Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

Gulf of Mexico storm

21°01.6′N 084°47.9′W

Waves left about 2 Oct 16:58Z, ± 3 h

Placed by 3 buoys, whose own placements lie within 183 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 42002 (West Gulf) on 7 Oct 00:50Z; 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