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Station WRBF1 - Whipray Basin, FL

Owned and maintained by Everglades National Park
Water Quality Station
25.077 N 80.728 W (25°4'36" N 80°43'39" W)

Water levels are referenced to local datums. They provide relative change in water level and are not to be used for navigation.

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Conditions at WRBF1 as of
(11:00 am EDT)
1500 GMT on 05/23/2013:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last 24 hours of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	WSW ( 250 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	9.9 kts
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	83.5 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.18 psu
	Tide (above MLLW) (TIDE):	1.24 ft
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	11.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	13.6 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)		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
05	23	10:00 am		WSW	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82.9	-	34.15	-	1.23
05	23	8:00 am		SSW	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	83.5	-	34.03	-	1.14
05	23	7:00 am		SSW	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	84.0	-	34.15	-	1.09
05	23	6:00 am		SSW	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	84.4	-	34.47	-	1.07
05	23	4:00 am		S	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	85.1	-	34.19	-	1.02
05	23	3:00 am		S	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	85.6	-	34.10	-	1.02
05	23	2:00 am		S	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86.0	-	34.04	-	1.01
05	23	12:00 am		S	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87.1	-	33.93	-	1.08
05	22	11:00 pm		S	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87.4	-	34.05	-	1.11
05	22	10:00 pm		SW	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	87.8	-	33.72	-	1.11
05	22	8:00 pm		SW	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89.1	-	33.75	-	1.11
05	22	7:00 pm		SW	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89.8	-	33.54	-	1.14
05	22	6:00 pm		WSW	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	89.8	-	33.51	-	1.15
05	22	5:00 pm		WSW	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	88.9	-	33.60	-	1.16
05	22	4:00 pm		WSW	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	88.0	-	33.80	-	1.14
05	22	3:00 pm		SW	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86.9	-	33.69	-	1.13
05	22	2:00 pm		SW	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	86.2	-	33.82	-	1.11

Ocean Conditions at WRBF1 as of
(11:00 am EDT)
1500 GMT on 05/23/2013:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
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 24 hours of that observation.
	Depth (DEPTH):	4.9 ft
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	83.44 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.18 psu

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	DEPTH ft	OTMP °F	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv
05	23	10:00 am	4.9	82.99	-	34.15	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	8:00 am	4.9	83.46	-	34.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	7:00 am	4.9	83.97	-	34.15	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	6:00 am	4.9	84.40	-	34.47	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	4:00 am	4.9	85.01	-	34.19	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	3:00 am	4.9	85.57	-	34.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	2:00 am	4.9	86.02	-	34.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	23	12:00 am	4.9	87.01	-	33.93	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	11:00 pm	4.9	87.42	-	34.05	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	10:00 pm	4.9	87.75	-	33.72	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	8:00 pm	4.9	89.08	-	33.75	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	7:00 pm	4.9	89.71	-	33.54	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	6:00 pm	4.9	89.73	-	33.51	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	5:00 pm	4.9	88.95	-	33.60	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	4:00 pm	4.9	87.91	-	33.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	3:00 pm	4.9	86.86	-	33.69	-	-	-	-	-	-
05	22	2:00 pm	4.9	86.09	-	33.82	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rainfall at WRBF1 as of
(11:00 am EDT)
1500 GMT on 05/23/2013:

Note: This report is more than two hours old

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last 24 hours of that observation.

* indicates interpolated rain values

Previous observations
					-------- Ten-minute Rain Rates (Centered at hour + minutes) ---------
MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	Hourly Accum inches		0 inches/hour		10 inches/hour		20 inches/hour		30 inches/hour		40 inches/hour		50 inches/hour
05	23	11:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	10:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	8:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	7:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	6:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	4:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	3:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	2:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	12:00 am	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	11:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	10:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	23	8:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	7:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	6:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	5:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	4:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	3:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-
05	22	2:00 pm	0.00		-		-		-		-		-		-

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.