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Station 62304 - Sandettie Lightship Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 62304

Owned and maintained by UK Met Office
Lightship
51.10 N 1.80 E (51°6'9" N 1°48'0" E)

Site elevation: sea level
Anemometer height: 14 m above site elevation

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Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station 62304

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Conditions at 62304 as of
0100 GMT on 07/18/2008:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last 24 hours of that observation.

24-hour plot - Wind DirectionWind Direction (WDIR):WSW ( 250 deg true )
24-hour plot - Wind SpeedWind Speed (WSPD): 13.0 kts
24-hour plot - Average PeriodAverage Period (APD): 5 sec
24-hour plot - Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.88 in
24-hour plot - Pressure TendencyPressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.01 in ( Falling )
24-hour plot - Air TemperatureAir Temperature (ATMP): 61.2 °F
24-hour plot - Water TemperatureWater Temperature (WTMP): 61.7 °F
24-hour plot - Dew PointDew Point (DEWP): 55.4 °F
24-hour plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric PressureCombined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Previous observations
MM DD TIME
(GMT)		   WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL
psu		 VIS
mi		 TIDE
ft
07180000    W 15.9--- 5-29.88-0.01 61.7 61.5 55.4---
07172300   WSW 13.0--- 5-29.89+0.00 61.2 61.3 56.5---
07172200    W 15.9--- 5-29.88-0.00 60.6 61.3 55.9---
07172100    W 12.0--- 5-29.90+0.00 61.2 61.3 58.1---
07171900    SW 18.1--- 6-29.89-0.03 60.8 61.7 58.3---
07171800   WSW 22.9--- 5-29.90-0.02 60.6- 58.3---
07171600    SW 22.9--- 5-29.93-0.01 60.4 61.9 56.7---
07171500   WSW 27.0--- 4-29.92-0.03 60.3 61.7 55.9---
07171400    SW 27.0--- 4-29.93-0.04 60.8 61.7 55.8---
07171300    SW 26.0--- 4-29.94-0.05 60.4 61.5 55.6---
07171200    SW 21.0--- 4-29.95-0.05 60.4 61.5 54.7---
07171100   - 17.1-------------
07171000    SW 12.0--- 5-29.98-0.04 59.9 61.3 52.7---
07170900    SW 9.9--- 5-30.00-0.02 59.4 61.3 51.3---
07170800   WSW 8.0--- 5-30.02+0.00 58.6 61.3 52.2---
07170700    W 8.9--- 4-30.02+0.00 59.0 61.5 52.2---
07170600    NW 11.1--- 4-30.02-0.01 59.2 61.7 52.5---
07170500   WNW 15.0--- 5-30.02-0.02 60.1 61.7 52.9---
07170400   WNW 15.9--- 5-30.02-0.03 60.3 61.7 54.5---
07170200   WNW 8.9--- 5-30.04-0.04 61.7 61.7 55.0---
07170100    W 7.0--- 5-30.05-0.04 61.5 61.7 54.9---

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