Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

North Pacific storm

09°22.4′N 178°25.5′E

Waves left about 28 Oct 22:32Z, ± 5 h

Placed by 4 buoys, whose own placements lie within 482 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46025 (Santa Monica Basin, CA) on 8 Nov 16:30Z; 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