{
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-27T20:25:00.150Z",
  "dataSource": "Open-Meteo Marine + Forecast APIs (sourced from European met agencies)",
  "sourceUrl": "https://open-meteo.com",
  "methodology": "Significant wave height (m), wave period (s), 10m wind speed (m/s). Risk band is the worst of wave/wind classifications (calm / moderate / rough / dangerous), using Douglas-style sea-state and Beaufort wind thresholds.",
  "chokepoints": [
    {
      "id": "hormuz",
      "name": "Strait of Hormuz",
      "region": "Persian Gulf / Gulf of Oman",
      "lat": 26.567,
      "lon": 56.25,
      "context": "~20% of world seaborne oil and LNG normally transits here.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.08,
      "wavePeriodS": 5.95,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 141,
      "windSpeedMs": 3.13,
      "windGustsMs": 3.9,
      "windDirectionDeg": 219,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "bab-el-mandeb",
      "name": "Bab el-Mandeb",
      "region": "Red Sea / Gulf of Aden",
      "lat": 12.583,
      "lon": 43.333,
      "context": "Red Sea entry; routes for Suez-bound traffic from the Gulf and Asia.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.26,
      "wavePeriodS": 3.85,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 92,
      "windSpeedMs": 2.42,
      "windGustsMs": 4.6,
      "windDirectionDeg": 162,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "suez-approaches",
      "name": "Suez Approaches (Port Said)",
      "region": "Eastern Mediterranean",
      "lat": 31.25,
      "lon": 32.3,
      "context": "Northern entry to the Suez Canal; ~10% of seaborne crude.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.18,
      "wavePeriodS": 3.05,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 357,
      "windSpeedMs": 1.4,
      "windGustsMs": 2.5,
      "windDirectionDeg": 360,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "english-channel",
      "name": "English Channel (Dover Strait)",
      "region": "NW Europe",
      "lat": 50.95,
      "lon": 1.367,
      "context": "Busiest shipping lane in the world; critical for UK / NW European fuel imports.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.78,
      "wavePeriodS": 3.7,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 230,
      "windSpeedMs": 9.3,
      "windGustsMs": 12.3,
      "windDirectionDeg": 235,
      "risk": "moderate",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "skagerrak",
      "name": "Skagerrak",
      "region": "North Sea / Baltic",
      "lat": 57.75,
      "lon": 9,
      "context": "Connects North Sea to Baltic; route for Norwegian and Russian-origin crude.",
      "waveHeightM": 1.26,
      "wavePeriodS": 4.55,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 151,
      "windSpeedMs": 12.2,
      "windGustsMs": 15.8,
      "windDirectionDeg": 149,
      "risk": "rough",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "panama-caribbean",
      "name": "Panama Canal (Caribbean approach)",
      "region": "Caribbean",
      "lat": 9.35,
      "lon": -79.917,
      "context": "Atlantic entry to Panama Canal; Pacific–Atlantic arbitrage route.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.54,
      "wavePeriodS": 6.25,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 32,
      "windSpeedMs": 2.12,
      "windGustsMs": 6.9,
      "windDirectionDeg": 304,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    },
    {
      "id": "strait-of-florida",
      "name": "Strait of Florida",
      "region": "Gulf of Mexico / Atlantic",
      "lat": 24.5,
      "lon": -80.5,
      "context": "Gulf of Mexico crude exports route to Atlantic basin.",
      "waveHeightM": 0.48,
      "wavePeriodS": 7.95,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 16,
      "windSpeedMs": 4.3,
      "windGustsMs": 4.5,
      "windDirectionDeg": 271,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-09-27T20:15"
    }
  ]
}