Station 41024 - Sunset Nearshore, NC (SUN2)

Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Moored Buoy
33.837 N 78.477 W (33°50'14" N 78°28'36" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.79 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 2.95 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.79 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 10 m

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Wave data from this buoy (SSBN7) can be viewed here.

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Conditions at 41024 as of
(11:08 pm EDT on 04/01/2023)
0308 GMT on 04/02/2023:
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):	SW ( 220 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	21.4 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	27.2 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.79 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	66.6 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	62.6 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.23 psu
	Dew Point (DEWP):	64.9 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	23.3 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	25.3 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations
MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	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

04	01	10:08 pm	SW	21.4	27.2	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	66.6	62.6	65.1	34.25	-	-
04	01	9:08 pm	SW	21.4	27.2	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	66.4	62.4	64.6	34.25	-	-
04	01	8:08 pm	SSW	27.2	35.0	-	-	-	-	29.74	-	66.9	62.4	64.9	34.25	-	-
04	01	7:08 pm	SSW	25.3	33.0	-	-	-	-	29.75	-	67.3	62.6	65.1	34.26	-	-
04	01	6:08 pm	SSW	25.3	33.0	-	-	-	-	29.76	-	66.7	62.6	64.9	34.30	-	-
04	01	5:08 pm	SSW	25.3	35.0	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	66.6	62.4	64.8	34.33	-	-
04	01	4:08 pm	SSW	25.3	33.0	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	66.4	62.4	64.6	34.34	-	-
04	01	3:08 pm	SSW	25.3	33.0	-	-	-	-	29.85	-	66.0	62.2	64.2	34.31	-	-
04	01	2:08 pm	SSW	25.3	35.0	-	-	-	-	29.90	-	65.8	62.4	64.0	34.10	-	-
04	01	1:08 pm	SSW	25.3	33.0	-	-	-	-	29.95	-	66.0	62.6	64.0	33.99	-	-
04	01	11:08 am	SSW	23.3	31.1	-	-	-	-	29.98	-	66.0	62.2	64.9	34.13	-	-
04	01	10:08 am	SSW	21.4	27.2	-	-	-	-	30.00	-	65.7	62.2	64.8	34.07	-	-
04	01	9:08 am	SSW	19.4	25.3	-	-	-	-	30.02	-	65.7	62.4	64.8	33.92	-	-
04	01	8:08 am	SSW	13.6	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.03	-	64.8	62.6	64.2	33.74	-	-
04	01	7:08 am	SSW	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.03	-	65.1	62.4	64.0	33.92	-	-
04	01	6:08 am	SSW	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.06	-	64.9	62.6	63.9	33.86	-	-
04	01	5:08 am	SSW	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.06	-	65.1	62.6	63.7	33.81	-	-
04	01	4:08 am	S	11.7	17.5	-	-	-	-	30.07	-	65.1	62.6	63.7	33.90	-	-
04	01	3:08 am	S	13.6	17.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	65.7	62.2	63.5	34.32	-	-
04	01	2:08 am	S	15.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	65.8	62.2	63.5	34.31	-	-
04	01	1:08 am	S	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	64.9	62.2	63.5	34.30	-	-

Ocean Conditions at 41024 as of
(11:08 pm EDT on 04/01/2023)
0308 GMT on 04/02/2023:
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):	62.51 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.23 psu

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

04	01	10:08 pm	0.0	62.51	-	34.25	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	9:08 pm	0.0	62.40	-	34.25	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	8:08 pm	0.0	62.51	-	34.25	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	7:08 pm	0.0	62.58	-	34.26	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	6:08 pm	0.0	62.58	-	34.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	5:08 pm	0.0	62.46	-	34.33	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	4:08 pm	0.0	62.40	-	34.34	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	3:08 pm	0.0	62.20	-	34.31	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	2:08 pm	0.0	62.38	-	34.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	1:08 pm	0.0	62.53	-	33.99	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	11:08 am	0.0	62.20	-	34.13	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	10:08 am	0.0	62.28	-	34.07	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	9:08 am	0.0	62.49	-	33.92	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	8:08 am	0.0	62.67	-	33.74	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	7:08 am	0.0	62.51	-	33.92	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	6:08 am	0.0	62.58	-	33.86	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	5:08 am	0.0	62.64	-	33.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	4:08 am	0.0	62.51	-	33.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	3:08 am	0.0	62.17	-	34.32	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	2:08 am	0.0	62.20	-	34.31	-	-	-	-	-	-
04	01	1:08 am	0.0	62.24	-	34.30	-	-	-	-	-	-

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