Wave intelligence
The systems in the sea
A buoy's significant wave height sums everything in the sea: long groundswell from a storm a thousand miles off, a closer swell, the chop of the local wind. Each buoy's measured directional spectrum is partitioned into those systems, which are followed through time, used to place the storms the swells came from, and checked for seas that cross.
- Stations analysed
- 162 of 164
- Newest spectrum
- 40 min ago
- Systems named
- 303
- Swell · wind sea
- 202 · 101
- Seas crossing
- 5 buoys
- Storms, last month
- 209 placed →
- Window
- The last 4 days
- Method
- Reference
The wave systems in each buoy's latest spectrum, largest first, and whether each is building or fading.
Each petal is a system, pointing to where it comes from, north up. Its length grows with height (the ring is 4 m); its width is the directional spread. Swell Wind sea Storm placed
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| Station | Systems now | Seas crossing | Storm placed |
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| Barnegat, NJ (209) 44091 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · 40 min ago |
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| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · 40 min ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · 50 min ago |
| About 750 nmi to the ENE (071°T) | |
| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) 44090 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 1200 nmi to the S (188°T) | |
| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 600 nmi to the ESE (113°T) | |
| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · 40 min ago |
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| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 4450 nmi to the ESE (105°T) | |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · 1 h ago |
| About 600 nmi to the S (177°T) | |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| East Superior 45004 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · 40 min ago |
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| McGulpin Point North, MI 45194 · Great Lakes · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · 5 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · 40 min ago |
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| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · 50 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · 50 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 2650 nmi to the NE (055°T) | |
| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · 40 min ago |
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| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 400 nmi to the NNE (019°T) | |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 2150 nmi to the E (086°T) | |
| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · 50 min ago |
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| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 3100 nmi to the ENE (063°T) | |
| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · 50 min ago |
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| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · 40 min ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · 40 min ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 1650 nmi to the NE (034°T) | |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · 1 h ago |
| About 600 nmi to the SSE (152°T) | |
| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · 40 min ago |
| About 2800 nmi to the ENE (064°T) | |
| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · 50 min ago |
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| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · 50 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · 40 min ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · 50 min ago |
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| Satan Shoal, FL 42095 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · 1 h ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · 50 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 50 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
| About 900 nmi to the W (279°T) | |
| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 1 h ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 50 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 50 min ago |
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| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · 50 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1300 nmi to the WNW (301°T) | |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1950 nmi to the WNW (291°T) | |
| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2200 nmi to the W (259°T) | |
| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · 40 min ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · 40 min ago |
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| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 1600 nmi to the WSW (249°T) | |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1450 nmi to the NW (305°T) | |
| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · 40 min ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 3100 nmi to the SW (235°T) | |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · 50 min ago |
| About 2500 nmi to the NW (312°T) | |
| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · 40 min ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1350 nmi to the WNW (298°T) | |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 1750 nmi to the WSW (247°T) | |
| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 3300 nmi to the W (274°T) | |
| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3100 nmi to the WNW (299°T) | |
| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · 50 min ago |
| About 2800 nmi to the W (262°T) | |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1700 nmi to the NW (306°T) | |
| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · 1 h ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California · 40 min ago |
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| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 3100 nmi to the NW (304°T) | |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2800 nmi to the NW (311°T) | |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · 50 min ago |
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| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · 1 h ago |
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| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · 1 h ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · 1 h ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 1500 nmi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 2550 nmi to the WNW (299°T) | |
| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · 1 h ago |
| About 3900 nmi to the SSW (207°T) | |
| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · 40 min ago |
| About 1450 nmi to the WSW (258°T) | |
| West California 46059 · California · 1 h ago |
| 65° apart | About 1800 nmi to the NW (313°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · 50 min ago |
| About 3000 nmi to the WNW (295°T) | |
| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · 40 min ago |
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| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 nmi to the WNW (290°T) | |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2100 nmi to the W (261°T) | |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · 2 h ago |
| About 700 nmi to the SW (233°T) | |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
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| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · 40 min ago |
| About 2950 nmi to the WNW (282°T) | |
| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · 50 min ago |
| About 750 nmi to the NW (322°T) | |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 800 nmi to the W (268°T) | |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2400 nmi to the WNW (289°T) | |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 1150 nmi to the W (259°T) | |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 2500 nmi to the WNW (297°T) | |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · 1 h ago |
| About 3300 nmi to the WNW (296°T) | |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · 50 min ago |
| 70° apart | |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
| About 1900 nmi to the WSW (240°T) | |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
| About 700 nmi to the WSW (245°T) | |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 2500 nmi to the SSW (214°T) | |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| 105° apart | About 4050 nmi to the S (171°T) |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 400 nmi to the WSW (244°T) | |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 1900 nmi to the SSW (209°T) | |
| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
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| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
| 90° apart | |
| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · 50 min ago |
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| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
| About 2500 nmi to the WSW (238°T) | |
| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · 1 h ago |
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| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · 2 h ago |
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| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · 40 min ago |
| About 2200 nmi to the NNW (327°T) | |
| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
| About 800 nmi to the S (180°T) | |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
| About 1350 nmi to the SSE (147°T) | |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 1500 nmi to the NW (324°T) | |
| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
| About 2350 nmi to the NNW (347°T) | |
| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · 1 h ago |
| About 2050 nmi to the WNW (301°T) | |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · 40 min ago |
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| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · 50 min ago |
| 175° apart | |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · 40 min ago |
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| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · 1 h ago |
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