Weather briefs


This is the weather information that I send Ray each morning. Buoys 66, 80, and the low position are sent each day while he is crossing the Gulf of AK. The other buoy(s) used will change depending upong his location.

DATE BOUY
 WIND DIRECTION
 WIND SPEED
 WAVE HEIGHT
 LOW POSITION, COMMENTS
7/24/03
 66
 SW
 5.8 kts
 5.9 ft
 no low but cloudband running  N/S from Brooks Range to map bottom just W of Anchorage

80
 SSE
 17.5 kts
 7.2 ft

60
 SSE
 11.7 kts
 1.0 ft
7/25/03
 66
 WSW
 13.6 kts
 5.9 ft
 S of Kodiak off N central BC, seems weak

80
 ESE
 13.6 kts
 4.9 ft

60
 E
 17.5 kts
 2.0 ft
7/26/03
 66
 SSE
 7.8
 4.3
 S of Cordova in central Gulf, very weak and dissapating

80
 E
 11.7
 3.6

60
 E
 11.7
 1.6
7/27/03
 66
 E
 19.4
 6.6
 S of Kodiak off WA/Canada border

80
 SSW
 11.7
 3.9

60
 ESE
 13.6
 1.6
7/28/03
 66
 WSW
 11.7
 7.2
 S of AK Penninsula off central BC

80
 SSE
 11.7
 4.6

82
 ESE
 21.4
 6.6
1345
 60
 E
 19.4
 3.3
 small craft advisory Cape Suckling to Gore Pt. for E winds 30kts gust 40kts along coast, diminishing to 15kts by afternoon

82
 E
 31.1
 10.5
7/29/03
 66
 S 15.5 7.5
 no L

80
 SSE
 7.8
 7.2

60
 E
 11.7
 1.0

82
 ENE
 5.8
 4.9
7/30/03
 66
 WSW
 9.7
 4.3
 remnants of L off AlCan border hit by H off AK Penn. both off central BC

80
 SSW
 5.8
 5.2

60
 E
 13.6
 1.6

82
 WSW
 3.9
 5.2
7/31/03
 66
 W
 9.7
 4.6
 S of AlCan border off central BC

80
 W
 11.7
 3.0

82
 WNW
 13.6
 3.9
8/1/03
 66
 W
 13.6
 4.9
 no L

80
 W
 17.5
 4.3

82
 S
 3.9
 3.6

83
 WNW
 9.7
 3.9
8/2/03
 66
 W
 11.7
 3.9
 S of central Aleutians off WA/Cananda border

80
 W
 13.6
 3.9

82
 NW
 3.9
 3.9

83
 WSW
 11.7
 3.6
8/3/03
 83
 E
 3.9
 3.9
 L= over central Aleutians

84
 WNW
 3.9
 4.9

Index of buoys. Specific locations and links to online reports directly from each buoy. Has lots more info than I need. Plus there are graphs of the last 5 days data for each report. I used the last 2 digits of the buoy numbers for the reports above.

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