Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
2-meter discus buoy
43.183 N 70.418 W (43°11'0" N 70°25'4" W)

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA may establish temporary Dynamic Management Areas (DMAs) to protect aggregations of right whales. Mariners are requested to transit DMAs at 10 knots or less when consistent with safe navigation. For information on currently active DMAs, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

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Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are measured to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 44030

	2:04 pm EDT		1:04 pm EDT		12:04 pm EDT		11:04 am EDT		10:04 am EDT		9:04 am EDT		8:04 am EDT		7:04 am EDT		6:04 am EDT		5:04 am EDT		4:04 am EDT		3:04 am EDT		2:04 am EDT		1:04 am EDT		12:04 am EDT		11:04 pm EDT		10:04 pm EDT		9:04 pm EDT		8:04 pm EDT		7:04 pm EDT		6:04 pm EDT		5:04 pm EDT		4:04 pm EDT
Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
7	270	0.58	260	0.58	230	0.70	210	0.60	190	0.68	190	0.58	170	0.56	160	0.39	160	0.25	120	0.17	20	0.04	30	0.12	340	0.21	290	0.21	230	0.14	220	0.21	230	0.35	230	0.41	200	0.45	170	0.45	180	0.29	200	0.21	220	0.14
33	240	0.72	220	0.91	200	0.76	-	-	170	1.09	160	1.17	160	0.97	150	0.64	120	0.35	260	0.16	280	0.19	250	0.17	240	0.19	190	0.31	190	0.31	190	0.45	180	0.39	200	0.35	-	-	190	0.29	220	0.33	200	0.33	200	0.29
46	240	0.82	230	0.97	210	0.95	-	-	170	1.46	170	1.53	160	1.22	140	0.85	120	0.43	260	0.19	240	0.14	210	0.16	190	0.12	180	0.21	190	0.19	200	0.33	190	0.33	210	0.43	-	-	190	0.39	210	0.39	200	0.37	200	0.31
59	240	0.58	230	0.91	210	0.84	-	-	170	1.52	160	1.40	160	1.22	140	0.80	120	0.43	250	0.16	220	0.14	210	0.10	170	0.14	160	0.14	180	0.17	190	0.27	200	0.25	220	0.33	-	-	190	0.31	210	0.33	200	0.35	200	0.25
72	210	0.74	200	1.22	200	0.87	-	-	170	1.52	170	1.38	160	1.18	150	0.80	90	0.31	240	0.19	220	0.14	210	0.12	160	0.17	160	0.17	170	0.17	190	0.35	210	0.25	200	0.35	-	-	160	0.35	180	0.35	200	0.33	200	0.19
85	220	0.64	200	1.26	190	1.01	-	-	170	1.50	160	1.36	160	1.15	140	0.72	60	0.35	250	0.23	220	0.14	210	0.10	150	0.17	150	0.23	170	0.23	190	0.43	220	0.21	200	0.56	-	-	170	0.39	180	0.43	200	0.27	210	0.17
98	-	-	210	0.70	160	0.99	-	-	160	1.55	160	1.30	160	1.07	130	0.62	-	-	250	0.19	200	0.12	190	0.10	140	0.21	150	0.21	180	0.29	180	0.49	210	0.19	-	-	-	-	170	0.85	110	0.54	220	0.21	200	0.19
112	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	140	1.40	160	1.28	140	1.09	120	0.47	-	-	240	0.21	210	0.12	190	0.14	140	0.21	140	0.23	170	0.29	180	0.45	200	0.29	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100	1.26	-	-

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