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Diamond Shoals Buoy

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
ARES payload
35.006 N 75.402 W (35°0'22" N 75°24'7" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below site elevation
Water depth: 68.3 m
Watch circle radius: 124 yards

Right whales are active off NC. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://rightwhalessouth.nmfs.noaa.gov/

This buoy is located in the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.

Station 41025 was re-established 10 nautical miles southwest of its original position to reduce the shoaling hazards experienced in storms.

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Conditions at 41025 as of
(6:50 pm EST)
2350 GMT on 01/05/2009:
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.
	Wave Height (WVHT):	3.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.6 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.98 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.01 in ( Rising )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	62.6 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	62.1 °F

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	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

01	05	5:50 pm	-	-	-	3.0	5	3.7	-	29.98	+0.00	62.1	62.1	-	-	-	-
01	05	4:50 pm	-	-	-	3.6	5	3.8	-	29.97	-0.02	61.7	62.1	-	-	-	-
01	05	3:50 pm	-	-	-	3.6	4	3.7	-	29.97	-0.04	61.2	61.9	-	-	-	-
01	05	2:50 pm	-	-	-	3.0	4	3.5	-	29.97	-0.06	61.0	61.9	-	-	-	-
01	05	1:50 pm	-	-	-	2.6	4	3.3	-	29.99	-0.08	61.2	61.9	-	-	-	-
01	05	12:50 pm	-	-	-	2.3	3	3.4	-	30.01	-0.08	61.0	61.0	-	-	-	-
01	05	11:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	3.6	-	30.04	-0.04	60.6	61.0	-	-	-	-
01	05	10:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	3.4	-	30.07	+0.00	59.0	60.4	-	-	-	-
01	05	9:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	3	3.4	-	30.09	+0.04	59.2	60.1	-	-	-	-
01	05	8:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	3	3.3	-	30.07	+0.01	58.5	61.0	-	-	-	-
01	05	7:50 am	-	-	-	2.6	3	3.3	-	30.07	+0.01	58.1	62.4	-	-	-	-
01	05	6:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	3.4	-	30.06	+0.00	58.5	64.4	-	-	-	-
01	05	5:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	3.6	-	30.06	+0.00	58.5	62.4	-	-	-	-
01	05	4:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	4.1	-	30.06	-0.02	59.0	61.7	-	-	-	-
01	05	3:50 am	-	-	-	2.0	8	3.9	-	30.06	-0.02	59.7	63.0	-	-	-	-
01	05	2:50 am	-	-	-	2.0	8	4.3	-	30.06	-0.02	60.8	66.7	-	-	-	-
01	05	1:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	9	4.9	-	30.07	-0.03	61.0	66.7	-	-	-	-
01	05	12:50 am	-	-	-	2.3	8	4.6	-	30.07	-0.05	61.3	66.7	-	-	-	-
01	04	11:50 pm	-	-	-	2.3	7	4.2	-	30.08	-0.06	63.0	66.9	-	-	-	-
01	04	10:50 pm	-	-	-	2.3	8	4.3	-	30.10	-0.04	63.0	66.9	-	-	-	-
01	04	9:50 pm	-	-	-	2.6	8	4.3	-	30.12	-0.02	63.0	66.9	-	-	-	-
01	04	8:50 pm	-	-	-	2.6	8	4.6	-	30.13	+0.01	62.6	66.9	-	-	-	-
01	04	7:50 pm	-	-	-	2.6	8	4.8	-	30.14	+0.02	62.4	66.9	-	-	-	-
01	04	6:50 pm	-	-	-	2.6	8	6.0	-	30.14	+0.03	62.4	67.1	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 41025 as of
(7:00 pm EST on 01/05/2009)
0000 GMT on 01/06/2009:
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):	3.0 ft
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	3.6 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec

01	05	6:00 pm	3.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	VERY_STEEP	3.7
01	05	5:00 pm	3.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	VERY_STEEP	3.8
01	05	4:00 pm	3.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	VERY_STEEP	3.7
01	05	3:00 pm	3.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	VERY_STEEP	3.5
01	05	2:00 pm	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.3
01	05	1:00 pm	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.4
01	05	12:00 pm	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.6
01	05	11:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.4
01	05	10:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.4
01	05	9:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.3
01	05	8:00 am	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.3
01	05	7:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.4
01	05	6:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.6
01	05	5:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.1
01	05	4:00 am	2.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	3.9
01	05	3:00 am	2.0	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.3
01	05	2:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.9
01	05	1:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.6
01	05	12:00 am	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.2
01	04	11:00 pm	2.3	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.3
01	04	10:00 pm	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.3
01	04	9:00 pm	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.6
01	04	8:00 pm	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	4.8
01	04	7:00 pm	2.6	-	-	N/A	-	-	N/A	N/A	6.0

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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