Station MBLA1 - Middle Bay Light, AL

Station operated by Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Coastal Marine Station
30.437 N 88.012 W (30°26'12" N 88°0'42" W)

Anemometer height: 10 m above site elevation

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Conditions at MBLA1 as of
(1:30 am CST)
0730 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):	ENE ( 60 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	11.1 kts
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	54.1 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	1.65 psu

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (CST)	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	1:00 am	ENE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	54.3	-	-	-	-	-
11	24	12:30 am	ENE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	55.6	-	-	1.65	-	-
11	24	12:00 am	ENE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.1	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:30 pm	E	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.3	-	-	1.61	-	-
11	23	11:00 pm	ENE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.5	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:30 pm	ENE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	56.7	-	-	1.56	-	-
11	23	10:00 pm	ENE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.2	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:30 pm	ENE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.4	-	-	1.55	-	-
11	23	9:00 pm	ENE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.2	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:30 pm	ENE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	1.47	-	-
11	23	8:00 pm	ENE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.1	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:30 pm	ENE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.8	-	-	1.43	-	-
11	23	7:00 pm	NE	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.8	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:30 pm	ENE	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.0	-	-	1.24	-	-
11	23	6:00 pm	ENE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:30 pm	ENE	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.9	-	-	1.44	-	-
11	23	5:00 pm	NNE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:30 pm	NNE	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	61.7	-	-	1.35	-	-
11	23	4:00 pm	NNE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	63.3	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:30 pm	N	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.4	-	-	1.38	-	-
11	23	3:00 pm	N	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.4	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:30 pm	N	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	64.0	-	-	1.62	-	-
11	23	2:00 pm	N	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	1:30 pm	NE	4.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.9	-	-	1.69	-	-
11	23	1:00 pm	NNE	4.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.0	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	12:30 pm	N	4.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	59.0	-	-	1.65	-	-
11	23	12:00 pm	N	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.8	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:30 am	N	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.8	-	-	1.65	-	-
11	23	11:00 am	N	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:30 am	NNE	5.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.5	-	-	2.02	-	-
11	23	10:00 am	NNE	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.1	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:30 am	NNE	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.1	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:00 am	NNE	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.9	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:30 am	NE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:00 am	NNE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.4	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:30 am	NE	8.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:00 am	NNE	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:30 am	NNE	11.1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:00 am	NNE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:30 am	NNE	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	3.44	-	-
11	23	5:00 am	NNE	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.4	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:30 am	NNE	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.2	-	-	3.15	-	-
11	23	4:00 am	NNE	9.9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.6	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:30 am	N	8.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.1	-	-	2.97	-	-
11	23	3:00 am	N	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	57.7	-	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:30 am	N	7.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.1	-	-	3.18	-	-
11	23	2:00 am	N	6.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	58.3	-	-	-	-	-

Ocean Conditions at MBLA1 as of
(1:30 am CST)
0730 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):	59.54 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	1.65 psu
	Oxygen Concentration (O2PCT):	81.5%
	Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM):	8.08 ppm

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

11	24	12:30 am	3.3	59.52	-	1.65	80.70	8.01	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:30 pm	3.3	59.67	-	1.61	80.40	7.96	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:30 pm	3.3	59.68	-	1.56	80.20	7.94	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:30 pm	3.3	59.85	-	1.55	79.90	7.90	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:30 pm	3.3	59.92	-	1.47	79.30	7.84	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:30 pm	3.3	60.04	-	1.43	79.60	7.86	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:30 pm	3.3	60.10	-	1.24	79.30	7.83	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:30 pm	3.3	60.37	-	1.44	79.50	7.82	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:30 pm	3.3	60.44	-	1.35	80.00	7.86	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:30 pm	3.3	60.42	-	1.38	79.90	7.86	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:30 pm	3.3	60.21	-	1.62	79.50	7.83	-	-	-	-
11	23	1:30 pm	3.3	60.01	-	1.69	79.40	7.83	-	-	-	-
11	23	12:30 pm	3.3	60.10	-	1.65	81.10	7.99	-	-	-	-
11	23	11:30 am	3.3	60.01	-	1.65	81.00	7.99	-	-	-	-
11	23	10:30 am	3.3	60.04	-	2.02	81.50	8.02	-	-	-	-
11	23	9:30 am	0.0	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
11	23	8:30 am	0.0	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
11	23	7:30 am	0.0	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
11	23	6:30 am	0.0	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
11	23	5:30 am	3.3	60.48	-	3.44	83.70	8.12	-	-	-	-
11	23	4:30 am	3.3	60.42	-	3.15	84.40	8.21	-	-	-	-
11	23	3:30 am	3.3	60.48	-	2.97	86.50	8.41	-	-	-	-
11	23	2:30 am	3.3	60.44	-	3.18	86.60	8.41	-	-	-	-

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