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Storms placed by their swell

Caribbean Sea storm

21°30.8′N 063°45.5′W

Waves left about 1 Oct 19:59Z, ± 4 h

Placed by 2 buoys, whose own placements lie within 130 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 41025 (Diamond Shoals, NC) on 4 Oct 12:50Z; 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