Conditions at Buoy 42033

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Conditions at Buoy 42033

#1 Postby Ixolib » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:41 am

Wave heights already 17 feet :eek: and pressure dropping...

Located at 26.01 N 85.91 - For you LAT/LON gurus, how far is that from the storm's center?

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42003

Also...
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=42003&meas=wdpr&uom=E
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#2 Postby wayoutfront » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:44 am

Water Temperature (WTMP): 86.5 °F
Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 78.1 °F
Heat Index Heat Index (HEAT): 93.2 °F

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#3 Postby Ixolib » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:46 am

wayoutfront wrote:Water Temperature (WTMP): 86.5 °F
Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 78.1 °F
Heat Index Heat Index (HEAT): 93.2 °F

:eek:


And that's in water that's 9,000 feet deep. Wonder how deep those "hot" temps go below the surface...
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#4 Postby wayoutfront » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:47 am

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#5 Postby mtm4319 » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:56 am

The buoy is about 148 miles NW of the most recent radar fix.

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BTW, the eye is not as well defined as it appears to be; there's a placemark there.
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#6 Postby Ixolib » Sat Aug 27, 2005 2:59 am

mtm4319 wrote:The buoy is about 148 miles NW of the most recent radar fix.

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And you keep on doing it!! You are DA man!!

So, 17 foot seas at 148 miles away. Hmmmmmmm......
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