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 48 min ago |
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| Bethany Beach, DE 44084 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 48 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 58 min 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 1 h ago |
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| Georges Bank, MA 44011 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 135° apart | — |
| Jeffrey's Ledge, NH 44098 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Jonesport, ME 44027 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 58 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 1 h ago |
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| Nantucket Sound, MA 44020 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| New York Harbor Entrance, NY 44065 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Portland, ME 44007 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 3000 nmi to the ESE (119°T) |
| Thimble Shoal, VA 44087 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 48 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Virginia Beach Offshore, VA 44088 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Virginia Beach, VA 44014 · Eastern Seaboard North · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 850 nmi to the S (178°T) |
| East Lake Ontario 45012 · Great Lakes · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Grand Island North, MI 45211 · Great Lakes · spectrum 48 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Mid Superior 45001 · Great Lakes · spectrum 58 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| North Michigan 45002 · Great Lakes · spectrum 58 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| Oswego, NY 45215 · Great Lakes · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Rawley Point East, WI 45210 · Great Lakes · spectrum 48 min ago | Calm: no wave system large enough to name | ||
| West Superior 45006 · Great Lakes · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Canaveral East, FL 41010 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Canaveral, FL 41009 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL 41113 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Cape Hatteras East, NC (250) 41120 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Diamond Shoals, NC 41025 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Duck FRF 26 m, NC 44100 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2900 nmi to the ENE (068°T) |
| Duck FRF, NC 44056 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2550 nmi to the ENE (060°T) |
| Edisto, SC 41004 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Fernandina Beach, FL Offshore 41112 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Fort Pierce, FL (134) 41114 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Frying Pan Shoals, NC 41013 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 58 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 48 min 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 58 min ago |
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| Nags Head, NC 44086 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217) 41159 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Oregon Inlet, NC 44095 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| South Bermuda 41049 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1350 nmi to the NE (038°T) |
| South Hatteras 41002 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| St. Augustine, FL (194) 41117 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| West Bermuda 41048 · Eastern Seaboard South · spectrum 58 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 58 min ago |
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| Egmont Channel Entrance, FL 42098 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Galveston, TX 42035 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Mid Gulf 42001 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Offshore St. Petersburg, FL 42099 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Orange Beach, AL 42012 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Pensacola, FL 42039 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 58 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 |
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| West Gulf 42002 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| West Tampa, FL 42036 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Yucatan Basin, MX 42056 · Gulf of Mexico · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Arecibo, PR 41121 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Caribbean Valley 42060 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Central Caribbean 42058 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| East Bahamas 41046 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| NE Puerto Rico 41043 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| NE St Martin 41044 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| North Equatorial One 41040 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| North Equatorial Two 41041 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Western Caribbean 42057 · Caribbean and tropical Atlantic · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Bodega Bay, CA 46013 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1150 nmi to the WNW (299°T) |
| Cape Mendocino, CA (094) 46213 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2300 nmi to the WSW (248°T) |
| Cape San Martin, CA 46028 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA 46285 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Del Mar Nearshore, CA 46266 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Diablo Canyon, CA 46215 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2100 nmi to the SSW (211°T) |
| East Santa Barbara, CA 46053 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Eel River, CA 46022 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
| Crossing, 45° apart | About 2200 nmi to the WNW (293°T) |
| Green Beach Offshore 46277 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2300 nmi to the SSW (207°T) |
| Harvest, CA (071) 46218 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2100 nmi to the SSW (196°T) |
| Leucadia Nearshore 46274 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Long Beach Channel, CA 46256 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Mission Bay West, CA 46258 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 1950 nmi to the WNW (285°T) |
| Monterey Canyon Outer, CA (156) 46236 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Monterey, CA 46042 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Oceanside Offshore, CA 46224 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Point Arena, CA 46014 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2100 nmi to the WNW (301°T) |
