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Station 46042 - MONTEREY - 27NM West of Monterey Bay, CA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
DACT payload
36.75 N 122.42 W (36°45'11" N 122° 25'21"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: 1,920.0 m
Watch circle radius: 2,175 yards

"Potential Explosion Hazard Exists for this Buoy"

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Conditions at 46042 as of
(1:50 pm PDT)
2050 GMT on 08/08/2006:
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.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	NNW ( 330 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	17.5 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	21.4 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	4.9 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	16 sec
	Average Period (APD):	5.3 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR):	S ( 182 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.06 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.02 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	59.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	59.7 °F
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (PDT)	WDIR	WSPD
1:50 pm	NW ( 326 deg )	17.3 kts
1:40 pm	NW ( 322 deg )	17.3 kts
1:30 pm	NW ( 321 deg )	17.1 kts
1:20 pm	NW ( 326 deg )	17.3 kts
1:10 pm	NW ( 326 deg )	16.9 kts
1:00 pm	NW ( 326 deg )	16.3 kts

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL	VIS mi	TIDE ft
08	08	12:50 pm	NNW	15.5	19.4	4.3	16	5.4	S	30.07	-0.01	59.5	59.7	-	-	-	-
08	08	11:50 am	NNW	15.5	19.4	4.3	15	6.1	S	30.08	+0.00	58.6	59.7	-	-	-	-
08	08	10:50 am	NNW	13.6	17.5	3.9	15	6.6	SSW	30.08	+0.01	58.8	59.9	-	-	-	-
08	08	9:50 am	NNW	11.7	15.5	3.6	16	7.1	S	30.08	+0.01	59.0	59.9	-	-	-	-
08	08	8:50 am	NNW	9.7	11.7	4.3	15	7.6	S	30.08	+0.02	59.5	60.1	-	-	-	-
08	08	7:50 am	N	9.7	9.7	3.9	15	7.4	S	30.07	+0.02	59.7	60.1	-	-	-	-
08	08	6:50 am	N	11.7	13.6	4.3	15	7.9	S	30.07	+0.02	59.4	60.4	-	-	-	-
08	08	5:50 am	NNW	9.7	11.7	4.3	17	7.3	S	30.06	+0.01	60.1	60.6	-	-	-	-
08	08	4:50 am	N	9.7	13.6	3.9	17	6.8	S	30.05	-0.01	60.6	60.8	-	-	-	-
08	08	3:50 am	N	11.7	13.6	3.9	15	7.4	SSW	30.05	-0.01	61.0	61.0	-	-	-	-
08	08	2:50 am	N	11.7	17.5	4.3	16	7.2	SSW	30.05	+0.00	61.0	61.0	-	-	-	-
08	08	1:50 am	N	13.6	17.5	3.9	15	7.1	SSW	30.06	+0.01	60.8	61.0	-	-	-	-
08	08	12:50 am	NNW	11.7	15.5	3.9	15	7.4	SSW	30.06	+0.00	61.2	61.2	-	-	-	-
08	07	11:50 pm	NNW	11.7	13.6	3.9	16	7.3	S	30.05	+0.01	61.7	61.2	-	-	-	-
08	07	10:50 pm	NW	11.7	15.5	3.9	15	7.4	SSW	30.05	+0.02	61.9	61.0	-	-	-	-
08	07	9:50 pm	NW	9.7	11.7	4.3	16	8.0	SSW	30.05	+0.03	62.2	61.2	-	-	-	-
08	07	8:50 pm	WNW	11.7	15.5	3.9	15	7.7	SSW	30.04	+0.00	62.2	61.2	-	-	-	-
08	07	7:50 pm	WNW	11.7	13.6	3.9	16	8.7	SSW	30.03	-0.01	61.9	61.3	-	-	-	-
08	07	6:50 pm	WNW	11.7	13.6	3.9	15	9.3	SSW	30.03	-0.03	62.2	61.7	-	-	-	-
08	07	5:50 pm	WNW	9.7	9.7	3.9	16	10.0	SSW	30.04	-0.03	62.4	62.8	-	-	-	-
08	07	4:50 pm	WNW	9.7	9.7	4.3	16	10.0	SSW	30.05	-0.02	62.4	63.1	-	-	-	-
08	07	3:50 pm	WNW	7.8	9.7	4.3	16	10.5	SSW	30.06	-0.01	62.2	62.8	-	-	-	-
08	07	2:50 pm	W	5.8	5.8	3.9	16	9.8	SSW	30.07	+0.00	62.1	63.0	-	-	-	-
08	07	1:50 pm	W	5.8	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.07	+0.02	61.7	62.2	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 46042 as of (2:00 pm PDT)
2100 GMT on 08/08/2006:
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 (H0):	4.9 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	3.6 ft
	Swell Period (SwP):	16.0 sec
	Swell Direction (SwD):	S
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.3 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.2 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	NNW
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	SWELL
	Average Wave Period (AVP):	5.3 sec

