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
1004 GMT on 02/27/2015:
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):	NNE ( 20 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	4.0 m/s
	Wind Gust (GST):	6.0 m/s
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.0 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	1021.6 mb
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	-6.9 °C
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	2.3 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.80 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	3.0 km
	Ice Accretion (ICE):	0.2 cm per hour
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	-12.8 °C
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	5 m/s
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	5 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
02	27	0904	NNE	5.0	7.0	1.0	11	-	-	1020.7	-	-6.6	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0804	N	5.0	8.0	0.7	5	-	-	1019.9	-	-6.6	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0704	N	6.0	7.0	1.0	11	-	-	1019.2	-	-6.3	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0604	N	4.0	5.0	1.1	11	-	-	1019.1	-	-6.0	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0504	N	4.0	6.0	1.1	11	-	-	1018.4	-	-6.0	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0404	N	5.0	6.0	1.1	11	-	-	1018.3	-	-5.9	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0304	N	5.0	6.0	1.1	11	-	-	1017.7	-	-5.7	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0204	N	5.0	6.0	1.0	11	-	-	1016.9	-	-5.6	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0104	N	6.0	8.0	1.1	11	-	-	1016.1	-	-5.6	2.2	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	27	0004	NNE	5.0	8.0	1.0	11	-	-	1015.4	-	-5.6	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	2304	NNE	5.0	7.0	1.0	11	-	-	1014.9	-	-5.8	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	2204	NE	5.0	7.0	-	-	-	-	1014.9	-	-6.3	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	2104	NE	6.0	9.0	-	-	-	-	1014.2	-	-6.5	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	2004	NNE	5.0	7.0	1.2	11	-	-	1014.4	-	-7.1	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1904	NNE	6.0	8.0	1.3	11	-	-	1014.8	-	-7.4	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1804	NNE	7.0	9.0	1.3	11	-	-	1016.1	-	-7.6	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1704	NNE	7.0	9.0	1.3	11	-	-	1016.8	-	-7.7	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1604	NNE	8.0	10.0	1.3	11	-	-	1017.7	-	-7.8	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1504	NE	7.0	10.0	1.2	11	-	-	1018.1	-	-7.5	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1404	NE	6.0	8.0	0.6	4	-	-	1018.2	-	-6.9	2.3	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1304	NNE	6.0	8.0	0.8	11	-	-	1018.0	-	-6.9	2.4	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1204	NNE	6.0	8.0	0.8	11	-	-	1017.2	-	-7.0	2.4	-	32.80	3.0	-
02	26	1104	N	7.0	8.0	-	-	-	-	1016.5	-	-6.9	2.4	-	32.80	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

	1004 GMT		0904 GMT		0804 GMT
Depth m	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s
10	240	8.0	230	8.0	210	8.0
14	230	7.0	240	7.0	220	6.0
18	230	7.0	230	7.0	230	6.0
22	220	7.0	240	7.0	230	4.0
26	220	6.0	250	6.0	200	3.0
30	220	6.0	270	5.0	190	2.0
34	220	7.0	260	5.0	190	3.0
38	220	6.0	270	5.0	220	3.0
42	220	6.0	260	5.0	220	2.0
46	240	9.0	230	8.0	220	7.0
50	230	8.0	230	7.0	220	5.0
54	200	5.0	250	4.0	290	2.0

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
1004 GMT on 02/27/2015:
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):	2.30 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	32.80 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
02	27	0904	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0804	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0704	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0604	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0504	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0404	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0304	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0204	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0104	1.0	2.20	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	27	0004	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	2304	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	2204	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	2104	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	2004	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1904	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1804	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1704	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1604	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1504	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1404	1.0	2.30	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1304	1.0	2.40	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1204	1.0	2.40	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
02	26	1104	1.0	2.40	-	32.80	-	-	-	-	-	-

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