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See recent photos from NDBC weather buoy 42039 in the Gulf of Mexico.

See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

Station 42036 (LLNR 855) - WEST TAMPA - 112 NM WNW of Tampa, FL

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Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
ARES 4.4 payload
28.500 N 84.517 W (28°30'0" N 84°31'0" 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: 50.6 m
Watch circle radius: 127 yards

Latest NWS Marine Forecast 1 and Latest NWS Marine Forecast 2

Important Notice to Mariners

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Conditions at 42036 as of
0250 GMT on 06/04/2013:

Unit of Measure:
English

Metric
Time Zone:
Station Local Time

Greenwich Mean Time [GMT]

British Summer Time [GMT+1]

Eastern Greenland [GMT-1]

Azores [GMT-2]

Western Greenland [GMT-3]

Atlantic Standard [GMT-4]

US/Eastern Standard

US/Central Standard

US/Mountain Standard

US/Pacific Standard

Alaska Standard [GMT-9]

Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10]

Samoa Standard [GMT-11]

International Date Line West [GMT-12]

Western European [GMT+0]

Central European [GMT+1]

Eastern European [GMT+2]

Moscow [GMT+3]

USSR Zone 3 [GMT+4]

USSR Zone 4 [GMT+5]

USSR Zone 5 [GMT+6]

USSR Zone 6 [GMT+7]

China Coast [GMT+8]

Japan Standard [GMT+9]

Guam Standard [GMT+10]

GMT+11

International Date Line East [GMT+12]

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): | SSW ( 200 deg true )
| Wind Speed (WSPD): | 5.0 m/s
| Wind Gust (GST): | 6.0 m/s
| Wave Height (WVHT): | 1.0 m
| Dominant Wave Period (DPD): | 4 sec
| Average Period (APD): | 4.2 sec
| Mean Wave Direction (MWD): | S ( 170 deg true )
| Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): | 1014.6 mb
| Pressure Tendency (PTDY): | +1.3 mb ( Rising )
| Air Temperature (ATMP): | 25.3 °C
| Water Temperature (WTMP): | 25.4 °C
| Dew Point (DEWP): | 23.1 °C
| Heat Index (HEAT): | 26.4 °C
| Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): | 5 m/s
| Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): | 6 m/s
| Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds

TIME
(GMT)

WDIR

WSPD

0250 | SSW ( 204 deg ) | 5.0 m/s
0240 | SSW ( 207 deg ) | 5.3 m/s
0230 | SSW ( 204 deg ) | 5.3 m/s
0220 | SSW ( 208 deg ) | 5.8 m/s
0210 | SSW ( 208 deg ) | 6.8 m/s
0200 | SSW ( 206 deg ) | 6.9 m/s

Peak gust during the measurement hour

TIME
(GMT)

GDR

GST

0156 | SSW ( 210 deg ) | 8.0 m/s

Previous observations

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

MM

DD

TIME
(GMT)

WDIR

WSPD
m/s

GST
m/s

WVHT
m

DPD
sec

APD
sec

MWD

PRES
mb

PTDY
mb

ATMP
°C

WTMP
°C

DEWP
°C

SAL
psu

VIS
km

TIDE
m

06 | 04 | 0150 | | SSW | 6.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 4.0 | SSE | 1013.8 | +1.9 | 25.2 | 25.5 | 22.6 | - | - | -
06 | 04 | 0050 | | SSW | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 4 | 3.8 | S | 1013.3 | +1.2 | 25.4 | 25.8 | 23.1 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 2350 | | S | 8.0 | 10.0 | 0.8 | 6 | 3.6 | S | 1013.3 | +0.6 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 23.3 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 2250 | | S | 9.0 | 11.0 | 0.6 | 6 | 4.0 | S | 1011.9 | -1.2 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 23.2 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 2150 | | SSE | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 6 | 4.2 | S | 1012.1 | -1.2 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 23.9 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 2050 | | SSE | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 6 | 4.2 | S | 1012.7 | -0.9 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 24.0 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1950 | | SSE | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 4.3 | SSE | 1013.1 | -0.9 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 23.7 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1850 | | SSE | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 4.1 | SSE | 1013.3 | -1.0 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 23.5 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1750 | | S | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 6 | 4.1 | S | 1013.6 | -0.4 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 23.5 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1650 | | S | 6.0 | 7.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 4.1 | S | 1014.0 | +0.0 | 25.5 | 25.9 | 23.0 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1550 | | S | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 4.2 | S | 1014.3 | +0.6 | 25.3 | 25.9 | 23.2 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1450 | | SE | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 4.1 | SSE | 1014.0 | +1.0 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 23.1 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1350 | | SE | 3.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.8 | S | 1013.9 | +1.2 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 22.5 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1250 | | SE | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.7 | S | 1013.7 | +1.1 | 24.8 | 25.7 | 23.5 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1150 | | E | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.6 | SSE | 1013.0 | +0.7 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 24.5 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 1050 | | ENE | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.4 | S | 1012.7 | +0.3 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0950 | | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.4 | S | 1012.6 | +0.0 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 24.2 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0850 | | S | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 4.1 | SSW | 1012.3 | -0.5 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 24.2 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0750 | | S | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 7 | 4.1 | S | 1012.4 | -1.2 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 24.2 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0650 | | S | 3.0 | 4.0 | 0.4 | 8 | 3.9 | S | 1012.4 | -1.7 | 25.6 | 25.9 | 24.1 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0550 | | S | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.0 | S | 1012.8 | -1.7 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 24.0 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0450 | | S | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.2 | S | 1013.6 | +0.0 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 24.1 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0350 | | S | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 8 | 4.4 | S | 1014.1 | +1.4 | 25.9 | 26.2 | 23.7 | - | - | -
06 | 03 | 0250 | | S | 4.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 7 | 4.6 | S | 1014.5 | +1.9 | 26.0 | 26.2 | 23.7 | - | - | -