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	H0 ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	AVP sec
08	08	1:00 pm	4.3	3.3	16.0	S	2.6	3.8	NW	SWELL	5.4
08	08	12:00 pm	4.3	3.9	14.8	S	2.0	3.4	NW	SWELL	6.1
08	08	11:00 am	3.9	3.6	14.8	SSW	2.0	3.8	W	SWELL	6.6
08	08	10:00 am	3.6	3.3	16.0	S	1.6	4.0	WNW	SWELL	7.1
08	08	9:00 am	4.3	3.9	14.8	S	1.6	4.0	WNW	SWELL	7.6
08	08	8:00 am	3.9	3.6	14.8	S	1.3	3.8	WNW	SWELL	7.4
08	08	7:00 am	4.3	3.9	14.8	S	1.6	3.8	WNW	SWELL	7.9
08	08	6:00 am	4.3	3.9	17.4	S	1.6	4.0	WNW	SWELL	7.3
08	08	5:00 am	3.9	3.6	17.4	S	1.6	4.0	WNW	SWELL	6.8
08	08	4:00 am	3.9	3.6	14.8	SSW	1.3	3.7	NW	SWELL	7.4
08	08	3:00 am	4.3	3.9	16.0	SSW	1.6	3.7	WNW	SWELL	7.2
08	08	2:00 am	3.9	3.6	14.8	SSW	1.6	3.6	WNW	SWELL	7.1
08	08	1:00 am	3.9	3.9	14.8	SSW	1.3	3.2	NW	SWELL	7.4
08	08	12:00 am	3.9	3.6	16.0	S	1.3	3.1	NW	SWELL	7.3
08	07	11:00 pm	3.9	3.6	14.8	SSW	1.3	3.0	NNW	SWELL	7.4
08	07	10:00 pm	4.3	3.9	16.0	SSW	1.3	2.9	NW	SWELL	8.0
08	07	9:00 pm	3.9	3.6	14.8	SSW	1.3	2.7	NW	SWELL	7.7
08	07	8:00 pm	3.9	3.6	16.0	SSW	1.0	5.3	WNW	SWELL	8.7
08	07	7:00 pm	3.9	3.9	14.8	SSW	1.0	4.0	NW	SWELL	9.3
08	07	6:00 pm	3.9	3.9	16.0	SSW	0.7	4.2	NW	SWELL	10.0
08	07	5:00 pm	4.3	3.9	16.0	SSW	0.7	4.2	NW	SWELL	10.0
08	07	4:00 pm	4.3	4.3	16.0	SSW	0.7	3.3	WNW	SWELL	10.5
08	07	3:00 pm	3.9	3.9	16.0	SSW	0.7	3.8	NNW	SWELL	9.8

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

Solar Radiation Conditions at 46042 as of
(2:00 pm PDT)
2100 GMT on 08/08/2006:
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.
	Short Wave Radiation 1 (SRAD1):	816.4	watts/meter²

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (PDT)	SRAD1 w/m²	SRAD2 w/m²	LRAD w/m²
08	08	1:00 pm	724.7	-	-
08	08	12:00 pm	743.2	-	-
08	08	11:00 am	358.5	-	-
08	08	10:00 am	122.6	-	-
08	08	9:00 am	74.8	-	-
08	08	8:00 am	28.5	-	-
08	08	7:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	6:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	5:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	4:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	3:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	2:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	1:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	08	12:00 am	0.0	-	-
08	07	11:00 pm	0.0	-	-
08	07	10:00 pm	0.0	-	-
08	07	9:00 pm	0.8	-	-
08	07	8:00 pm	78.6	-	-
08	07	7:00 pm	239.0	-	-
08	07	6:00 pm	401.7	-	-
08	07	5:00 pm	569.0	-	-
08	07	4:00 pm	700.8	-	-
08	07	3:00 pm	791.0	-	-
08	07	2:00 pm	826.4	-	-

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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