{
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-14T07:40:08.750Z",
  "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": 1.08,
      "wavePeriodS": 4.25,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 226,
      "windSpeedMs": 10.23,
      "windGustsMs": 13.3,
      "windDirectionDeg": 222,
      "risk": "moderate",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 0.3,
      "wavePeriodS": 2.85,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 343,
      "windSpeedMs": 5.51,
      "windGustsMs": 7.5,
      "windDirectionDeg": 324,
      "risk": "moderate",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 0.14,
      "wavePeriodS": 4.1,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 327,
      "windSpeedMs": 4.47,
      "windGustsMs": 6.9,
      "windDirectionDeg": 207,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 0.86,
      "wavePeriodS": 5.1,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 262,
      "windSpeedMs": null,
      "windGustsMs": null,
      "windDirectionDeg": null,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 0.88,
      "wavePeriodS": 5.45,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 264,
      "windSpeedMs": null,
      "windGustsMs": null,
      "windDirectionDeg": null,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 1.06,
      "wavePeriodS": 6.65,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 31,
      "windSpeedMs": 3.21,
      "windGustsMs": 5.8,
      "windDirectionDeg": 329,
      "risk": "calm",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    },
    {
      "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": 0.74,
      "wavePeriodS": 3.9,
      "waveDirectionDeg": 250,
      "windSpeedMs": 8.68,
      "windGustsMs": 9.6,
      "windDirectionDeg": 237,
      "risk": "moderate",
      "observedAt": "2026-05-14T07:30"
    }
  ]
}