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SRUS88 PAFC 241058
OMRAK 
ALASKA REGIONAL BUOY AND COASTAL OBSERVATION ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ANCHORAGE AK
0258 AM AKDT Fri May 24 2013
 
WIND:        KNOTS
TEMPERATURE: FAHRENHEIT
PRESSURE:    MILLIBARS/INCHES OF MERCURY
G:           BUOY -- 5 SEC PEAK WIND DURING 8 MIN ACQUISITION PERIOD
             COASTAL -- 5 SEC PEAK WIND DURING 2 MIN ACQUISITION PERIOD
             OTHER -- 1 SECOND PEAK WIND DURING 30 MIN ACQUISITION PERIOD
TEND:        3 HR PRESSURE TENDENCY, R=RISING, F=FALLING, S=STEADY
TIME:        TIME THE OBSERVATION WAS TAKEN, Alaska Daylight Savings Time (AKDT)
AWL:         ALASKA WEATHER LINE MENU KEYS
             WITHIN ALASKA CALL: 1-800-472-0391
             OUTSIDE ALASKA CALL: 1-907-266-5145
             FOR A COMPLETE AWL MENU AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS VISIT
             /Note that the URL should be in all lower case/
                  WWW.ARH.NOAA.GOV/INFO/AWL/AWL.PDF
 
_______________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________BUOY OBSERVATIONS__________________________________
NAME                  LAT/LON     TIME     WIND    WAVE     PRESSURE   TEMPERATURE  AWL
                                         DIR SPEED FEET   OBS      TEND  AIR SEA    KEY
_______________________________________________________________________________________
DIXON ENTRANCE
NORTH NOMAD          53.9/138.9 0200 AKDT 320 07G11   6   1019.6/30.11 F   44   44       
W. DIXON ENTRANCE    54.2/134.3 0200 AKDT 330 13G17   9   1016.3/30.01 S   44   45       
C. DIXON ENTRANCE    54.4/132.4 0200 AKDT 280 19G23   7   1013.6/29.93 S   46   48       
 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE
N. HECATE STRAIT     53.6/131.1 0200 AKDT 340 07G09   2   1014.8/29.97 S   47   49       
S. HECATE STRAIT     52.4/129.8 0200 AKDT 120 05G05   3   1013.6/29.93 F   49   48       
SOUTH MORESBY        51.8/131.2 0200 AKDT 320 15GMM  MM       MM/MM    M   MM   MM       
WEST MORESBY         52.5/132.7 0200 AKDT 330 17G21   9   1015.7/29.99 S   45   47       
 
MORESBY
MIDDLE NOMAD         50.9/136.1 0200 AKDT 010 01G03   7     1019/30.09 F   45   46       
WEST SEA OTTER       51.4/128.8 0200 AKDT 210 09G11   4   1015.2/29.98 S   48   MM       
EAST DELLWOOD        50.9/129.9 0200 AKDT 290 11G15   8   1015.4/29.98 S   47   49       
 
STRAIT OF GEORGIA
SENTRY SHOAL         49.9/125.0 0200 AKDT 280 05G05   0   1015.2/29.98 S   50   55       
PAM ROCKS            NOT AVAILABLE  
 
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT
LA PEROUSE BANK      48.8/126.0 0200 AKDT 310 05G07   5     1015/29.97 S   51   51       
 
ALAN REACH
NANAKWA SHOAL        53.8/128.8 0200 AKDT 210 07G09   0   1013.5/29.93 S   52   52       
 
WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND
SOUTH NOMAD          48.4/133.9 0200 AKDT 310 01G03   7   1019.2/30.10 F   47   48       
SOUTH BROOKS         NOT AVAILABLE  
HALIBUT BANK         49.3/123.7 0200 AKDT 030 01G03   0   1015.6/29.99 S   52   56       
 
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
FAIRWEATHER GROUND   58.3/138.0 0200 AKDT 340 15G19   7   1015.8/30.00 S   43   45       
CAPE EDGECUMBE       NOT AVAILABLE  
 
