Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

North Pacific storm

05°16.7′N 179°44.0′W

Waves left about 22 Oct 19:16Z, ± 8 h

Placed by 3 buoys, whose own placements lie within 457 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46053 (East Santa Barbara, CA) on 1 Nov 03:50Z; 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