Ch. Lightship wave buoy observations on Mon, Oct 6, 2014
Hourly readings from the Ch. Lightship wave buoy for Mon, Oct 6, 2014, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says24 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 8.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 5–10.1 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–9 seconds). Typical wind was 23 mph (10th–90th percentile 16.1–44.2 mph) and mean water temperature was 16.8°C (10th–90th percentile 16.7–16.9°C). All 120 checked values passed quality control.
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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Ch. Lightship. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Mon, Oct 6, 2014
About Ch. Lightship wave buoy
Channel Lightship (WMO 62103) is a UK Met Office station in the central English Channel. Its offshore position provides marine observations away from the immediate influence of the coast and is useful for tracking conditions along this major shipping route. The feed can include wind, pressure, air and sea temperature, visibility and wave observations when available.
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| Wave height (ft) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Observed period(s) | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 8Reported | 8Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 8Reported | 8Reported | 8Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported |
| Wave power(kW/m) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind direction | S | S | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | WSW | W | W | W | W | W | W | WSW | SW | SW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind speed (mph) | 28 | 30 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 41 | 45 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 16.8 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 |
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