This storm looks stronger than what it appears on radar. I am not sure the buoy 42003 is still providing data. Poor copy. Here is the direct link Marine Buoy Forecast : Weather Underground Browse All PhotosWunderMap View WunderMapWebsite Spotlight Weather Maps Solar Calculator new! Forecast Flyer Community Chat Education Astronomy Print This Page Developer's Blog Welcome to Weather Underground! Sign In or Create an Account. Edit my Page Preferences. Other Wunders: Mobile - iPhone - Lite - Desktop Search: Weather Conditions Personal Weather Stations WunderPhotos Blogs Stop Features: Tropical / Hurricane NEXRAD Radar Zoom Satellite Ski / Snow Marine Climate Change Tornadoes WX Radio Sports Weather Stations Regional Radar Severe WunderBlogs WunderPhotos Trip Planner History Data Webcams Maps E GULF 262 nm South of Panama City, FL (42003) Local Time: 3:01 PM CDT on August 31, 2008 Location: 25.91 North -85.39 West | Google Maps Buoy Type: 10-meter discus buoy Buoy Hull: 10D11 Payload: ARES 4.4 payload Owned by: Windspeed measured by: obtained from anemometer Sea Surface measured by: Intake Note: Station 42003 has gone adrift and re-moored itself several times since 3/8/07. The original location was at 26� 03' 59" N 85� 56' 39" W. The re-moored locations were: (1) 26� 02' 00" N 85� 53' 30" W from 3/27/07 to 8/30/07 (2) 25� 44' 40" N 85� 43' 30" W from 9/03/07 to 6/23/08 (3) 25� 54' 20" N 85� 23' 30" W from 7/1/08 to present During the intervening periods above, the buoy was adrift. Current Weather/Wave Observations Updated: 10:49 AM CDT on August 31, 2008 Air Temperature: 79° F / 26° C Humidity: 100 Wind direction (W Dir): ESE (105 - 114 Degrees) Wind Speed (W Spd): 52.5 kts (60.4 mph / 97.2 km/h) Wind Gust (W Spd): 68.0 kts (78.3 mph / 126.0 km/h) Dominant Wave Period (DWP): 14 sec Dominant Wave Height (DWH): 34.45 ft / 10.50 m Dominant Wave Range (DWR): exactly 34.4 ft / exactly 10.5 m Wind Wave Period (WWP): 14 sec Wind Wave Height (WWH): 34.45 ft / 10.50 m Wind Wave Range (WWR): 33.63 - 35.27 ft / 10.25 - 10.75 m Atmospheric Pressure (AP): 29.30 in / 992 hPa Pressure Tendency (PT): -0.13 in / -4.4 hPa Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly NDBC QuikSCAT: Wind Map Current Wave Detail Observations Updated:11:00 AM CDT on August 31, 2008 Water Depth: 10607 ft / 3233 m Wave Height: 34.48 ft / 10.51 m Spectral Peak Period: 13.8 sec Average Wave Period: 11.1 sec Sampling Interval: 0.6 sec Wave Record: 2400 sec Sunday January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 « Previous Day Show full Observations Next Day » Graph Type: Daily | Weekly | Monthly Weather/Wave Buoy Data for August 31, 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) 20:49 82 / 28 85 / 30 79 ENE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 8 5.58 / 1.70 exactly 5.6 / exactly 1.7 8 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 - - - 29.77 / 1008 +0.02 / +0.7 21:49 82 / 28 85 / 30 78 ENE 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 7 5.91 / 1.80 exactly 5.9 / exactly 1.8 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 - - - 29.78 / 1008 - 22:49 82 / 28 85 / 30 75 NE 19.4 22.4 / 36.0 7 6.23 / 1.90 exactly 6.2 / exactly 1.9 7 6.56 / 2.00 5.74 - 7.38 / 1.75 - 2.25 - - - 29.75 / 1007 -0.03 / -1.0 23:49 83 / 29 85 / 30 74 ENE 21.4 24.6 / 39.6 8 7.87 / 2.40 exactly 7.9 / exactly 2.4 8 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 - - - 29.72 / 1006 -0.05 / -1.6 00:49 84 / 29 85 / 30 69 ENE 25.3 29.1 / 46.8 8 7.87 / 2.40 exactly 7.9 / exactly 2.4 8 8.20 / 2.50 7.38 - 9.02 / 2.25 - 2.75 - - - 29.69 / 1005 -0.09 / -3.1 01:49 83 / 28 85 / 29 77 ENE 29.2 33.6 / 54.0 8 9.51 / 2.90 exactly 9.5 / exactly 2.9 8 9.84 / 3.00 9.02 - 10.66 / 2.75 - 3.25 - - - 29.67 / 1004 -0.08 / -2.8 02:49 82 / 28 85 / 29 77 NE 31.1 35.8 / 57.6 8 11.48 / 3.50 exactly 11.5 / exactly 3.5 8 11.48 / 3.50 10.66 - 12.30 / 3.25 - 3.75 - - - 29.60 / 1002 -0.12 / -4.1 03:49 80 / 27 85 / 29 82 NE 38.9 44.7 / 72.0 8 13.78 / 4.20 exactly 13.8 / exactly 4.2 8 13.12 / 4.00 12.30 - 13.94 / 3.75 - 4.25 - - - 29.57 / 1001 -0.12 / -4.0 04:49 79 / 26 85 / 29 94 ENE 33.1 38.0 / 61.2 10 13.12 / 4.00 exactly 13.1 / exactly 4.0 6 4.92 / 1.50 4.10 - 5.74 / 1.25 - 1.75 10 11.48 / 3.50 10.66 - 12.30 / 3.25 - 3.75 29.51 / 999 -0.15 / -5.2 05:49 81 / 27 85 / 29 90 ENE 35.0 40.3 / 64.8 9 18.04 / 5.50 exactly 18.0 / exactly 5.5 9 18.04 / 5.50 