SRUS88 PAFC 240358
OMRAK 
ALASKA REGIONAL BUOY AND COASTAL OBSERVATION ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, ANCHORAGE AK
0758 PM AKDT Thu May 23 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
 
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____________________________________BUOY OBSERVATIONS__________________________________
NAME                  LAT/LON     TIME     WIND    WAVE     PRESSURE   TEMPERATURE  AWL
                                         DIR SPEED FEET   OBS      TEND  AIR SEA    KEY
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DIXON ENTRANCE
NORTH NOMAD          53.9/138.9 1800 AKDT 320 07G09   6     1021/30.15 F   44   44       
W. DIXON ENTRANCE    54.2/134.3 1800 AKDT 330 17G21   9   1016.8/30.03 S   45   45       
C. DIXON ENTRANCE    54.4/132.4 1800 AKDT 290 21G27   8   1013.7/29.93 S   47   49       
 
QUEEN CHARLOTTE
N. HECATE STRAIT     53.6/131.1 1800 AKDT 340 09G09   3   1014.2/29.95 R   50   49       
S. HECATE STRAIT     52.4/129.8 1800 AKDT 140 05G07   4   1014.5/29.96 S   50   50       
SOUTH MORESBY        51.8/131.2 1800 AKDT 330 15G21  10   1015.9/30.00 R   46   47       
WEST MORESBY         52.5/132.7 1800 AKDT 310 25G29  10   1015.3/29.98 S   46   47       
 
MORESBY
MIDDLE NOMAD         50.9/136.1 1800 AKDT 320 07G09   8   1020.7/30.14 F   46   46       
WEST SEA OTTER       51.4/128.8 1800 AKDT 210 07G09   5   1015.9/30.00 S   49   MM       
EAST DELLWOOD        50.9/129.9 1800 AKDT 300 13G17   9   1016.2/30.01 S   48   49       
 
STRAIT OF GEORGIA
SENTRY SHOAL         49.9/125.0 1800 AKDT 080 03G05   0     1015/29.97 S   57   57       
PAM ROCKS            NOT AVAILABLE  
 
JUAN DE FUCA STRAIT
LA PEROUSE BANK      48.8/126.0 1800 AKDT 310 05G07   6   1015.5/29.99 S   51   53       
 
ALAN REACH
NANAKWA SHOAL        53.8/128.8 1800 AKDT 230 23G29   2   1010.9/29.85 R   57   52       
 
WEST COAST VANCOUVER ISLAND
SOUTH NOMAD          48.4/133.9 1800 AKDT 320 13G15   9   1021.1/30.15 S   47   48       
SOUTH BROOKS         NOT AVAILABLE  
HALIBUT BANK         49.3/123.7 1800 AKDT 080 05G05   0   1014.9/29.97 S   56   57       
 
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
FAIRWEATHER GROUND   58.3/138.0 1800 AKDT 320 17G21   6   1017.3/30.04 M   45   46       
CAPE EDGECUMBE       NOT AVAILABLE  
 
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
WEST ORCA BAY        60.6/146.8 1830 AKDT 260 05G07   1   1019.9/30.12 S   49   47       
SEAL ROCKS           60.2/146.8 1829 AKDT 220 03G03   2   1020.2/30.13 S   45   43       
PWS - ESTER ROCK     NOT AVAILABLE  
 
KODIAK WATERS AND AK PENINSULA
SHUMAGIN ISLANDS     53.9/160.8 1800 AKDT 270 05G05   5   1021.9/30.18 S   43   44       
ALBATROSS BANKS      NOT AVAILABLE  
SHELIKOF STRAIT      57.9/154.3 1800 AKDT 040 09G11   2   1020.8/30.14 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 1806 AKDT 160 05G05   6   1019.5/30.11 S   MM   42       
NORTHWEST GULF       NOT AVAILABLE  
CAPE SUCKLING        59.6/143.7 1806 AKDT 280 15G19   5   1019.6/30.11 S   44   44       
CAPE CLEARE          59.5/148.0 1806 AKDT 250 05G07   4   1020.5/30.14 M   44   45       
 
ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
CENTRAL ALEUTIANS    NOT AVAILABLE  
SOUTH ALEUTIANS      NOT AVAILABLE  
WESTERN ALEUTIANS    NOT AVAILABLE  
 
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______________________________COASTAL OBSERVATIONS_____________________________
NAME                  LAT/LON     TIME     WIND        PRESSURE      TEMP   AWL
                                         DIR SPEED    OBS      TEND         KEY
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PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
VALDEZ CITY          61.1/146.2 1906 AKDT 260 03GMM                      52
POTATO POINT         61.1/146.7 1932 AKDT 240 02G03   1018.4/30.07 M     48       
MIDDLE ROCK          61.1/146.7 1937 AKDT 220 04G04   1018.8/30.09 M     48       
BLIGH REEF           60.8/146.9 1931 AKDT 230 04G04   1018.6/30.08 M     48       
 
SOUTHEAST ALASKA
ELDRED ROCK          59.0/135.2 1901 AKDT 000 00G00   1013.9/29.94 F     55       
FIVE FINGER          57.3/133.6 1901 AKDT 250 04G04   1012.9/29.91 F     57       
SISTERS ISLAND       NOT AVAILABLE  
POINT RETREAT        58.4/134.9 1901 AKDT 210 07GMM   1014.6/29.96 F     75       
 
COOK INLET AND RESURRECTION BAY
DRIFT RIVER TERMINAL 60.6/152.1 1933 AKDT 170 04G04   1020.6/30.14 M     47       
HOMER SPIT           59.6/151.4 1933 AKDT 224 08GMM                      MM
PILOT ROCK           59.7/149.5 1939 AKDT  MM MMGMM   1019.8/30.11 M     45       
 
PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
CORDOVA BOAT HARBOR  60.5/145.8 1939 AKDT 345 05G11                      52
SEAL ISLAND          60.4/147.4 1939 AKDT 238 05G09                      47
 
KODIAK AND BARREN ISLANDS
ST. AUGUSTINE IS.    59.4/153.4 1933 AKDT 000 00G00   1021.2/30.16 M     48       
EAST AMATULI ISLAND  59.0/152.0 1939 AKDT 280 01G02   1019.7/30.11 M     44       
FLAT ISLAND LIGHT    59.3/152.0 1939 AKDT 320 04G05   1020.2/30.13 M     42       
CAPE SITKINAK        Not Available  
 
DUTCH HARBOR AND UNALASKA
DUTCH HARBOR SPIT    53.9/166.5 1939 AKDT 124 01GMM                      MM
CAPTAINS BAY         53.9/166.6 1939 AKDT 158 07GMM                      MM
 



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