4 January 2008... 11:21 AM PST.
It has just come t' me attention, havin' just been inform'd by th' USCG, Newport, OR; that th' Buoy 46050, 44.62N x124.53W (that ay've been takin' me readin's from), has been offline... "for about a month" now.
(no wond'r th' readin's have been "amazin'ly similar", fer th' past 4-5 days... d'oh!)
ay have been instruc't t' use readin's from another buoy (altho' as abbriviat'd as th' readin's may be), until 46050 can (hopefully) get back online this Spring. Ship's Weather Log.
From the Deck of the Black Pearl. 45 N x 124 W.
4 Jan. 2008. fri. 12:27.
Current conditions for Lincoln City, OR:
Humidty: 75%
Dew Point: 41°F/ 5°C
Wind: 12.0 mph/ 19.0 km/h, SE
Gusts: 16.0 mph/ 25.0 km/h
Pressure: 28.76 in/ 973.8 hPa (Rising)
Windchill: 42°F/ 6°C
Visibility: 10.0 mi/ 16.1 km
UV: 0 / 16
Clouds: Scattered clouds, 3100 ft/ 944 m; Mostly cloudy, 3700 ft/ 1127 m; Overcast, 5000 ft/ 1524 m.
Currently: 49°F/ 9.0°C, Light rain.
Ondeck: 50°F/ 10°C; cool, breezy; ocean dark grey, choppy, a lit'le rough, foamy; overcast.
Forecast:
High Wind Warning in effect until 10 AM PST Saturday...
Friday:
45°F/ 39°F ~ 7°C/ 4°C, Rain showers, 100% chance of precipitation. AM: Rain in the morning... then showers in the afternoon. Windy. Highs 40 to 45. S wind rising to 20 to 35 mph... with gusts 50 to 65 mph... mainly on exposed peaks and radges. PM: Showers... windy. Lows 35 to 40. S wind 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph... mainly on oexposed peaks and redges.
Saturday:
44°F/ 34°F ~ 7°C/ 1°C, T-Storms, 90% chance of precipitation. AM: Showers and isolated t-storms. Windy. Highs around 40. SW wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph... decreasing to 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in the afternoon. PM: Showers likely. Snow level 1000 ft. Lows 30 to 35. SW wind 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday:
41°F/ 38°F ~ 5°C/ 3°C, Chance of rain, 50% chance of precipitation. AM: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 1200 ft. Highs around 40. S wind 5 to 15 mph. PM: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Snow level 1000 ft. Lows 30 to 35.
Marine Forecast:
Storm Warning remains in effect through late tonight.
Synopsis for the Southern Oregon Coastal Waters:
A strong low pressure center is approaching the coast today. Storm force winds will occur ahead of the intense surface low today and very steep and large wind waves will develop. These wind waves will transition to large SW to W swell tonight through Saturday.
Today:
S wind 40 to 45 kt with gusts to 60 kt. Combined seas 23 ft dominant period 10 seconds. Showers and isolated t-storms.
Tonight:
SW wind 40 to 45 kt. Gusts up to 60 kt. Combined seas 30 to 34 ft dominant period 14 seconds. Showers and isolated t-storms.
Saturday:
SW wind 30 to 35 kt... easing to 25 to 30 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 kt in the morning. Combined seas 30 to 34 dominant period 15 seconds... subsiding to 25 to 28 ft dominant period 15 seconds in the afternoon. Showers and isolated t-storms.
Saturday Night:
W wind 20 to 25 kt... becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves 4 ft. W swell 23 ft... subsiging to 20 ft after midnight. Showers likely.
Current weather/ wave observations for 16 NM W of Port Orford, OR; Buoy ID: 46015; 42.75 N x 124.85 W:
Air Temp: 49°F/ 9°C
Humidity: 71%
W. Dir: SSE (155 - 164 Degrees)
W. Spd: 16.0 kts. (18.4 mph/ 29.6 km/h)
W. Gusts: 21.0 kts. (24.2 mph/ 38.9 km/h)
DWP: 10 sec
DWH: 17.72 ft/ 5.40 m
DWR: exactly 17.7 ft/ exactly 5.4 m
AP: 28.90 in/ 978 hPa
PT: -0.04 in/ -1.2 hPa, Decreasing, then steady; or decreasing, then decreasing more slowly.
Water Depth: 971 ft/ 296 m
Wave Height: 18.54 ft/ 5.65 m
Spectral Peak Period: 10.8 sec
Average Wave Period: 7.8 sec
Barometric Pressure: 28.9 Hg, 979 hPa
High Tide: 23:07 ~ 6.5 ft.
Low Tide: 16:05 ~ 0.6 ft.
Water Temp: 50°F/ 10°C
Waning Crescent, 13% of the Moon is Illuminated.
Nautical Twilight: Rise: 06:43 AM PST; Set: 17:58 PM PST.
End Log.