BUOY 42056 - in the path of Wilma

[dhweather]

This NOAA buoy will likely be very close to Wilma's path and will be
worth watching for the next day or so.


http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php? ... wdpr&uom=E

[ChaserUK]

thanks for the link - should be very interesting as you say. BTW do you have a link which shows the location of all the bouys in the GOM?

[shaggy]

heres one from all the NBDC controlled buoys around the world.even has some from the UK area.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/

[sponger]

20 bucks says that buoy doesn't see the weekend! Thanks for the post...surf 14 feet and building fast!

[Ixolib]

ATLANTIC = http://www.storm2k.org/wx/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=113

GULF = http://www.storm2k.org/wx/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=127

[dhweather]

Winds are up, pressure is down.....

[pup55]

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42056

8:50 AM EDT observation:
Winds are now 40 kts, gusts to 58
Wave height is 24 feet
The bouy is 108 miles from the center of the storm.

[x-y-no]

Conditions at Station 42056 - Yucatan Basin
19.87N 85.06W

1250 GMT on 10/20/2005:

Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 80 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 40.8 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 58.3 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 24.3 ft
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 999.0 mb
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.4 mb ( Steady )

[dhweather]

Down goes the pressure, up goes the wind

<img src="http://www.datasync.com/~magee/42056.jpg">

Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 80 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 44.7 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 52.4 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 27.6 ft Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 11 sec
Average Period (APD): 8.4 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): ESE ( 117 deg true )
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.40 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.11 in ( Falling Rapidly )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 80.6 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 84.6 °F

[artist]

Wow! Look at that wave height already!

[pup55]

Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 100 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 58.3 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 73.8 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 33.8 ft

7:50 PM EDT, the center is now 76 mi away from this bouy.

It's rockin' and rollin' now.

[dhweather]

<img src="http://www.diamondheadweather.com/42056.jpg">
Wind Direction (WDIR): E ( 100 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 58.3 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 73.8 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 33.8 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
Average Period (APD): 9.1 sec
Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): S ( 175 deg true )
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.25 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.06 in ( Falling )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 78.3 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 84.4 °F

[pup55]

34 foot waves hitting this poor little guy every 9 seconds, if I am reading this right.

It takes a licking but keeps on ticking....for now.

p.s.: It's just about at its nearest point right now. By morning, if the forecast track is right, the winds will have shifted to the south.

[pup55]

Wind Direction (WDIR): SSE ( 150 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 54.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 68.0 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 33.5 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 13 sec
Average Period (APD): 9.0 sec

The winds have shifted to the SSE indicating that the center has passed. Winds and gusts have backed down, as one would expect.

Still pretty nasty though.

[Aquawind]

Take a look at the monster bouy in DEEP water.. NOAA could sell tickets to ride that thing just like the shuttle.. Who's buying..LOL

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/images/Stations/42056.jpg


Paul

[P.K.]

Looks like the fall got to 987hPa.

Conditions at 42056 as of
1150 GMT on 10/21/2005:

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): SSE ( 160 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 26.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 32.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 10.1 m
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 12 sec
5-day plot - Average Period Average Period (APD): 9.0 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWDIR): WSW ( 237 deg true )
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 991.4 mb
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +3.6 mb ( Rising Rapidly )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 26.2 °C
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 28.7 °C

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/show_plot.php?station=42056&meas=wdpr&uom=M

[jax]

she's been pumping HUGE swells into the Gulf for days...
they are surfing overhead surf today in the Pensacola area
... and it's still bulding