Bluegraph
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Storms placed by their swell

North Pacific storm

17°05.8′N 159°53.1′E

Waves left about 3 Nov 15:11Z, ± 5 h

Placed by 3 buoys, whose own placements lie within 355 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 46066 (South Kodiak, AK) on 11 Nov 10:20Z; 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