Wave intelligence
The systems in the sea
A buoy's single wave height hides what the sea is made of: 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 taken apart into those systems, followed through time, and used to place the storms the swells came from and to flag seas that cross.
161 of 162 stations with directional spectra analysed from their latest spectrum and the four days before it.
The wave systems in each buoy's latest spectrum, largest first, and whether each is building or fading.
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| Station | Systems now | Seas | Storms |
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| Barnegat, NJ (209) 44091 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3950 km to the SE (145°T) |
| Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) 44090 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 130° apart | — |
| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Long Island, NY 44025 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Nantucket Offshore, MA 44008 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 155° apart | — |
| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 5500 km to the ESE (118°T) |
| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 5300 km to the E (079°T) |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1400 km to the S (178°T) |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · spectrum 50 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · spectrum 30 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · spectrum 30 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · spectrum 50 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 700 km to the NNE (020°T) |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3250 km to the ENE (067°T) |
| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 4750 km to the ENE (060°T) |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 2100 km to the NE (040°T) |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Satan Shoal, FL 42095 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 50 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 135° apart | — |
| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 2150 km to the WNW (299°T) |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 4250 km to the WSW (248°T) |
| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 2400 km to the WSW (241°T) |
| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 3800 km to the WNW (295°T) |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 4250 km to the SSW (206°T) |
| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3900 km to the SSW (198°T) |
| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3100 km to the SSW (213°T) |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 3850 km to the WNW (301°T) |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 600 km to the WNW (303°T) |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| Crossing, 125° apart | — |
| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3650 km to the SSW (200°T) |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 2800 km to the NW (305°T) |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 40° apart | About 3000 km to the WNW (298°T) |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · spectrum 50 min ago |
| Crossing, 70° apart | — |
| West California 46059 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 60° apart | About 2250 km to the NW (314°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1550 km to the SW (220°T) |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3900 km to the W (260°T) |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1050 km to the WNW (289°T) |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1000 km to the W (268°T) |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 3 h ago |
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| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 3550 km to the WNW (295°T) |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1400 km to the W (264°T) |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3700 km to the WNW (286°T) |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3750 km to the WSW (258°T) |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 3000 km to the WNW (296°T) |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 4250 km to the WNW (303°T) |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1300 km to the WSW (245°T) |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 120° apart | — |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 550 km to the NNW (336°T) |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 3350 km to the SW (232°T) |
| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1650 km to the WSW (244°T) |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 800 km to the WSW (242°T) |
| Lower Cook Inlet, AK 46108 · Alaska · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Portlock Bank, AK 46080 · Alaska · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 60° apart | — |
| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska · spectrum 4 h ago |
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| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 2250 km to the W (263°T) |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 1200 km to the S (182°T) |
| Western Prince William Sound 46081 · Alaska · spectrum 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI (238) 51212 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3950 km to the SSW (208°T) |
| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 4000 km to the NNW (339°T) |
| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
| — | About 2200 km to the NNW (336°T) |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
| — | About 3250 km to the NNW (327°T) |
| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
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| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 170° apart | — |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · spectrum 50 min ago |
| Crossing, 85° apart | — |
| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · spectrum 30 min ago |
| Crossing, 105° apart | — |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
| Crossing, 80° apart | — |
| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
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| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 50 min ago |
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