Station 44042 - Potomac, MD

Owned and maintained by Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System
Moored Buoy
38.033 N 76.336 W (38°1'59" N 76°20'8" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Anemometer height: 3 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: -0.65 m below site elevation

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Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Conditions at 44042 as of
(6:20 am EST)
1120 GMT on 11/24/2009:
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):	N ( 10 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	9.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	11.7 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft

11	24	6:10 am	N	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.49	-	-
11	24	6:00 am	N	9.7	11.7	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	51.6	54.3	-	13.49	-	-
11	24	5:20 am	N	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	5:10 am	N	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.36	-	-
11	24	5:00 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.3	54.0	-	13.36	-	-
11	24	4:20 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	4:10 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.33	-	-
11	24	4:00 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.7	54.0	-	13.33	-	-
11	24	3:20 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	3:10 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	3:00 am	N	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.9	55.0	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	2:20 am	N	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	2:10 am	N	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	2:00 am	N	7.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.2	55.0	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	1:20 am	N	7.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	1:10 am	N	7.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	1:00 am	N	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.0	55.0	-	14.06	-	-
11	24	12:20 am	N	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	12:10 am	N	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.05	-	-
11	24	12:00 am	NNE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.0	55.0	-	14.05	-	-
11	23	11:20 pm	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:10 pm	NNE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.87	-	-
11	23	11:00 pm	NE	9.7	13.6	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	52.0	54.7	-	13.87	-	-
11	23	10:20 pm	NE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:10 pm	NE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.88	-	-
11	23	10:00 pm	NE	11.7	15.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.2	54.7	-	13.88	-	-
11	23	9:20 pm	NE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:10 pm	NE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.86	-	-
11	23	9:00 pm	NE	13.6	17.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.2	54.7	-	13.86	-	-
11	23	8:20 pm	NE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:10 pm	NE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.84	-	-
11	23	8:00 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.2	54.9	-	13.84	-	-
11	23	7:20 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:10 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.85	-	-
11	23	7:00 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	1.0	3	-	-	-	-	52.3	54.9	-	13.85	-	-
11	23	6:20 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:10 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.70	-	-
11	23	6:00 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	1.0	3	-	-	-	-	52.2	54.3	-	13.70	-	-
11	23	5:20 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:10 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.59	-	-
11	23	5:00 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	1.0	3	-	-	-	-	51.8	54.3	-	13.59	-	-
11	23	4:20 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:10 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.54	-	-
11	23	4:00 pm	ENE	17.5	19.4	1.0	3	-	-	-	-	51.6	54.3	-	13.54	-	-
11	23	3:20 pm	ENE	17.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:10 pm	ENE	17.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.61	-	-
11	23	3:00 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	1.0	3	-	-	-	-	51.8	54.1	-	13.61	-	-
11	23	2:20 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:10 pm	ENE	17.5	23.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.05	-	-
11	23	2:00 pm	NE	17.5	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.0	55.0	-	14.05	-	-
11	23	1:20 pm	NE	17.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	1:10 pm	NE	17.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.02	-	-
11	23	1:00 pm	NE	17.5	21.4	1.0	2	-	-	-	-	51.6	55.0	-	14.02	-	-
11	23	12:20 pm	NE	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	12:10 pm	NE	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.97	-	-
11	23	12:00 pm	ENE	15.5	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	51.8	55.0	-	13.97	-	-
11	23	11:20 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:10 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.95	-	-
11	23	11:00 am	NE	13.6	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	51.8	55.0	-	13.95	-	-
11	23	10:20 am	NE	13.6	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:10 am	NE	13.6	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13.98	-	-
11	23	10:00 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.5	55.0	-	13.98	-	-
11	23	9:20 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:10 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.01	-	-
11	23	9:00 am	NE	13.6	17.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	52.7	55.2	-	14.01	-	-
11	23	8:20 am	NE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:10 am	NE	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.02	-	-
11	23	8:00 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	53.2	55.2	-	14.02	-	-
11	23	7:20 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:10 am	ENE	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	14.00	-	-
11	23	7:00 am	NE	13.6	17.5	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	53.1	55.0	-	14.00	-	-

Ocean Conditions at 44042 as of
(6:00 am EST)
1100 GMT on 11/24/2009:
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):	3.3 ft
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	54.27 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	13.49 psu
	Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM):	9.32 ppm
	Chlorophyll (CLCON):	7.69 ug/l
	Turbidity (TURB):	3 FTU

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EST)	DEPTH ft	OTMP °F	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv

11	24	5:00 am	3.3	54.00	-	13.36	-	9.40	7.86	3	-	-
11	24	4:00 am	3.3	53.89	-	13.33	-	9.42	8.54	4	-	-
11	24	3:00 am	3.3	55.02	-	14.06	-	9.22	7.77	1	-	-
11	24	2:00 am	3.3	55.02	-	14.06	-	9.30	7.77	1	-	-
11	24	1:00 am	3.3	55.00	-	14.06	-	9.35	7.75	1	-	-
11	24	12:00 am	3.3	55.02	-	14.05	-	9.37	7.88	1	-	-
11	23	11:00 pm	3.3	54.70	-	13.87	-	9.44	8.36	2	-	-
11	23	10:00 pm	3.3	54.73	-	13.88	-	9.49	8.09	2	-	-
11	23	9:00 pm	3.3	54.73	-	13.86	-	9.52	8.21	2	-	-
11	23	8:00 pm	3.3	54.79	-	13.84	-	9.51	7.99	2	-	-
11	23	7:00 pm	3.3	54.79	-	13.85	-	9.44	7.64	2	-	-
11	23	6:00 pm	3.3	54.36	-	13.70	-	9.54	9.04	4	-	-
11	23	5:00 pm	3.3	54.37	-	13.59	-	9.66	9.57	5	-	-
11	23	4:00 pm	3.3	54.39	-	13.54	-	9.82	10.89	5	-	-
11	23	3:00 pm	3.3	54.14	-	13.61	-	9.79	10.46	6	-	-
11	23	2:00 pm	3.3	55.11	-	14.05	-	9.60	7.81	1	-	-
11	23	1:00 pm	3.3	55.08	-	14.02	-	9.68	8.21	1	-	-
11	23	12:00 pm	3.3	55.04	-	13.97	-	9.65	8.25	1	-	-
11	23	11:00 am	3.3	55.04	-	13.95	-	9.57	8.26	1	-	-
11	23	10:00 am	3.3	55.08	-	13.98	-	9.56	7.89	1	-	-
11	23	9:00 am	3.3	55.13	-	14.01	-	9.53	7.84	1	-	-
11	23	8:00 am	3.3	55.13	-	14.02	-	9.51	7.54	1	-	-
11	23	7:00 am	3.3	55.11	-	14.00	-	9.47	7.46	1	-	-

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