Wave intelligence
The systems in the sea
A buoy's significant wave height sums everything in the sea: long groundswell from a storm a thousand miles off, a closer swell, the chop of the local wind. Each buoy's measured directional spectrum is partitioned into those systems, which are followed through time, used to place the storms the swells came from, and checked for seas that cross.
- Stations analysed
- 159 of 161
- Newest spectrum
- 34 min ago
- Systems named
- 306
- Swell · wind sea
- 195 · 111
- Seas crossing
- 20 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 738 placed →
- Window
- The last 4 days
- Method
- Reference
The wave systems in each buoy's latest spectrum, largest first, and whether each is building or fading.
Each petal is a system, pointing to where it comes from, north up. Its length grows with height (the ring is 4 m); its width is the directional spread. Swell Wind sea Storm placed
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| Station | Systems now | Seas crossing | Storm placed |
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| Barnegat, NJ (209) 44091 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · 4 h ago |
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| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
| About 350 nmi to the ENE (079°T) | |
| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) 44090 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · 34 min ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
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| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · 54 min ago |
| About 500 nmi to the ESE (107°T) | |
| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
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| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 4550 nmi to the ESE (108°T) | |
| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
| About 350 nmi to the SE (135°T) | |
| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · 34 min ago |
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| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 1550 nmi to the ENE (076°T) | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · 44 min ago |
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| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 44 min ago |
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| East Superior 45004 · Great Lakes · 44 min ago |
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| McGulpin Point North, MI 45194 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · 44 min ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 44 min ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · 34 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · 34 min ago |
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| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · 44 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
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| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
| About 2700 nmi to the ENE (067°T) | |
| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
| About 2600 nmi to the NE (050°T) | |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
| About 2050 nmi to the ENE (077°T) | |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
| 70° apart | |
| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
| 55° apart | |
| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
| 110° apart | |
| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
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| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 34 min ago |
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| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 44 min ago |
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| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Satan Shoal, FL 42095 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · 44 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
| 115° apart | |
| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
| 55° apart | About 1400 nmi to the ENE (076°T) |
| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
| 100° apart | About 950 nmi to the E (082°T) |
| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 44 min ago |
| About 650 nmi to the NW (320°T) | |
| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1150 nmi to the WNW (302°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1450 nmi to the NW (325°T) | |
| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · 34 min ago |
| About 1800 nmi to the W (277°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1700 nmi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1400 nmi to the NW (312°T) | |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA (168) 46244 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1350 nmi to the W (277°T) | |
| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1550 nmi to the NW (306°T) | |
| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 600 nmi to the NW (318°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 34 min ago |
| About 1200 nmi to the W (260°T) | |
| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Francisco Bar, CA (142) 46237 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 4300 nmi to the SW (229°T) | |
| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1750 nmi to the WNW (303°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 34 min ago |
| About 1700 nmi to the WNW (287°T) | |
| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · 34 min ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · 34 min ago |
| About 1950 nmi to the WNW (294°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 44 min ago |
| 85° apart | About 1650 nmi to the NW (307°T) |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · 44 min ago |
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| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · 34 min ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1650 nmi to the WNW (282°T) | |
| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · 44 min ago |
| 65° apart | |
| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · 44 min ago |
| 75° apart | About 1150 nmi to the W (275°T) |
| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1300 nmi to the NW (310°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 44 min ago |
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| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · 34 min ago |
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| West California 46059 · California · 44 min ago |
| 80° apart | About 3250 nmi to the WNW (304°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 44 min ago |
| About 1850 nmi to the NW (316°T) | |
| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · 34 min ago |
| About 3500 nmi to the WNW (291°T) | |
| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 500 nmi to the WNW (289°T) | |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 3450 nmi to the WNW (289°T) | |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2300 nmi to the W (264°T) | |
| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 550 nmi to the W (271°T) | |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
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| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| 125° apart | About 600 nmi to the S (174°T) |
| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 1350 nmi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 3850 nmi to the W (276°T) | |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 3350 nmi to the WNW (282°T) | |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
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| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 34 min ago |
| About 3300 nmi to the W (277°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 1250 nmi to the NW (325°T) | |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 44 min ago |
| About 1900 nmi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 750 nmi to the WSW (249°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 800 nmi to the S (172°T) | |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| 80° apart | About 1800 nmi to the WSW (248°T) |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| 75° apart | |
| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 950 nmi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 1150 nmi to the W (262°T) | |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · 34 min ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| 130° apart | |
| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 3150 nmi to the W (262°T) | |
| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
| About 850 nmi to the S (179°T) | |
| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 44 min ago |
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| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · 44 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| 130° apart | |
| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · 34 min ago |
| 85° apart | |
| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · 44 min ago |
| About 1950 nmi to the NW (326°T) | |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · 44 min ago |
| 45° apart | |
| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · 44 min ago |
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| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| 175° apart | About 2200 nmi to the N (354°T) |
| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 44 min ago |
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| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 44 min ago |
| About 2250 nmi to the N (350°T) | |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · 34 min ago |
| 65° apart | |
| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
| About 650 nmi to the WSW (246°T) | |
| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
| 110° apart | |
| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||