Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

South Pacific storm

13°59.4′S 153°25.9′W

Waves left about 3 Oct 14:16Z, ± 6 h

Placed by 3 buoys, whose own placements lie within 520 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46060 (West Orca Bay, AK) on 19 Oct 11:50Z; the replay ends there.

Each buoy places the storm from how its swell's period shortened as it arrived: the longest waves travel fastest. Fronts are drawn at deep-water group speeds along great circles, and stop at land. How it is worked out