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Station 44029 - Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
42.523 N 70.566 W (42°31'24" N 70°33'56" W)

Water depth: 65 m
Watch circle radius: 45 yards

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

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Ocean Current Data for 44029

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	7:04 pm EST		6:04 pm EST		5:04 pm EST		4:04 pm EST		3:04 pm EST		2:04 pm EST		1:04 pm EST		12:04 pm EST		11:04 am EST		10:04 am EST		9:04 am EST		8:04 am EST		7:04 am EST		6:04 am EST		5:04 am EST		4:04 am EST		3:04 am EST		2:04 am EST		1:04 am EST		12:04 am EST		11:04 pm EST		10:04 pm EST		9:04 pm EST
7	70	0.25	90	0.25	90	0.51	90	0.62	90	0.58	100	0.47	100	0.52	110	0.37	140	0.31	160	0.37	160	0.17	150	0.10	160	0.23	100	0.29	100	0.41	80	0.47	110	0.47	100	0.49	110	0.51	110	0.37	120	0.35	130	0.37	160	0.19
33	110	0.23	110	0.21	100	0.47	80	0.52	80	0.60	90	0.45	120	0.41	150	0.19	150	0.19	150	0.31	190	0.29	160	0.25	130	0.19	110	0.29	90	0.37	110	0.45	110	0.45	110	0.52	130	0.37	110	0.45	130	0.41	150	0.27	120	0.16
46	130	0.17	110	0.12	90	0.45	80	0.41	70	0.51	80	0.43	120	0.37	150	0.14	150	0.23	150	0.29	200	0.29	180	0.21	170	0.12	110	0.25	90	0.39	100	0.43	100	0.37	110	0.51	130	0.37	110	0.37	130	0.39	160	0.19	150	0.14
59	140	0.23	90	0.19	90	0.43	70	0.41	80	0.51	80	0.41	120	0.35	140	0.14	160	0.23	140	0.29	190	0.27	180	0.19	140	0.12	110	0.27	90	0.39	100	0.43	100	0.37	110	0.52	130	0.33	110	0.37	130	0.37	160	0.19	130	0.16
72	140	0.23	100	0.14	90	0.41	70	0.39	80	0.49	90	0.39	120	0.33	140	0.10	160	0.25	150	0.27	190	0.27	180	0.17	160	0.10	110	0.25	90	0.37	90	0.43	100	0.35	110	0.52	130	0.29	110	0.35	130	0.37	160	0.17	150	0.12
85	130	0.23	100	0.12	90	0.39	70	0.37	80	0.45	90	0.41	120	0.31	130	0.08	160	0.25	150	0.31	190	0.27	200	0.16	180	0.10	110	0.23	80	0.35	90	0.43	100	0.35	110	0.52	130	0.27	110	0.33	130	0.37	160	0.16	160	0.10
98	130	0.23	100	0.08	90	0.39	70	0.37	80	0.43	90	0.41	130	0.31	140	0.08	160	0.21	150	0.29	190	0.25	210	0.14	200	0.10	110	0.21	80	0.33	90	0.43	100	0.35	110	0.52	130	0.23	100	0.33	130	0.33	170	0.16	160	0.08
112	130	0.23	130	0.06	90	0.37	70	0.35	70	0.43	90	0.39	130	0.29	160	0.08	150	0.19	160	0.29	200	0.23	210	0.14	200	0.08	110	0.19	80	0.31	90	0.43	100	0.33	110	0.49	130	0.23	100	0.33	130	0.29	180	0.14	170	0.06
125	130	0.19	160	0.06	80	0.39	70	0.35	70	0.41	90	0.39	130	0.27	160	0.06	160	0.16	160	0.29	200	0.23	200	0.14	200	0.06	110	0.17	80	0.31	90	0.43	90	0.33	100	0.47	130	0.21	100	0.31	130	0.27	170	0.16	170	0.04
138	140	0.21	190	0.06	80	0.37	70	0.33	70	0.39	90	0.35	140	0.27	160	0.06	150	0.16	160	0.29	200	0.23	210	0.14	240	0.02	100	0.17	70	0.31	90	0.43	80	0.35	100	0.47	120	0.19	100	0.29	130	0.27	180	0.14	180	0.04
151	150	0.19	200	0.04	80	0.37	60	0.35	70	0.37	90	0.33	140	0.27	150	0.06	150	0.16	150	0.29	200	0.21	210	0.14	350	0.04	90	0.17	60	0.31	80	0.41	80	0.35	100	0.47	120	0.19	90	0.31	120	0.25	190	0.12	180	0.04
164	160	0.19	200	0.02	70	0.37	60	0.33	70	0.37	90	0.33	140	0.27	160	0.04	150	0.16	150	0.27	190	0.19	210	0.10	360	0.06	80	0.19	60	0.31	80	0.41	70	0.33	100	0.47	110	0.19	90	0.31	120	0.23	190	0.08	220	0.02
177	160	0.19	240	0.00	70	0.35	60	0.31	80	0.35	90	0.29	140	0.27	150	0.04	150	0.16	150	0.25	190	0.19	200	0.06	340	0.10	70	0.21	50	0.31	70	0.29	60	0.31	100	0.49	100	0.19	80	0.31	110	0.23	200	0.04	310	0.04
190	170	0.23	220	0.04	80	0.21	50	0.23	70	0.29	90	0.21	140	0.27	160	0.06	150	0.12	160	0.21	200	0.17	250	0.08	320	0.14	60	0.14	40	0.27	70	0.27	60	0.19	90	0.39	100	0.14	70	0.31	100	0.17	240	0.06	300	0.06

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