Detailed Wave Summary
for 42036 as of
0300 GMT on 06/04/2013:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

Unit of Measure:
English

Metric
Time Zone:
Station Local Time

Greenwich Mean Time [GMT]

British Summer Time [GMT+1]

Eastern Greenland [GMT-1]

Azores [GMT-2]

Western Greenland [GMT-3]

Atlantic Standard [GMT-4]

US/Eastern Standard

US/Central Standard

US/Mountain Standard

US/Pacific Standard

Alaska Standard [GMT-9]

Hawaii-Aleutian Standard [GMT-10]

Samoa Standard [GMT-11]

International Date Line West [GMT-12]

Western European [GMT+0]

Central European [GMT+1]

Eastern European [GMT+2]

Moscow [GMT+3]

USSR Zone 3 [GMT+4]

USSR Zone 4 [GMT+5]

USSR Zone 5 [GMT+6]

USSR Zone 6 [GMT+7]

China Coast [GMT+8]

Japan Standard [GMT+9]

Guam Standard [GMT+10]

GMT+11

International Date Line East [GMT+12]

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): | 1.0 m
| Swell Height (SwH): | 0.7 m
| Swell Period (SwP): | 5.9 sec
| Swell Direction (SwD): | S
| Wind Wave Height (WWH): | 0.8 m
| Wind Wave Period (WWP): | 4.0 sec
| Wind Wave Direction (WWD): | S
| Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS): | VERY_STEEP
| Average Wave Period (APD): | 4.2 sec

Previous observations

| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

MM

DD

TIME
(GMT)

WVHT
m

SwH
m

SwP
sec

SwD

WWH
m

WWP
sec

WWD

STEEPNESS

APD
sec

06 | 04 | 0200 | | 1.0 | | 0.4 | | 8.3 | | S | 0.9 | 4.2 | | SSE | VERY_STEEP | 4.0
06 | 04 | 0100 | | 0.9 | | 0.3 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.9 | 3.7 | | S | VERY_STEEP | 3.8
06 | 04 | 0000 | | 0.8 | | 0.3 | | 6.7 | | SSE | 0.7 | 5.6 | | S | N/A | 3.6
06 | 03 | 2300 | | 0.6 | | 0.0 | | - | | - | 0.6 | 5.6 | | S | N/A | 4.0
06 | 03 | 2200 | | 0.6 | | 0.4 | | 5.9 | | S | 0.4 | 5.0 | | SSE | N/A | 4.2
06 | 03 | 2100 | | 0.6 | | 0.5 | | 5.6 | | S | 0.3 | 4.0 | | SSE | N/A | 4.2
06 | 03 | 2000 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 5.9 | | SSE | 0.3 | 3.7 | | SSE | N/A | 4.3
06 | 03 | 1900 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 4.5 | | SSE | 0.3 | 3.8 | | SSE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 1800 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 6.2 | | S | 0.3 | 3.0 | | SE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 1700 | | 0.5 | | 0.3 | | 6.7 | | S | 0.4 | 4.8 | | SSE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 1600 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.1 | | S | 0.3 | 3.4 | | SE | N/A | 4.2
06 | 03 | 1500 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.1 | | SSE | 0.3 | 3.6 | | SSE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 1400 | | 0.4 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.2 | 3.4 | | SSE | N/A | 4.8
06 | 03 | 1300 | | 0.4 | | 0.3 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.2 | 3.8 | | S | N/A | 4.7
06 | 03 | 1200 | | 0.4 | | 0.3 | | 7.7 | | SSE | 0.2 | 3.6 | | S | N/A | 4.6
06 | 03 | 1100 | | 0.4 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.2 | 3.2 | | SSE | N/A | 4.4
06 | 03 | 1000 | | 0.4 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.2 | 4.0 | | S | N/A | 4.4
06 | 03 | 0900 | | 0.4 | | 0.3 | | 7.7 | | SSW | 0.2 | 3.6 | | SSE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 0800 | | 0.4 | | 0.3 | | 7.1 | | S | 0.2 | 3.2 | | SSE | N/A | 4.1
06 | 03 | 0700 | | 0.4 | | 0.3 | | 8.3 | | S | 0.3 | 3.2 | | SSE | N/A | 3.9
06 | 03 | 0600 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.3 | 2.6 | | SSE | N/A | 4.0
06 | 03 | 0500 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.3 | 4.5 | | S | N/A | 4.2
06 | 03 | 0400 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.7 | | S | 0.2 | 3.7 | | S | N/A | 4.4
06 | 03 | 0300 | | 0.5 | | 0.4 | | 7.1 | | S | 0.2 | 3.6 | | SSE | N/A | 4.6

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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