| Point Loma South, CA 46232 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Point Reyes, CA 46214 · California · spectrum 48 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 48 min ago |
| — | About 950 nmi to the SW (217°T) |
| San Francisco, CA 46026 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 350 nmi to the WNW (303°T) |
| San Nicolas Island, CA 46219 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| San Pedro South, CA 46253 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| San Pedro, CA 46222 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| Crossing, 125° apart | — |
| Santa Cruz Basin, CA 46251 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA 46259 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2000 nmi to the SSW (198°T) |
| Santa Maria, CA 46011 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1500 nmi to the NW (305°T) |
| Santa Monica Basin, CA 46025 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1450 nmi to the SW (220°T) |
| Santa Monica Bay, CA 46221 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Scripps Nearshore, CA 46254 · California · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| South Santa Rosa Island, CA 46069 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Southeast Papa 46006 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| St Georges, CA 46027 · California · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 1650 nmi to the WNW (298°T) |
| Tanner Bank, CA 46047 · California · spectrum 58 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 48 min ago |
| Crossing, 70° apart | — |
| West California 46059 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 60° apart | About 1250 nmi to the NW (314°T) |
| West Santa Barbara, CA 46054 · California · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1450 nmi to the SSW (202°T) |
| Angeles Point, WA (248) 46267 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Astoria Canyon, OR (179) 46248 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Cape Elizabeth, WA 46041 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 850 nmi to the SW (220°T) |
| Clatsop Spit, OR 46243 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2100 nmi to the W (260°T) |
| Columbia River Bar, OR 46029 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1950 nmi to the NW (304°T) |
| Grays Harbor, WA 46211 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| Neah Bay, WA 46087 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 50° apart | About 550 nmi to the W (268°T) |
| New Dungeness, WA 46088 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 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 58 min ago |
| — | About 1950 nmi to the WNW (295°T) |
| Stonewall Bank, OR 46050 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 750 nmi to the W (264°T) |
| Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR 46278 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 2050 nmi to the WNW (286°T) |
| Tillamook, OR 46089 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1700 nmi to the WNW (284°T) |
| Umpqua, OR Offshore 46229 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 2000 nmi to the WSW (258°T) |
| West Oregon 46002 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1750 nmi to the WNW (292°T) |
| West Washington 46005 · Pacific Northwest · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 70° apart | About 650 nmi to the WNW (288°T) |
| Albatross Bank, AK 46078 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 50° apart | — |
| Cape Cleare, AK 46076 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Cape Edgecumbe, AK 46084 · Alaska · spectrum 1 h ago |
| — | About 700 nmi to the WSW (245°T) |
| Cape Suckling, AK 46082 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 115° apart | — |
| Central Aleutians, AK 46072 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Central Bering Sea, AK Offshore 46035 · Alaska · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| Central Gulf of Alaska 46085 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 800 nmi to the WSW (244°T) |
| Fairweather Ground, AK 46083 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 450 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 58 min ago |
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| Seal Rocks, AK 46061 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Shelikof Strait, AK 46077 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Shumagin Islands, AK 46075 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 65° apart | — |
| South Kodiak, AK 46066 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Southeast Bering Sea, AK 46073 · Alaska · spectrum 3 h ago |
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| Southwest Bering Sea, AK 46070 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| W Aleutians (Amchitka), AK 46071 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1300 nmi to the W (263°T) |
| W Gulf of Alaska 46001 · Alaska · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 65° apart | — |
| West Orca Bay, AK 46060 · Alaska · spectrum 58 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 48 min ago |
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| Mokapu Point, Oahu, HI 51202 · Hawaii · spectrum 48 min ago |
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| NW Hawaii - 200 NM NW of Kauai 51001 · Hawaii · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| Northern Hawaii One 51000 · Hawaii · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 115° apart | — |
| Northwestern Hawaii Two 51101 · Hawaii · spectrum 58 min ago |
| — | About 1200 nmi to the NNW (336°T) |
| Pauwela, Maui, HI 51205 · Hawaii · spectrum 48 min ago |
| — | About 1750 nmi to the NNW (328°T) |
| Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI (233) 51211 · Hawaii · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| SE Hawaii - 200 NM SE of Hilo 51004 · Hawaii · spectrum 58 min ago |
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| SW Hawaii - 200 NM SW of Kona 51002 · Hawaii · spectrum 1 h ago |
| Crossing, 180° apart | — |
| Waimea Bay, HI 51201 · Hawaii · spectrum 48 min ago |
| Crossing, 85° apart | — |
| Western Hawaii 51003 · Hawaii · spectrum 58 min ago |
| Crossing, 95° apart | — |
| Aunuu, American Samoa 51209 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| King-Poloa, American Samoa 51214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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| 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 |
| — | About 1950 nmi to the NNW (328°T) |
| Rumung, Yap 52214 · Pacific islands · spectrum 1 h ago |
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