Readbuoy
This file accompanies the buoywind.csv file
These winds are from a buoy called
Pensacola South (42039) at 28 47 05N 086 02 16W.( 28.785N, 86.038 W)  The anemometer is at 5 m above the sea surface. The hourly data are attached. 

Station-Data Identifier:  42039_96.APR

Month / Year:  APRIL  1996

  Anemometer Height:   5.0 meters  [ 16.4 ft ]
Wind Sampling Pd.:   8.0 min. (8 minutes every hour center at 50 minutes after the hour)
    Wind-Gust Pd.:   5 sec. (maximum  5-second wind recorded in the previous hour