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WEST ORCA BAY        60.6/146.8 0230 AKDT 260 07G09   1   1018.1/30.06 S   44   45       
SEAL ROCKS           60.2/146.8 0229 AKDT 080 01G03   2   1018.4/30.07 S   43   43       
PWS - ESTER ROCK     NOT AVAILABLE  
 
KODIAK WATERS AND AK PENINSULA
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS     53.9/160.8 0200 AKDT 100 03G05   5   1021.6/30.17 S   41   43       
ALBATROSS BANKS      NOT AVAILABLE  
SHELIKOF STRAIT      57.9/154.3 0200 AKDT 030 03G03   2   1020.2/30.13 S   41   41       
 
BERING SEA
BERING SEA           NOT AVAILABLE  
SOUTHEAST BERING SEA NOT AVAILABLE  
 
KOTZEBUE SOUND
KOTZEBUE SOUND       Not Available                                     
 
GULF OF ALASKA
GULF OF ALASKA       56.3/148.2 0206 AKDT 280 03G03   5     1019/30.09 S   MM   42       
NORTHWEST GULF       NOT AVAILABLE  
CAPE SUCKLING        59.6/143.7 0206 AKDT 280 17G19   5   1017.8/30.06 S   42   44       
CAPE CLEARE          59.5/148.0 0206 AKDT 240 07G09   4     1019/30.09 S   42   45       
 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS    NOT AVAILABLE  
SOUTH ALEUTIANS      NOT AVAILABLE  
WESTERN ALEUTIANS    NOT AVAILABLE  
 
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________COASTAL OBSERVATIONS_____________________________
NAME                  LAT/LON     TIME     WIND        PRESSURE      TEMP   AWL
                                         DIR SPEED    OBS      TEND         KEY
_______________________________________________________________________________
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
VALDEZ CITY          61.1/146.2 0206 AKDT 000 00G00                      42
POTATO POINT         61.1/146.7 0232 AKDT 000 00G00   1017.8/30.06 M     42       
MIDDLE ROCK          61.1/146.7 0237 AKDT 050 02G02   1018.2/30.07 M     42       
BLIGH REEF           60.8/146.9 0231 AKDT 340 04G04   1017.9/30.06 M     44       
 
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
ELDRED ROCK          59.0/135.2 0201 AKDT 330 21G26   1013.2/29.92 F     51       
FIVE FINGER          57.3/133.6 0201 AKDT 020 08G09   1012.6/29.90 S     49       
SISTERS ISLAND       NOT AVAILABLE  
POINT RETREAT        58.4/134.9 0201 AKDT 210 04GMM   1014.6/29.96 S     MM       
 
COOK INLET AND RESURRECTION BAY
DRIFT RIVER TERMINAL 60.6/152.1 0233 AKDT 190 04G04   1020.1/30.12 M     46       
HOMER SPIT           59.6/151.4 0233 AKDT 197 00GMM                      MM
PILOT ROCK           59.7/149.5 0239 AKDT  MM MMGMM   1019.1/30.09 M     44       
 
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
CORDOVA BOAT HARBOR  60.5/145.8 0239 AKDT 209 01G04                      41
SEAL ISLAND          60.4/147.4 0139 AKDT 220 10G12                      44
 
KODIAK AND BARREN ISLANDS
ST. AUGUSTINE IS.    59.4/153.4 0233 AKDT 000 00G00   1020.4/30.13 M     46       
EAST AMATULI ISLAND  59.0/152.0 0239 AKDT 010 12G14   1018.7/30.08 M     46       
FLAT ISLAND LIGHT    59.3/152.0 0239 AKDT 050 03G04   1019.5/30.11 M     43       
CAPE SITKINAK        Not Available  
 
DUTCH HARBOR AND UNALASKA
DUTCH HARBOR SPIT    53.9/166.5 0239 AKDT 105 05GMM                      MM
CAPTAINS BAY         53.9/166.6 0239 AKDT 118 06GMM                      MM
 



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