Station MLRF1 - Molasses Reef, FL

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C-MAN Station
MARS payload
25.010 N 80.380 W (25°0'36" N 80°22'48" W)

Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 15.5 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 15.8 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 11.3 m above mean sea level

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Conditions at MLRF1 as of
(5:00 pm EST)
2200 GMT on 11/21/2009:
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):	ESE ( 120 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	11 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	11 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.95 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	+0.00 in ( Steady )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	78.3 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	80.6 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	35.73 psu
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EST)	WDIR	WSPD
5:00 pm	ESE ( 116 deg )	10 kts
4:50 pm	ESE ( 115 deg )	9 kts
4:40 pm	ESE ( 104 deg )	9 kts
4:30 pm	ESE ( 105 deg )	9 kts
4:20 pm	ESE ( 107 deg )	9 kts
4:10 pm	ESE ( 106 deg )	9 kts

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	21	4:00 pm	E	10	11	-	-	-	-	29.95	-0.02	78.1	80.1	-	35.83	-	-
11	21	3:00 pm	ESE	9	11	-	-	-	-	29.95	-0.04	78.3	79.3	-	35.85	-	-
11	21	2:00 pm	ESE	7	8	-	-	-	-	29.95	-0.06	78.3	80.4	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	1:00 pm	ESE	7	8	-	-	-	-	29.97	-0.05	78.3	80.6	-	35.78	-	-
11	21	12:00 pm	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	29.99	-0.01	78.4	80.4	-	35.81	-	-
11	21	11:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	30.01	+0.02	78.3	80.2	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	10:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	30.02	+0.04	78.3	80.1	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	9:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	30.00	+0.04	78.1	79.9	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	8:00 am	ESE	7	8	-	-	-	-	29.98	+0.03	78.3	79.7	-	35.77	-	-
11	21	7:00 am	ESE	7	8	-	-	-	-	29.98	+0.03	77.9	79.7	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	6:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	29.96	+0.01	77.9	79.7	-	35.79	-	-
11	21	5:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	29.95	+0.00	77.7	79.7	-	35.80	-	-
11	21	4:00 am	ESE	8	9	-	-	-	-	29.95	-0.01	77.9	79.9	-	35.80	-	-
11	21	3:00 am	ESE	9	11	-	-	-	-	29.95	-0.02	77.9	79.9	-	35.80	-	-
11	21	2:00 am	E	10	12	-	-	-	-	29.96	-0.03	77.7	79.7	-	35.81	-	-
11	21	1:00 am	E	10	11	-	-	-	-	29.96	-0.03	77.7	79.7	-	35.84	-	-
11	21	12:00 am	ESE	11	12	-	-	-	-	29.97	-0.01	77.7	79.7	-	35.82	-	-
11	20	11:00 pm	E	10	11	-	-	-	-	29.98	+0.00	77.9	79.7	-	35.83	-	-
11	20	10:00 pm	E	7	8	-	-	-	-	29.99	+0.02	78.1	79.7	-	35.83	-	-
11	20	9:00 pm	E	8	8	-	-	-	-	29.99	+0.03	78.1	79.7	-	35.82	-	-
11	20	8:00 pm	E	9	10	-	-	-	-	29.98	+0.03	78.1	79.7	-	35.83	-	-
11	20	7:00 pm	E	9	10	-	-	-	-	29.97	+0.02	78.1	79.9	-	35.83	-	-
11	20	6:00 pm	E	10	11	-	-	-	-	29.96	+0.01	78.3	79.9	-	35.81	-	-
11	20	5:00 pm	E	8	10	-	-	-	-	29.96	+0.00	78.4	79.3	-	35.85	-	-

WARNING! - These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA and FIO cannot be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs.

Ocean Conditions at MLRF1 as of
(5:00 pm EST)
2200 GMT on 11/21/2009:
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):	0.0 ft
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	80.76 °F
	Conductivity (COND):	56.30
	Salinity (SAL):	35.73 psu

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	21	4:00 pm	0.0	79.74	55.80	35.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	3:00 pm	0.0	79.47	55.70	35.85	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	2:00 pm	0.0	80.55	56.20	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	1:00 pm	0.0	80.58	56.30	35.78	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	12:00 pm	0.0	80.49	56.20	35.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	11:00 am	0.0	80.31	56.10	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	10:00 am	0.0	80.10	56.00	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	9:00 am	0.0	79.99	55.90	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	8:00 am	0.0	79.90	55.80	35.77	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	7:00 am	0.0	79.88	55.80	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	6:00 am	0.0	79.86	55.80	35.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	5:00 am	0.0	79.84	55.80	35.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	4:00 am	0.0	79.90	55.90	35.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	3:00 am	0.0	79.99	55.90	35.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	2:00 am	0.0	79.77	55.80	35.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	1:00 am	0.0	79.75	55.80	35.84	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	21	12:00 am	0.0	79.79	55.80	35.82	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	11:00 pm	0.0	79.83	55.90	35.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	10:00 pm	0.0	79.84	55.90	35.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	9:00 pm	0.0	79.81	55.80	35.82	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	8:00 pm	0.0	79.86	55.90	35.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	7:00 pm	0.0	79.92	55.90	35.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	6:00 pm	0.0	80.04	56.00	35.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
11	20	5:00 pm	0.0	79.65	55.80	35.85	-	-	-	-	-	-

Description of Measurements

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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.

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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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