Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

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2-meter discus buoy
43.181 N 70.428 W (43°10'51" N 70°25'40" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 62 m
Watch circle radius: 45 yards

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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Conditions at 44030 as of
1604 GMT on 09/25/2016:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	NW ( 310 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	5.0 m/s
	Wind Gust (GST):	7.0 m/s
	Wave Height (WVHT):	0.4 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	3 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	1018.8 mb
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	13.4 °C
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	15.1 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.00 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	3.0 km
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	6 m/s
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	6 m/s
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (GMT)	WDIR	WSPD m/s	GST m/s	WVHT m	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES mb	PTDY mb	ATMP °C	WTMP °C	DEWP °C	SAL psu	VIS km	TIDE m
09	25	1504	NNW	6.0	7.0	0.4	3	-	-	1019.1	-	12.7	15.0	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	1404	NW	7.0	8.0	0.5	3	-	-	1019.1	-	11.8	14.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	1304	WNW	8.0	9.0	0.5	3	-	-	1019.3	-	11.1	14.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	1204	NW	6.0	7.0	0.5	3	-	-	1019.4	-	10.4	14.8	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	1104	WNW	7.0	8.0	0.6	3	-	-	1019.4	-	10.2	14.9	-	32.00	2.8	-
09	25	1004	NW	7.0	9.0	0.6	3	-	-	1018.9	-	10.5	14.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0904	NNW	7.0	8.0	0.7	4	-	-	1018.7	-	11.2	14.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0804	NNW	8.0	10.0	0.7	3	-	-	1018.5	-	11.6	14.8	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0704	N	7.0	9.0	0.6	3	-	-	1018.8	-	11.9	14.7	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0604	N	8.0	10.0	0.7	3	-	-	1018.8	-	12.7	14.8	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0504	N	11.0	14.0	0.7	3	-	-	1018.2	-	13.4	14.8	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0404	NNW	8.0	10.0	-	-	-	-	1018.3	-	13.4	14.8	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	25	0304	WNW	8.0	9.0	-	-	-	-	1018.2	-	13.8	14.5	-	31.90	3.0	-
09	25	0204	WNW	6.0	7.0	0.4	2	-	-	1018.0	-	14.1	14.1	-	31.90	3.0	-
09	25	0104	W	6.0	7.0	0.5	5	-	-	1017.9	-	14.4	14.4	-	31.90	3.0	-
09	25	0004	WNW	6.0	7.0	0.5	5	-	-	1017.7	-	14.9	14.3	-	31.90	3.0	-
09	24	2304	WNW	6.0	7.0	0.6	5	-	-	1017.7	-	15.6	14.6	-	31.90	3.0	-
09	24	2204	NW	6.0	7.0	-	-	-	-	1017.1	-	16.0	15.2	-	32.00	2.8	-
09	24	2104	NW	5.0	6.0	1.0	11	-	-	1016.7	-	16.5	15.5	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	24	2004	SSW	3.0	3.0	0.6	5	-	-	1017.1	-	16.0	15.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	24	1904	SSE	2.0	3.0	0.8	11	-	-	1017.4	-	15.4	15.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	24	1804	E	1.0	1.0	0.8	11	-	-	1017.9	-	16.9	15.9	-	32.00	3.0	-
09	24	1704	NE	1.0	2.0	0.5	3	-	-	1018.7	-	15.7	15.5	-	32.00	3.0	-

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

	1604 GMT		1504 GMT		1404 GMT
Depth m	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s
2	270	4.0	180	7.0	190	6.0
10	310	9.0	270	4.0	90	11.0
14	10	3.0	110	5.0	110	14.0
18	110	4.0	140	10.0	130	13.0
22	170	4.0	160	10.0	130	11.0
26	110	4.0	150	9.0	130	12.0
30	80	7.0	150	9.0	130	12.0
34	90	7.0	160	8.0	130	12.0
38	70	6.0	170	7.0	130	10.0
42	70	5.0	170	4.0	130	8.0
46	40	4.0	110	3.0	130	7.0
50	40	7.0	100	5.0	100	7.0
54	50	9.0	120	4.0	80	8.0

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 44030

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:

All Instruments - 1-day plot - ocean current 1-day plot 3-day plot - ocean current 3-day plot 5-day plot - ocean current 5-day plot

Ocean Conditions at 44030 as of
1604 GMT on 09/25/2016:
These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Depth (DEPTH):	1.0 m
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	15.10 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.00 psu

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (GMT)	DEPTH m	OTMP °C	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv
09	25	1504	1.0	15.00	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	1404	1.0	14.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	1304	1.0	14.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	1204	1.0	14.80	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	1104	1.0	14.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	1004	1.0	14.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0904	1.0	14.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0804	1.0	14.80	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0704	1.0	14.70	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0604	1.0	14.80	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0504	1.0	14.80	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0404	1.0	14.80	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0304	1.0	14.50	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0204	1.0	14.10	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0104	1.0	14.40	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	25	0004	1.0	14.30	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	2304	1.0	14.60	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	2204	1.0	15.20	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	2104	1.0	15.50	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	2004	1.0	15.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	1904	1.0	15.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	1804	1.0	15.90	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
09	24	1704	1.0	15.50	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-

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