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 1 h ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Block Island, RI (154) 44097 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Boston, MA 44013 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Buzzards Bay, MA (260) 44085 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2150 nmi to the SE (145°T) |
| Cape Cod Bay, MA (221) 44090 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Cape Henry, VA 44099 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 145° apart | — |
| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h 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 42 min ago |
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| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 3000 nmi to the ESE (118°T) |
| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 32 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 3000 nmi to the E (083°T) |
| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 800 nmi to the S (177°T) |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · spectrum 32 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · spectrum 42 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · spectrum 42 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · spectrum 32 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 400 nmi to the NNE (020°T) |
| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2950 nmi to the ENE (067°T) |
| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2650 nmi to the ENE (059°T) |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 1200 nmi to the NE (044°T) |
| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 800 nmi to the ESE (107°T) |
| Grays Reef, GA 41008 · Eastern Seaboard South | No spectrum in the last six hours | ||
| Hollywood Beach, FL (265) 41122 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC (150) 41110 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| NE BAHAMAS - 350 NM ENE of Nassau, Bahamas 41047 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1300 nmi to the NE (038°T) |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Aransas Pass Channel Entrance, TX 42092 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Bay of Campeche, MX 42055 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Satan Shoal, FL 42095 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA 42084 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 600 nmi to the WNW (281°T) |
| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 2150 nmi to the NNE (018°T) |
| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1150 nmi to the WNW (299°T) |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 2400 nmi to the SSW (209°T) |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 45° apart | About 1850 nmi to the WNW (297°T) |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2300 nmi to the SSW (206°T) |
| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 1550 nmi to the SW (214°T) |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1350 nmi to the W (280°T) |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Point Sur, CA (157) 46239 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Red Beach Nearshore 46275 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 950 nmi to the SW (215°T) |
| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 350 nmi to the WNW (304°T) |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
| Crossing, 130° apart | — |
| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 1850 nmi to the SSW (197°T) |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1550 nmi to the NW (305°T) |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1550 nmi to the WNW (299°T) |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Topanga Nearshore 46268 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Torrey Pines Outer, CA 46225 · California · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| West California 46059 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 55° apart | About 1250 nmi to the NW (314°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 55° apart | About 850 nmi to the SW (220°T) |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2100 nmi to the W (260°T) |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 500 nmi to the W (278°T) |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 550 nmi to the W (267°T) |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Ocean Station PAPA (166) 46246 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 32 min ago |
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| Port Orford, OR 46015 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 2050 nmi to the WNW (297°T) |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 750 nmi to the W (263°T) |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2000 nmi to the WNW (286°T) |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1500 nmi to the WNW (296°T) |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 2050 nmi to the WSW (258°T) |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1650 nmi to the WNW (301°T) |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1400 nmi to the SW (227°T) |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 700 nmi to the WSW (245°T) |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 125° apart | — |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 300 nmi to the NNW (336°T) |
| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1800 nmi to the SW (232°T) |
| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 900 nmi to the WSW (244°T) |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 400 nmi 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 42 min ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 75° apart | — |
| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · spectrum 42 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 42 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1200 nmi to the W (262°T) |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| 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 1 h ago |
| — | About 2150 nmi to the SSW (208°T) |
| Hilo, HI 51206 · Hawaii · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 1650 nmi to the NNW (331°T) |
| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
| — | About 1700 nmi to the NNW (336°T) |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · spectrum 32 min ago |
| Crossing, 105° apart | About 1750 nmi to the NNW (328°T) |
| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 3300 nmi to the SE (145°T) |
| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
| Crossing, 165° apart | — |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · spectrum 32 min ago |
| — | About 2150 nmi to the NW (324°T) |
| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · spectrum 42 min ago |
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| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · spectrum 32 min ago |
| Crossing, 60° apart | — |
| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
| Crossing, 80° apart | — |
| Ngaraard, Palau 52212 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| North Point, Pohnpei 52213 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Pikareej, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands 52216 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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