PT ARGUELLO - 17NM West Northwest of Point Arguello, CA (46023)

Location: 34.714 North -120.967 West — Google Maps

	Conditions for Tuesday

Daily

Current Weather/Wave Observations

Air Temperature:	57° F
Wind direction (W Dir):	NNW (335 - 344 Degrees)
Wind Speed (W Spd):	13.6 kts (15.7 mph)
Wind Gust (W Spd):	15.6 kts (17.9 mph)
Dominant Wave Period (DWP):	17 sec
Dominant Wave Height (DWH):	11.81 ft
Dominant Wave Range (DWR):	exactly 11.8 ft
Wind Wave Period (WWP):	5 sec
Wind Wave Height (WWH):	1.64 ft
Wind Wave Range (WWR):	0.82 - 2.46 ft
Wave Swell Period (WSP):	17 sec
Wave Swell Height (WSH):	11.48 ft
Wave Swell Range (WSR):	10.66 - 12.30 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (AP):	30.17 in
Pressure Tendency (PT):	-0.01 in Decreasing (steadily or unsteadily)
NDBC QuikSCAT:	Wind Map

Updated: 7:50 PM PDT on March 16, 2010

Current Wave Detail Observations:

Water Depth:	1289 ft
Wave Height:	11.68 ft
Spectral Peak Period:	16.7 sec
Average Wave Period:	13.2 sec
Sampling Interval:	0.5 sec
Wave Record:	1200 sec

Updated: 8:00 PM PDT on March 16, 2010

General Information:

Buoy Type:	10-meter discus buoy
Buoy Hull:	10D04
Payload:	DACT payload
Owned by:
Windspeed:	Measured by obtained from anemometer
Sea Surface:	Measured by Intake
Note:	This station will be disestablished at the first available opportunity. The station is a non-NWS funded station for which the operating agreement between the NWS and the Program Sponsor has expired and will not be renewed. In the absence of the station, the NOAA-NDBC directs the user to station 46011 (Santa Maria, CA) which is currently located eleven (11) nautical miles from the disestablished station.

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Weather/Wave Buoy Data for March 16, 2010

Updated:	Temperature		Humidity	Wind			Dominant Wave			Wind Wave			Wave Swell			Pressure
Updated:	Air(°F)	Water(°F)	Humidity	Dir	Speed(kts)	Speed(mph)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Period (sec)	Height (ft)	Range (ft)	Atmosphere (in)	Tendency (in)
20:50	58	55	-	NE	7.8	8.9	13	7.87	exactly 7.9	-	-	-	13	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.23	+0.03
21:50	56	55	-	NE	5.8	6.7	13	7.87	exactly 7.9	-	-	-	13	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.23	+0.03
22:50	57	54	-	ENE	5.8	6.7	13	9.19	exactly 9.2	-	-	-	13	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.23	+0.02
23:50	57	54	-	ENE	5.8	6.7	13	7.55	exactly 7.5	-	-	-	13	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.23	-
00:50	57	53	-	NE	3.9	4.5	13	9.19	exactly 9.2	-	-	-	13	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.23	-
01:50	56	54	-	ENE	7.8	8.9	13	8.86	exactly 8.9	-	-	-	13	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.23	-
02:50	56	54	-	ENE	7.8	8.9	13	9.84	exactly 9.8	-	-	-	13	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.20	-0.03
03:50	56	54	-	ENE	5.8	6.7	13	8.86	exactly 8.9	-	-	-	13	8.20	7.38 - 9.02	30.19	-0.04
04:50	56	54	-	NNE	5.8	6.7	13	9.19	exactly 9.2	-	-	-	13	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.19	-0.04
05:50	55	54	-	NNE	5.8	6.7	13	10.50	exactly 10.5	-	-	-	13	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.19	-0.01
06:50	55	54	-	ENE	5.8	6.7	14	9.19	exactly 9.2	-	-	-	14	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.19	-
07:50	56	54	-	NNE	3.9	4.5	14	9.84	exactly 9.8	-	-	-	14	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.20	+0.01
08:50	56	54	-	North	3.9	4.5	14	10.50	exactly 10.5	-	-	-	14	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.22	+0.03
09:50	55	54	-	North	5.8	6.7	17	10.50	exactly 10.5	-	-	-	17	9.84	9.02 - 10.66	30.23	+0.04
10:50	56	55	-	North	5.8	6.7	17	11.81	exactly 11.8	-	-	-	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.23	+0.03
11:50	56	55	-	North	7.8	8.9	14	11.81	exactly 11.8	-	-	-	14	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.25	+0.02
12:50	58	55	-	North	7.8	8.9	17	11.81	exactly 11.8	-	-	-	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.23	-
13:50	58	56	-	North	9.7	11.2	17	12.14	exactly 12.1	-	-	-	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.22	-0.02
14:50	59	55	-	North	7.8	8.9	17	11.81	exactly 11.8	-	-	-	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.19	-0.05
15:50	59	56	-	NNW	9.7	11.2	17	13.78	exactly 13.8	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	17	13.12	12.30 - 13.94	30.19	-0.04
16:50	60	56	-	NNW	13.6	15.7	17	12.47	exactly 12.5	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	17	13.12	12.30 - 13.94	30.18	-0.03
17:50	59	56	-	NNW	13.6	15.7	17	12.47	exactly 12.5	4	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.18	-0.02
19:50	57	55	-	NNW	13.6	15.7	17	11.81	exactly 11.8	5	1.64	0.82 - 2.46	17	11.48	10.66 - 12.30	30.17	-0.01

Wave Detail Buoy Data for March 16, 2010

Update Time:	Water Depth:	Wave Height:	Spectral Peak Period:	Average Wave Period:	Sampling Interval:	Wave Record:
20:00	1289 ft	7.81 ft	12.5 sec	10.0 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
21:00	1289 ft	7.87 ft	12.5 sec	10.0 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
22:00	1289 ft	7.91 ft	12.5 sec	9.9 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
23:00	1289 ft	9.15 ft	12.5 sec	10.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
00:00	1289 ft	7.68 ft	12.5 sec	10.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
01:00	1289 ft	9.09 ft	12.5 sec	10.8 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
02:00	1289 ft	8.83 ft	12.5 sec	10.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
03:00	1289 ft	9.84 ft	12.5 sec	11.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
04:00	1289 ft	8.76 ft	12.5 sec	10.9 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
05:00	1289 ft	9.28 ft	12.5 sec	10.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
06:00	1289 ft	10.63 ft	12.5 sec	11.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
07:00	1289 ft	9.12 ft	14.3 sec	10.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
08:00	1289 ft	9.71 ft	14.3 sec	11.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
09:00	1289 ft	10.43 ft	14.3 sec	11.6 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
10:00	1289 ft	10.43 ft	16.7 sec	11.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
11:00	1289 ft	11.78 ft	16.7 sec	11.7 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
12:00	1289 ft	11.88 ft	14.3 sec	11.9 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
13:00	1289 ft	11.78 ft	16.7 sec	12.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
14:00	1289 ft	12.14 ft	16.7 sec	13.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
15:00	1289 ft	11.98 ft	16.7 sec	13.1 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
16:00	1289 ft	13.81 ft	16.7 sec	13.4 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
17:00	1289 ft	12.47 ft	16.7 sec	13.5 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
18:00	1289 ft	12.37 ft	16.7 sec	13.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec
20:00	1289 ft	11.68 ft	16.7 sec	13.2 sec	0.5 sec	1200 sec

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