Re: Rita passes near Buoy 42001

And if you check the hi-res data from the buoy, it gusted TWICE to 117 knots
or 135mph (in the western and southern eyewall)!!! 38 foot wave heights to
boot. Amazing data capture.

Wish they built the ASOSs on the mainland the same way....



"Jim Korman" <jkorman@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:iui6j1psv46j831fafiko9i122ic0hhlqn@xxxxxxxxxx
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> Data from Gulf of Mexico Buoy 42001
>
> http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001
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> Wind
> Time CDT Dir Spd Gst WvHgt Pressure
> SSW 75.8 104.9 20.7 27.65
> 5:50 pm SW 71.9 97.1 24.3 27.34
> 4:50 pm NW 68.0 87.4 32.2 27.41
> 3:50 pm NNW 73.8 95.2 38.1 28.04
> 2:50 pm N 77.7 97.1 34.4 28.44
> 1:50 pm N 62.2 77.7 34.1 28.79
> 12:50 pm N 56.3 73.8 30.8 29.00
>
> Looks like Rita passed about 30 miles or so from the buoy.
>
> Whoever built that buoy gets a gold star!!!
>
> Lowest pressure at 925 hPa is real close to the latest
> Vortex message at 23/00:10:50Z with 915 hPa.
>
> Jim
>


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