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GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX (42035)

Local Time: 10:52 AM CDT on July 24, 2008 Location: 29.22 North -94.4 West | Google Maps
Buoy Type: 3-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: Hull Number 25 Payload: DACT payload Owned by:
Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake  

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Updated: 9:50 AM CDT on July 24, 2008

Air Temperature: 84° F / 29° C
Humidity: 70
Wind direction (W Dir): SSE (145 - 154 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd): 17.5 kts (20.1 mph / 32.4 km/h)
Wind Gust (W Spd): 21.4 kts (24.6 mph / 39.6 km/h)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 9 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 7.22 ft / 2.20 m
Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 7.2 ft / exactly 2.2 m
Wind Wave Period (WWP): 7 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH): 6.56 ft / 2.00 m
Wind Wave Range (WWR): 5.74 - 7.38 ft / 1.75 - 2.25 m
Wave Swell Period (WSP): 9 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH): 3.28 ft / 1.00 m
Wave Swell Range (WSR): 2.46 - 4.10 ft / 0.75 - 1.25 m
Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 29.96 in / 1014 hPa
Pressure Tendency (PT): +0.03 in / +1.1 hPa
Decreasing or steady, then increasing; or increasing, then increasing more rapidly
NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map

Current Wave Detail Observations

Updated:10:00 AM CDT on July 24, 2008

Water Depth: 52 ft / 16 m
Wave Height: 7.19 ft / 2.19 m
Spectral Peak Period: 9.1 sec
Average Wave Period: 5.6 sec
Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec
Wave Record: 2400 sec
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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for July 24, 2008

Update Time: Temperature Humidity Wind Dominant Wave Wind Wave Wave Swell Pressure
Air(°F / °C) Water(°F / °C) Dir Speed(kts) Speed(mph / km/h) Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Period (sec) Height (ft / m) Range
(ft / m)
Atmosphere (in / hPa) Tendency (in / hPa)
20:50 83 / 28 85 / 30 72 SE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 10 8.20 / 2.50 exactly 8.2 / exactly 2.5 6 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.86 / 1011 +0.01 / +0.4
21:50 83 / 28 85 / 30 68 SE 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 11 8.53 / 2.60 exactly 8.5 / exactly 2.6 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 11 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.88 / 1012 +0.04 / +1.3
22:50 83 / 28 85 / 30 70 SE 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 11 8.20 / 2.50 exactly 8.2 / exactly 2.5 5 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 11 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.89 / 1012 +0.04 / +1.3
23:50 83 / 29 85 / 30 69 SE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 10 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 +0.03 / +1.1
00:50 82 / 28 85 / 30 69 SE 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 10 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 5 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.90 / 1012 +0.02 / +0.6
01:50 83 / 29 85 / 30 71 SE 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 11 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 11 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 29.89 / 1012
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02:50 84 / 29 85 / 29 68 SE 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 11 7.55 / 2.30 exactly 7.5 / exactly 2.3 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 11 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.89 / 1012
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03:50 84 / 29 85 / 29 67 SE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 9 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.88 / 1012 -0.02 / -0.8
04:50 82 / 28 85 / 29 73 ESE 13.6 15.7 / 25.2 10 7.22 / 2.20 exactly 7.2 / exactly 2.2 5 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 +0.01 / +0.3
05:50 83 / 29 85 / 29 73 SE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 9 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 7 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.90 / 1012 +0.01 / +0.3
06:50 80 / 27 85 / 29 74 SE 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 9 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 9 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 29.93 / 1013 +0.05 / +1.7
07:50 83 / 28 85 / 29 74 SE 15.6 17.9 / 28.8 9 7.22 / 2.20 exactly 7.2 / exactly 2.2 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 9 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 29.93 / 1014 +0.04 / +1.2
08:50 85 / 29 85 / 29 65 SSE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 9 6.89 / 2.10 exactly 6.9 / exactly 2.1 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 9 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 29.95 / 1014 +0.05 / +1.7
09:50 84 / 29 85 / 29 70 SSE 17.5 20.1 / 32.4 9 7.22 / 2.20 exactly 7.2 / exactly 2.2 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 9 3.28 / 1.00 2.46 - 4.10 / 0.75 - 1.25 29.96 / 1014 +0.03 / +1.1

Wave Detail Buoy Data for July 24, 2008

Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record:
20:00 52 ft / 16 m 8.92 ft / 2.72 m 10.0 sec 6.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
21:00 52 ft / 16 m 8.10 ft / 2.47 m 10.0 sec 6.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
22:00 52 ft / 16 m 8.50 ft / 2.59 m 10.8 sec 6.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
23:00 52 ft / 16 m 8.10 ft / 2.47 m 10.8 sec 6.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
00:00 52 ft / 16 m 7.51 ft / 2.29 m 10.0 sec 5.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
02:00 52 ft / 16 m 7.58 ft / 2.31 m 10.8 sec 6.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
04:00 52 ft / 16 m 6.79 ft / 2.07 m 9.1 sec 6.0 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
06:00 52 ft / 16 m 6.89 ft / 2.10 m 9.1 sec 5.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
07:00 52 ft / 16 m 7.02 ft / 2.14 m 9.1 sec 5.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
08:00 52 ft / 16 m 7.25 ft / 2.21 m 9.1 sec 5.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
09:00 52 ft / 16 m 6.79 ft / 2.07 m 9.1 sec 5.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec
10:00 52 ft / 16 m 7.19 ft / 2.19 m 9.1 sec 5.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec

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