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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)

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Ocean Current Data for 44042

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	6:06 am EDT		6:00 am EDT		5:54 am EDT		5:48 am EDT		5:36 am EDT		5:30 am EDT		5:24 am EDT		5:18 am EDT		5:12 am EDT		5:00 am EDT		4:54 am EDT		4:48 am EDT		4:36 am EDT		4:30 am EDT		4:24 am EDT		4:18 am EDT		4:12 am EDT		4:00 am EDT		3:54 am EDT		3:48 am EDT		3:36 am EDT		3:30 am EDT		3:24 am EDT		3:18 am EDT		3:12 am EDT		3:00 am EDT		2:54 am EDT		2:48 am EDT		2:36 am EDT		2:30 am EDT		2:24 am EDT		2:18 am EDT		2:12 am EDT		2:00 am EDT		1:54 am EDT		1:48 am EDT		1:36 am EDT		1:30 am EDT		1:24 am EDT		1:18 am EDT		1:12 am EDT		1:00 am EDT		12:54 am EDT		12:48 am EDT		12:36 am EDT		12:30 am EDT		12:24 am EDT		12:18 am EDT
10	290	0.27	290	0.29	290	0.31	300	0.31	310	0.31	300	0.35	300	0.35	300	0.35	300	0.39	300	0.43	300	0.45	310	0.47	300	0.47	300	0.49	300	0.49	300	0.49	300	0.52	320	0.60	310	0.64	310	0.66	310	0.68	310	0.68	310	0.64	310	0.62	310	0.58	300	0.54	290	0.52	290	0.49	280	0.51	290	0.49	280	0.45	280	0.45	290	0.43	290	0.33	280	0.27	290	0.25	280	0.21	300	0.21	310	0.21	290	0.21	280	0.19	320	0.16	300	0.16	330	0.12	330	0.08	360	0.08	90	0.02	120	0.06

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