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
0104 GMT on 08/02/2014:
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):	S ( 180 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	5.0 m/s
	Wind Gust (GST):	6.0 m/s
	Wave Height (WVHT):	0.8 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	1021.8 mb
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	19.2 °C
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	18.0 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	30.00 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	3.0 km
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	5 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
08	02	0004	S	7.0	8.0	0.8	8	-	-	1021.8	-	19.0	18.0	-	30.00	3.0	-
08	01	2304	S	7.0	8.0	0.7	8	-	-	1021.3	-	20.4	18.0	-	29.90	2.8	-
08	01	2204	SSW	5.0	6.0	0.7	8	-	-	1021.7	-	19.6	18.0	-	30.00	3.0	-
08	01	2104	SSW	6.0	6.0	0.7	8	-	-	1021.4	-	19.6	18.4	-	30.40	3.0	-
08	01	2004	SSE	2.0	3.0	0.7	8	-	-	1021.3	-	19.1	18.3	-	30.50	3.0	-
08	01	1904	SSE	3.0	4.0	0.8	8	-	-	1021.4	-	18.7	18.0	-	30.50	3.0	-
08	01	1804	S	5.0	6.0	0.8	8	-	-	1021.8	-	18.5	18.0	-	30.40	3.0	-
08	01	1704	SSE	5.0	6.0	0.9	8	-	-	1022.4	-	18.3	18.1	-	30.40	3.0	-
08	01	1604	SSE	3.0	4.0	0.8	8	-	-	1022.2	-	18.4	18.2	-	30.30	3.0	-
08	01	1504	S	2.0	3.0	0.7	8	-	-	1022.4	-	18.1	17.8	-	30.30	2.8	-
08	01	1404	SW	3.0	4.0	0.8	8	-	-	1022.3	-	17.4	17.3	-	30.20	2.8	-
08	01	1304	SW	3.0	4.0	0.7	8	-	-	1022.1	-	17.3	17.1	-	30.20	3.0	-
08	01	1204	SW	4.0	4.0	0.7	8	-	-	1022.0	-	17.4	17.0	-	30.20	2.6	-
08	01	1104	SSW	4.0	4.0	0.7	8	-	-	1021.4	-	17.4	17.2	-	30.40	3.0	-
08	01	1004	SSW	5.0	5.0	0.7	8	-	-	1020.8	-	17.3	17.1	-	30.50	3.0	-
08	01	0904	SSW	4.0	5.0	0.8	8	-	-	1020.3	-	17.5	17.1	-	30.50	3.0	-
08	01	0804	SSW	5.0	6.0	0.9	8	-	-	1020.2	-	17.5	17.2	-	30.60	3.0	-
08	01	0704	S	5.0	6.0	1.0	8	-	-	1019.9	-	17.2	17.3	-	30.70	3.0	-
08	01	0604	SSW	5.0	6.0	0.8	8	-	-	1019.9	-	17.4	17.1	-	30.70	3.0	-
08	01	0504	S	4.0	5.0	0.9	8	-	-	1020.0	-	17.6	17.1	-	30.80	3.0	-
08	01	0404	SSW	3.0	3.0	1.0	5	-	-	1020.0	-	18.3	17.1	-	30.80	3.0	-
08	01	0304	SW	5.0	6.0	1.1	8	-	-	1019.9	-	18.0	17.2	-	30.80	3.0	-
08	01	0204	SSW	4.0	5.0	1.1	8	-	-	1019.4	-	18.6	17.2	-	30.80	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

	0104 GMT		0004 GMT		2304 GMT
Depth m	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s
10	190	22.0	180	21.0	170	26.0
14	180	12.0	180	20.0	170	26.0
18	180	10.0	180	17.0	160	24.0
22	160	13.0	160	19.0	160	26.0
26	150	14.0	160	19.0	160	23.0
30	150	13.0	150	16.0	150	18.0
34	120	12.0	140	12.0	140	13.0
38	100	11.0	140	7.0	150	10.0
42	80	7.0	150	4.0	150	8.0
46	40	9.0	20	4.0	100	3.0
50	20	10.0	360	5.0	50	2.0
54	40	9.0	0	2.0	150	7.0

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
0104 GMT on 08/02/2014:
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):	18.00 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	30.00 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
08	02	0004	1.0	18.00	-	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	2304	1.0	18.00	-	29.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	2204	1.0	18.00	-	30.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	2104	1.0	18.40	-	30.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	2004	1.0	18.30	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1904	1.0	18.00	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1804	1.0	18.00	-	30.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1704	1.0	18.10	-	30.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1604	1.0	18.20	-	30.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1504	1.0	17.80	-	30.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1404	1.0	17.30	-	30.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1304	1.0	17.10	-	30.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1204	1.0	17.00	-	30.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1104	1.0	17.20	-	30.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	1004	1.0	17.10	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0904	1.0	17.10	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0804	1.0	17.20	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0704	1.0	17.30	-	30.70	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0604	1.0	17.10	-	30.70	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0504	1.0	17.10	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0404	1.0	17.10	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0304	1.0	17.20	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	01	0204	1.0	17.20	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-

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