17.22 - 18.86 / 5.25 - 5.75 - - - 29.49 / 998 -0.11 / -3.7 06:49 83 / 29 85 / 29 79 East 40.8 47.0 / 75.6 11 21.65 / 6.60 exactly 21.7 / exactly 6.6 11 21.33 / 6.50 20.51 - 22.15 / 6.25 - 6.75 - - - 29.47 / 998 -0.10 / -3.5 07:49 82 / 28 85 / 29 86 East 40.8 47.0 / 75.6 13 24.61 / 7.50 exactly 24.6 / exactly 7.5 13 24.61 / 7.50 23.79 - 25.43 / 7.25 - 7.75 - - - 29.43 / 997 -0.08 / -2.7 08:49 79 / 26 84 / 29 95 East 46.7 53.7 / 86.4 14 30.51 / 9.30 exactly 30.5 / exactly 9.3 14 31.17 / 9.50 30.35 - 31.99 / 9.25 - 9.75 - - - 29.38 / 995 -0.11 / -3.7 09:49 79 / 26 84 / 29 100 East 52.5 60.4 / 97.2 14 33.79 / 10.30 exactly 33.8 / exactly 10.3 11 22.97 / 7.00 22.15 - 23.79 / 6.75 - 7.25 14 24.61 / 7.50 23.79 - 25.43 / 7.25 - 7.75 29.34 / 993 -0.13 / -4.4 10:49 79 / 26 84 / 29 100 ESE 52.5 60.4 / 97.2 14 34.45 / 10.50 exactly 34.4 / exactly 10.5 14 34.45 / 10.50 33.63 - 35.27 / 10.25 - 10.75 - - - 29.30 / 992 -0.13 / -4.4 Wave Detail Buoy Data for August 31, 2008 Update Time: Water Depth: Wave Height: Spectral Peak Period: Average Wave Period: Sampling Interval: Wave Record: 20:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 5.91 ft / 1.80 m 7.1 sec 6.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 21:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 5.61 ft / 1.71 m 7.7 sec 6.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 22:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 5.94 ft / 1.81 m 7.1 sec 6.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 23:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 6.23 ft / 1.90 m 7.1 sec 6.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 00:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 7.78 ft / 2.37 m 7.7 sec 6.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 01:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 7.87 ft / 2.40 m 7.7 sec 6.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 02:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 9.48 ft / 2.89 m 8.3 sec 6.6 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 03:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 11.45 ft / 3.49 m 8.3 sec 6.9 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 04:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 13.65 ft / 4.16 m 8.3 sec 7.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 05:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 13.22 ft / 4.03 m 10.0 sec 7.5 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 06:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 18.18 ft / 5.54 m 9.1 sec 8.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 07:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 21.52 ft / 6.56 m 10.8 sec 9.2 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 08:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 24.70 ft / 7.53 m 12.9 sec 9.7 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 09:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 30.68 ft / 9.35 m 13.8 sec 10.4 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 10:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 33.92 ft / 10.34 m 13.8 sec 11.3 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec 11:00 10607 ft / 3233 m 34.48 ft / 10.51 m 13.8 sec 11.1 sec 0.6 sec 2400 sec Please Visit Our Sponsors: Vacation Deals Timeshare Rentals Save money with Timeshare rentals Condos and Vacations Miami Condos Condos Home Health Care Services Beach Towels Tickets and Technology VOIP Phone Systems Disney Tickets Event and Concert Tickets Discount Disney Tickets Real Estate Guide Homes For Sale Hot Travel Savings Car Rentals Hotels Airline Tickets Las Vegas Travel Deals Real Estate Homes For Sale Foreclosures Bankruptcy Advice on Surgery... 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buoyweather.com had this forecast at noon today: Gale warning with dangerous seas. Small craft advisory. Use extreme caution. Very large long period swell. Winds: ESE 66 to 89 knots Seas: ESE 43 feet at 13 sec.
Note: Station 42003 has gone adrift and re-moored itself several times since 3/8/07. The original location was at 26� 03' 59" N 85� 56' 39" W. The re-moored locations were: (1) 26� 02' 00" N 85� 53' 30" W from 3/27/07 to 8/30/07 (2) 25� 44' 40" N 85� 43' 30" W from 9/03/07 to 6/23/08 (3) 25� 54' 20" N 85� 23' 30" W from 7/1/08 to present During the intervening periods above, the buoy was adrift.