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Station 44042 - Potomac, MD

Owned and maintained by Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System
Moored Buoy
38.033 N 76.335 W (38°1'59" N 76°20'8" W)

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are measured to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 44042

		7:54 am EDT			7:48 am EDT			7:42 am EDT			7:36 am EDT			7:30 am EDT			7:24 am EDT			7:18 am EDT			7:12 am EDT			7:06 am EDT			7:00 am EDT			6:54 am EDT			6:48 am EDT			6:42 am EDT			6:36 am EDT			6:30 am EDT			6:24 am EDT			6:18 am EDT			6:12 am EDT			6:06 am EDT			6:00 am EDT			5:54 am EDT			5:48 am EDT			5:42 am EDT			5:36 am EDT			5:30 am EDT			5:24 am EDT			5:18 am EDT			5:12 am EDT			5:06 am EDT			5:00 am EDT			4:54 am EDT			4:48 am EDT			4:42 am EDT			4:36 am EDT			4:30 am EDT			4:24 am EDT			4:18 am EDT			4:12 am EDT			4:06 am EDT			4:00 am EDT			3:54 am EDT			3:48 am EDT			3:42 am EDT			3:36 am EDT			3:30 am EDT			3:24 am EDT			3:18 am EDT			3:12 am EDT
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		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		Dir °	Speed kts		Dir °	Speed kts
10		150	0.45		150	0.54		150	0.56		140	0.56		140	0.62		140	0.64		140	0.66		140	0.68		140	0.70		140	0.70		140	0.72		140	0.74		140	0.72		140	0.74		130	0.70		130	0.68		130	0.66		130	0.66		130	0.66		130	0.70		130	0.68		130	0.70		130	0.68		130	0.66		130	0.62		130	0.64		130	0.60		130	0.58		130	0.58		130	0.56		130	0.52		130	0.49		130	0.45		120	0.47		120	0.43		110	0.41		120	0.41		120	0.41		110	0.35		110	0.35		110	0.37		110	0.33		110	0.25		110	0.29		90	0.25		100	0.23		100	0.19		90	0.19

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:

All Instruments - 1-day plot - ocean current 1-day plot 3-day plot - ocean current 3-day plot 5-day plot - ocean current 5-day plot

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

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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.