Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

North Pacific storm

26°05.5′N 144°53.9′W

Waves left about 12 Oct 03:21Z, ± 4 h

Placed by 2 buoys, whose own placements lie within 218 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46060 (West Orca Bay, AK) on 16 Oct 15:50Z; 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