BUOY 42040 (STORMSURF)

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Buoy 42040 Mobile South
Longitude = 88.20W Latitude = 29.21N
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Frequency Analysis - Current Hour
(Swell height in each period/frequency band)

Measurement Date/Time (GMT)

08/12
04:00:00

Historical Surf Height...Time Lapse Spectral Density... Primary Swell Profile

Current Swell & Surf Analysis
Buoy 42040
04:00:00 (GMT) on 08/12
Sea Height:	0.4 ft
Primary Swell Height:	0.3 ft
Primary Swell Period:	6.3 secs
Surf Height	0.1 ft

24 Hour Observation

Date (Month/Day)	Time (GMT)	Sea Height [>5 secs] (ft)	Primary Swell		Secondary Swell		Tertiary Swell		Estimated Surf Height (ft)	Primary Period (secs)
Date (Month/Day)	Time (GMT)	Sea Height [>5 secs] (ft)	Height (ft)	Period (secs)	Height (ft)	Period (secs)	Height (ft)	Period (secs)	Estimated Surf Height (ft)	Primary Period (secs)
08/12	04:00:00	0.4	0.3 se	6.3 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.2	6.3
08/12	03:00:00	0.4	0.3 se	6.8 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.2	6.8
08/12	02:00:00	0.3	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/12	01:00:00	0.2	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/12	00:00:00	0.3	0.3 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/11	23:00:00	0.2	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/11	22:00:00	0.2	0.2 se	5.6 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.6
08/11	21:00:00	0.2	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/11	20:00:00	0.2	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/11	19:00:00	0.3	0.2 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.1 -0.1	5.5
08/11	18:00:00	0.4	0.4 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.2	5.5
08/11	17:00:00	0.5	0.5 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.3	5.5
08/11	16:00:00	0.4	0.4 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.2	5.5
08/11	15:00:00	0.5	0.5 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.3	5.5
08/11	14:00:00	0.4	0.4 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.2	5.5
08/11	13:00:00	0.5	0.5 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.3	5.5
08/11	12:00:00	0.5	0.4 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.2	5.5
08/11	11:00:00	0.4	0.4 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.2 -0.2	5.5
08/11	10:00:00	0.6	0.6 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.3 -0.3	5.5
08/11	09:00:00	0.7	0.7 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.3 -0.4	5.5
08/11	08:00:00	0.7	0.7 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.3 -0.4	5.5
08/11	07:00:00	0.8	0.8 se	5.4 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.4 -0.4	5.4
08/11	06:00:00	0.8	0.7 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.3 -0.4	5.5
08/11	05:00:00	0.9	0.9 se	5.5 secs	0.0 se	0.0 secs	se	secs	0.4 -0.5	5.5

Surf Height Scale
Size Scale (ft)
>1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45+

Swell Period Scal
Period Scale (secs)
6.3 6.7 7.1 7.7 8.3 9.1 10 11.1 12.5 14.3 16.7 20 25 33.3

Current Weather Conditions
Buoy 42040
04:00:00 (GMT) on 08/12
Combined Sea Height:	1.6 ft
Dominant Period:	4.0 secs
Wind Speed:	5.8 kts
Wind Gust:	9.8 kts
Wind Direction:	110 degrees
Barometric Pressure:	1014.9 mbs
Air Temperature:	82.9 degrees
Water Temperature:	32.0 degrees

24 Hour Weather Observation

Date (Month/Day)	Time (GMT)	Combined Sea Height (ft)	Dominant Period (secs)	Wind Speed (kts)	Gust (kts)	Wind Direction (degrees)	Barometric Pressure (mbs)	Air Temperature (F)	Water Temperature (F)
08/12	04:00:00	1.6	4.0	5.8	9.8	110	1014.9	82.9	32.0
08/12	03:00:00	1.6	5.0	7.8	7.8	110	1015.2	83.7	32.0
08/12	02:00:00	2.0	4.0	5.8	7.8	150	1014.7	83.3	32.0
08/12	01:00:00	2.0	4.0	11.7	13.7	110	1013.5	82.9	32.0
08/12	00:00:00	0.0	0.0	11.7	13.7	100	1013.5	82.6	32.0
08/11	23:00:00	2.3	4.0	9.8	13.7	100	1013.7	82.9	32.0
08/11	22:00:00	2.0	4.0	11.7	13.7	100	1014.6	82.9	32.0
08/11	21:00:00	2.0	4.0	13.7	17.6	100	1014.5	83.3	32.0
08/11	20:00:00	1.6	0.0	7.8	11.7	050	1014.4	80.8	32.0
08/11	19:00:00	1.6	4.0	25.4	31.2	070	1014.8	80.4	32.0
08/11	18:00:00	1.3	0.0	9.8	13.7	070	1014.8	84.6	32.0
08/11	17:00:00	1.3	5.0	9.8	11.7	060	1015.2	84.2	32.0
08/11	16:00:00	1.3	4.0	7.8	9.8	070	1015.3	83.3	32.0
08/11	15:00:00	1.3	5.0	3.9	5.8	030	1015.8	83.1	32.0
08/11	14:00:00	1.3	0.0	7.8	9.8	060	1015.3	81.9	32.0
08/11	13:00:00	1.3	5.0	7.8	9.8	070	1015.1	81.0	32.0
08/11	12:00:00	0.0	0.0	7.8	11.7	010	1014.9	80.2	32.0
08/11	11:00:00	1.6	5.0	3.9	3.9	080	1014.3	84.0	32.0
08/11	10:00:00	2.0	5.0	5.8	7.8	100	1014.2	83.7	32.0
08/11	09:00:00	0.0	0.0	7.8	7.8	130	1014.1	84.0	32.0
08/11	08:00:00	2.6	5.0	11.7	13.7	120	1014.1	83.8	32.0
08/11	07:00:00	0.0	0.0	13.7	15.6	100	1014.1	84.7	32.0
08/11	06:00:00	2.6	5.0	13.7	17.6	100	1014.4	84.6	32.0
08/11	05:00:00	0.0	0.0	15.6	19.5	080	1015.4	84.6	32.0

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