NDBC - Reports from the National Data Buoy Center's Stations in the Gulf of Mexico During the Passage of Hurricane Katrina

NDBC - Reports from the National Data Buoy Center's Stations in the Gulf of Mexico During the Passage of Hurricane Katrina: "Station 42040, located at 29�11'03'N 88�12'48'W approximately 64 nautical miles south of Dauphin Island Alabama, reported a significant wave height of 16.91 meters (55.5 feet) at 1100 UTC, August 29, 2005. Station 42040 is a 3-meter diameter discus hull buoy deployed and operated by National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). Although 42040 does not measure maximum wave heights, the maximum wave height may be statistically approximated by 1.9 times the significant wave height (World Meteorological Organization, 1998), which would be 32.1 meters (105 feet)."