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eximus edited this page Oct 8, 2020
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| Long Name | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| WDIR | Wind direction | degrees |
| WSPD | Wind speed | m/s |
| GST | Peak 5 or 8 second gust speed | m/s |
| WVHT | Significant wave heigh | m |
| DPD | Dominant wave period | seconds |
| APD | Average wave period | seconds |
| MWD | The direction from which the waves at the dominant period (DPD) are coming. | degrees |
| PRES | Sea level pressure | hPa |
| ATMP | Air temperature | Celsius |
| WTMP | Sea surface temperature | Celsius |
| DEWP | Dewpoint temperature taken at the same height as the air temperature measurement. | K |
| VIS | Station visibility | nautical |
| PTDY | Pressure Tendency is the direction (plus or minus) and the amount of pressure change | hPa |
| TIDE | The water level in feet above or below Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) | feet |
Taken from: https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml