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Station PTWW1 - Search and Rescue Data

9444900 - Port Townsend, WA
48.111 N 122.760 W (48°6'40" N 122°45'35" W)

Wind data from PTWW1 is subject to obstruction by ferries docking at the pier during the daytime hours.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC) Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-04-02 1200Z170548-045364751
2025-04-02 0600Z250760-047424860
2025-04-02 0000Z205460-050424860
2025-04-01 1800Z233760-048454760
2025-04-01 1200Z180460-045424760
2025-04-01 0600Z189260-046474859
2025-04-01 0000Z145553-050444853
2025-03-31 1800Z1281160-049484860
2025-03-31 1200Z1371157-048454860
2025-03-31 0600Z1171158-050414860
2025-03-31 0000Z284560-053434860
2025-03-30 1800Z307160-048454760
2025-03-30 1200Z267360-043434760
2025-03-30 0600Z271460-046374757
2025-03-30 0000Z109260-052544860
2025-03-29 1800Z1101260-048484760
2025-03-29 1200Z1211360-046434860
2025-03-29 0600Z1371060-048484854
2025-03-29 0000Z1391860-051454860
2025-03-28 1800Z1192160-050424860

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

  • The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
  • The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
  • The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
  • The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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