	1.6	3.8	-	AVERAGE	4.5
09	16	2100	3.3	2.6	7.7	E	2.3	4.8	-	AVERAGE	4.7
09	16	2000	3.0	2.0	8.3	E	2.3	4.3	-	AVERAGE	4.5
09	16	1900	2.6	2.0	5.6	E	2.0	4.3	-	STEEP	4.4
09	16	1800	2.6	2.3	6.2	ESE	1.3	3.8	-	AVERAGE	4.3
09	16	1700	2.6	2.0	7.7	ESE	2.0	4.2	-	N/A	4.3
09	16	1600	2.6	1.6	7.1	E	2.3	4.3	-	AVERAGE	4.1

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

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.

Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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