Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

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2-meter discus buoy
43.181 N 70.428 W (43°10'50" 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 site elevation
Water depth: 62 m
Watch circle radius: 49.33 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
1204 GMT on 01/31/2015:
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):	12.0 m/s
	Wind Gust (GST):	15.0 m/s
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.6 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	6 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	1004.9 mb
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	-7.3 °C
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	4.9 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.90 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	3.0 km
	Ice Accretion (ICE):	0.6 cm per hour
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	-17.4 °C
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	14 m/s
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	15 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
01	31	1104	NW	12.0	15.0	1.5	4	-	-	1004.4	-	-6.8	4.9	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	31	1004	NW	13.0	17.0	1.8	5	-	-	1003.8	-	-5.7	5.1	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0904	NNW	14.0	17.0	1.6	5	-	-	1002.6	-	-5.1	5.1	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0804	NNW	14.0	17.0	1.6	4	-	-	1002.1	-	-4.8	5.1	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0704	NNW	13.0	16.0	1.3	4	-	-	1002.5	-	-4.6	5.2	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0604	NW	12.0	15.0	1.2	4	-	-	1002.8	-	-4.8	5.2	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0504	NW	12.0	14.0	1.1	4	-	-	1003.1	-	-4.5	5.2	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0404	NW	12.0	15.0	1.2	4	-	-	1003.3	-	-3.7	5.2	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0304	NW	11.0	13.0	1.1	4	-	-	1003.5	-	-2.5	5.2	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0204	NW	11.0	13.0	1.1	3	-	-	1003.4	-	-0.6	5.3	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0104	NW	9.0	11.0	0.9	3	-	-	1003.5	-	0.3	5.3	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	31	0004	NW	9.0	12.0	0.9	5	-	-	1003.6	-	0.4	5.3	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	30	2304	NNW	8.0	10.0	0.9	5	-	-	1004.1	-	0.3	5.3	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	30	2204	NNW	7.0	10.0	0.9	5	-	-	1004.4	-	0.2	5.3	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	30	2104	NNW	6.0	7.0	1.1	6	-	-	1004.4	-	-0.2	5.2	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	2004	NNW	5.0	6.0	1.1	5	-	-	1004.5	-	-0.2	5.0	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	1904	N	5.0	6.0	1.1	5	-	-	1004.7	-	-0.1	4.7	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	1804	NNW	4.0	5.0	1.0	11	-	-	1005.4	-	0.0	4.7	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	1704	W	4.0	5.0	0.9	5	-	-	1006.2	-	0.8	4.9	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	1604	W	4.0	5.0	1.1	5	-	-	1006.9	-	1.1	5.0	-	32.90	3.0	-
01	30	1504	WSW	5.0	6.0	1.3	5	-	-	1007.7	-	1.8	5.4	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	30	1404	SSW	8.0	11.0	1.1	5	-	-	1007.9	-	3.6	5.4	-	33.00	3.0	-
01	30	1304	S	7.0	9.0	0.9	5	-	-	1008.5	-	1.6	5.3	-	33.00	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

	1204 GMT		1104 GMT		1004 GMT
Depth m	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s
10	160	17.0	200	16.0	240	9.0
14	190	17.0	190	18.0	240	10.0
18	180	22.0	190	17.0	230	9.0
22	190	18.0	190	15.0	230	8.0
26	200	16.0	200	16.0	230	7.0
30	200	17.0	200	15.0	220	8.0
34	210	16.0	200	15.0	220	12.0
38	200	14.0	210	13.0	250	9.0
42	190	13.0	210	11.0	230	4.0
46	160	12.0	200	5.0	300	3.0
50	140	6.0	240	3.0	330	9.0
54	90	3.0	320	3.0	340	13.0

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

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
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
1204 GMT on 01/31/2015:
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):	4.90 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.90 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
01	31	1104	1.0	4.90	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	1004	1.0	5.10	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0904	1.0	5.10	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0804	1.0	5.10	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0704	1.0	5.20	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0604	1.0	5.20	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0504	1.0	5.20	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0404	1.0	5.20	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0304	1.0	5.20	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0204	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0104	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	31	0004	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	2304	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	2204	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	2104	1.0	5.20	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	2004	1.0	5.00	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1904	1.0	4.70	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1804	1.0	4.70	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1704	1.0	4.90	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1604	1.0	5.00	-	32.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1504	1.0	5.40	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1404	1.0	5.40	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
01	30	1304	1.0	5.30	-	33.00	-	-	-	-	-	-

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