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
0204 GMT on 07/25/2014:
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):	WSW ( 240 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	3.0 m/s
	Wind Gust (GST):	3.0 m/s
	Wave Height (WVHT):	0.5 m
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	11 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	1010.5 mb
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	17.9 °C
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	18.3 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	30.60 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	3.0 km
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	3 m/s
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	3 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
07	25	0104	SW	3.0	4.0	0.5	8	-	-	1009.9	-	18.0	18.3	-	30.60	3.0	-
07	25	0004	WSW	3.0	3.0	0.4	8	-	-	1009.4	-	18.1	18.3	-	30.70	3.0	-
07	24	2304	SW	2.0	3.0	0.5	11	-	-	1009.3	-	18.2	18.6	-	30.70	3.0	-
07	24	2204	SSW	3.0	4.0	0.6	8	-	-	1009.4	-	18.3	18.7	-	30.80	3.0	-
07	24	2104	S	2.0	3.0	0.6	8	-	-	1009.2	-	18.6	18.6	-	30.80	3.0	-
07	24	2004	SE	3.0	4.0	-	-	-	-	1009.3	-	18.5	18.5	-	30.70	3.0	-
07	24	1904	E	5.0	5.0	0.5	4	-	-	1008.9	-	18.4	18.2	-	30.60	3.0	-
07	24	1804	E	4.0	5.0	0.6	8	-	-	1009.3	-	18.7	18.2	-	30.60	3.0	-
07	24	1704	ENE	4.0	5.0	0.5	5	-	-	1009.4	-	18.5	18.0	-	30.60	3.0	-
07	24	1604	NE	5.0	5.0	0.4	4	-	-	1009.4	-	18.6	18.0	-	30.60	3.0	-
07	24	1504	NNE	5.0	5.0	0.7	6	-	-	1009.3	-	18.5	17.9	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	1404	NNE	6.0	7.0	0.9	8	-	-	1008.6	-	18.1	17.8	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	1304	N	4.0	5.0	0.7	8	-	-	1008.3	-	17.9	17.8	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	1204	N	6.0	8.0	0.8	8	-	-	1008.0	-	18.4	17.8	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	1104	NW	6.0	7.0	0.7	11	-	-	1007.8	-	18.1	17.8	-	30.50	0.9	-
07	24	1004	NW	1.0	2.0	0.7	8	-	-	1007.1	-	18.9	17.5	-	30.60	1.9	-
07	24	0904	NNE	1.0	1.0	0.7	8	-	-	1006.5	-	17.7	17.4	-	30.60	0.6	-
07	24	0804	SSW	1.0	1.0	0.6	8	-	-	1006.4	-	17.7	17.3	-	30.60	0.6	-
07	24	0704	W	2.0	2.0	0.8	5	-	-	1006.4	-	18.0	17.2	-	30.60	0.6	-
07	24	0604	WNW	2.0	3.0	0.8	5	-	-	1006.1	-	18.0	17.3	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	0504	WSW	2.0	3.0	0.8	5	-	-	1006.3	-	18.5	17.5	-	30.50	3.0	-
07	24	0404	SW	3.0	4.0	0.8	5	-	-	1007.4	-	18.7	17.7	-	30.40	2.8	-
07	24	0304	ESE	1.0	2.0	1.0	6	-	-	1007.4	-	20.0	17.8	-	30.50	2.8	-

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

	0204 GMT		0104 GMT		0004 GMT
Depth m	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s	Dir °	Speed cm/s
10	230	12.0	230	14.0	240	19.0
14	230	18.0	220	20.0	220	21.0
18	230	14.0	230	18.0	220	21.0
22	220	9.0	240	14.0	240	18.0
26	220	9.0	240	12.0	230	17.0
30	220	13.0	220	16.0	220	19.0
34	220	16.0	220	18.0	220	20.0
38	210	15.0	220	18.0	220	21.0
42	220	11.0	220	16.0	220	20.0
46	220	8.0	230	14.0	220	16.0
50	220	6.0	230	12.0	230	14.0
54	220	6.0	230	10.0	230	14.0

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
0204 GMT on 07/25/2014:
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):	18.30 °C
	Salinity (SAL):	30.60 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
07	25	0104	1.0	18.30	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	25	0004	1.0	18.30	-	30.70	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	2304	1.0	18.60	-	30.70	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	2204	1.0	18.70	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	2104	1.0	18.60	-	30.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	2004	1.0	18.50	-	30.70	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1904	1.0	18.20	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1804	1.0	18.20	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1704	1.0	18.00	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1604	1.0	18.00	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1504	1.0	17.90	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1404	1.0	17.80	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1304	1.0	17.80	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1204	1.0	17.80	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1104	1.0	17.80	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	1004	1.0	17.50	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0904	1.0	17.40	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0804	1.0	17.30	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0704	1.0	17.20	-	30.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0604	1.0	17.30	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0504	1.0	17.50	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0404	1.0	17.70	-	30.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
07	24	0304	1.0	17.80	-	30.50	-	-	-	-	-	-

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