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        There are new map plots in this section that depect the wave, wind and sea surface temperature(sst) for ships and buoys which transmit synoptic weather observations. They are titled SHIP/BUOY WIND & WAVE maps for the oceanic areas. WAVE HEIGHT (feet) is plotted in YELLOW (bright-yellow) and its
 PERIOD (seconds) is in GREEN (bright-green). The WIND SPEED is a numeric value in knots that is plotted in BLUE(sky-blue) with a constant length WIND VECTOR plotted from the station's eported location. The station's IDENTIFICATION (e.g., 51001 for NW Hawaii buoy; JKTP for a ship) and the SST are plotted in PURPLE (dull purple).
  University of Hawaii Tropical Meteorology
  CIMSS Tropical Cyclones