Bluegraph
SIMarineUS

Storms placed by their swell

Gulf of Mexico storm

22°10.3′N 090°12.7′W

Waves left about 8 Oct 18:03Z, ± 3 h

Placed by 2 buoys, whose own placements lie within 81 nmi of it

Its swell was last measured at 42036 (West Tampa, FL) on 10 Oct 19:50Z; 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