Beach
(Weather Guru)
Fri Aug 17 2007 06:10 PM
Re: Major Hurricane Dean Moving Westward

Here is the link to the Bouy that the eye of Dean should pass over @ 15.1N 67.5W So what it's about two hundred ,miles away, traveling at 21mph. Roughly ten hours right?
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42059
The info should be interesting.

Conditions at 42059 as of
2150 GMT on 08/17/2007:

Wind Direction (WDIR): NE ( 50 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD): 21.4 kts
Wind Gust (GST): 27.2 kts
Wave Height (WVHT): 8.5 ft
Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 8 sec
Average Period (APD): 5.5 sec
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.78 in
Pressure Tendency (PTDY): -0.04 in ( Falling )
Air Temperature (ATMP): 82.2 °F
Water Temperature (WTMP): 84.0 °F