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Station BUZM3 - Buzzards Bay, MA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station BUZM3

Station BUZM3

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
C-MAN Station
MARS payload
41.397 N 71.033 W (41°23'48" N 71°2'0" W)

Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 24.5 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 24.8 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 17.4 m above mean sea level

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round.  Mandatory speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the US east coast.  Voluntary speed restrictions may be in effect in other areas and times.  For current information on speed-restricted areas, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Boston WFO

Wave data for this area are available at 44070.

Important Notice to Mariners

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station BUZM3

Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Sector pictures are available for this station at 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315 degrees.

(SECTOR PHOTOS ARE NOT IN REAL-TIME AND ARE NOT UPDATED!)

Conditions at BUZM3 as of
(6:00 pm EST)
2300 GMT on 11/22/2009:
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.

5-day plot - Wind DirectionWind Direction (WDIR):ENE ( 60 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind SpeedWind Speed (WSPD): 22 kts
5-day plot - Wind GustWind Gust (GST): 25 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.39 in
5-day plot - Pressure TendencyPressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.06 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air TemperatureAir Temperature (ATMP): 46.6 °F
5-day plot - Water TemperatureWater Temperature (WTMP): 52.9 °F
5-day plot - Dew PointDew Point (DEWP): 38.5 °F
5-day plot - Wind ChillWind Chill (CHILL): 38.1 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric PressureCombined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(EST)		5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
6:00 pmNE ( 55 deg ) 22 kts
5:50 pmNE ( 49 deg ) 21 kts
5:40 pmNE ( 53 deg ) 20 kts
5:30 pmNE ( 45 deg ) 21 kts
5:20 pmNE ( 41 deg ) 21 kts
5:10 pmNE ( 37 deg ) 21 kts
  
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction5-day plot - Wind Speed5-day plot - Wind Gust5-day plot - Wave Height5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period5-day plot - Average Period5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure5-day plot - Pressure Tendency5-day plot - Air Temperature5-day plot - Water Temperature5-day plot - Dew Point5-day plot - Salinity5-day plot - Visibility5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
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
1122 5:00 pm  NNE 22 24----30.36+0.05 46.9 52.9 38.8---
1122 4:00 pm   NE 23 26----30.34+0.04 47.8 52.9 38.5---
1122 3:00 pm   NE 19 21----30.33+0.03 49.6 52.9 41.0---
1122 2:00 pm  NNE 19 22----30.31+0.01 50.0 52.7 40.6---
1122 1:00 pm   NE 19 21----30.30+0.00 50.2 52.7 41.7---
112212:00 pm   NE 20 21----30.29+0.02 50.4 52.9 42.3---
112211:00 am   NE 19 20----30.30+0.05 50.2 52.7 43.3---
112210:00 am  NNE 15 17----30.29+0.07 49.1 52.7 45.7---
1122 9:00 am   N 14 15----30.27+0.08 46.9 52.7 44.8---
1122 8:00 am   N 17 18----30.24+0.08 45.3 52.7 43.2---
1122 7:00 am   N 15 17----30.22+0.07 44.6 52.7 42.8---
1122 6:00 am   N 15 17----30.19+0.05 45.1 52.7 43.2---
1122 5:00 am   N 15 16----30.17+0.03 45.1 52.7 42.4---
1122 4:00 am   N 17 18----30.15+0.03 46.4 52.9 42.6---
1122 3:00 am   N 16 19----30.14+0.02 46.8 52.7 41.5---
1122 2:00 am   N 12 14----30.14+0.02 48.4 52.9 42.6---
1122 1:00 am   N 11 13----30.12+0.01 48.9 52.9 43.2---
112212:00 am   N 11 12----30.12+0.02 50.4 53.1 43.2---
112111:00 pm  NNW 10 11----30.12+0.04 50.0 52.9 44.6---
112110:00 pm  NNW 12 13----30.11+0.05 50.5 52.9 45.0---
1121 9:00 pm   NW 12 13----30.10+0.05 51.4 52.9 44.6---
1121 8:00 pm  WNW 11 12----30.08+0.04 52.3 52.9 45.1---
1121 7:00 pm  WNW 10 10----30.06+0.03 53.1 52.9 48.4---
1121 6:00 pm   W 10 11----30.05+0.03 53.1 52.9 50.0---

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.

The weekly status report and the weekly maintenance report also provide valuable station information.

Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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