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Station 42023 - C13 - WFS South Buoy, 50m Isobath

Owned and maintained by COMPS (University of South Florida)
Offshore Buoy
26.010 N 83.086 W (26°0'36" N 83°5'10" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.8 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.8 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 50 m

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Conditions at 42023 as of
(2:30 am CDT)
0730 GMT on 08/17/2018:
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):	E ( 100 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	7.8 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	11.7 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.14 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	84.7 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	85.5 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.74 psu
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	7.8 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	9.7 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	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
08	17	2:00 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.15	-0.04	84.6	85.5	-	34.79	-	-
08	17	1:30 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-	84.6	85.5	-	34.90	-	-
08	17	1:00 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.16	-0.01	84.6	85.5	-	34.83	-	-
08	17	12:30 am	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	84.6	85.8	-	34.93	-	-
08	17	12:00 am	E	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.17	+0.00	84.6	86.0	-	34.99	-	-
08	16	11:30 pm	ENE	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	84.4	85.8	-	35.08	-	-
08	16	11:00 pm	ENE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.18	+0.04	84.4	85.8	-	35.02	-	-
08	16	10:30 pm	ESE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	85.8	86.0	-	35.06	-	-
08	16	10:00 pm	ESE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.17	+0.04	86.0	86.0	-	35.05	-	-
08	16	9:30 pm	ESE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.18	-	85.6	86.0	-	35.04	-	-
08	16	9:00 pm	E	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.17	+0.05	85.3	86.0	-	35.09	-	-
08	16	8:30 pm	ESE	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.17	-	85.1	86.0	-	35.02	-	-
08	16	8:00 pm	SE	1.9	3.9	-	-	-	-	30.15	+0.03	84.9	86.0	-	35.01	-	-
08	16	7:30 pm	ESE	1.9	3.9	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	85.1	86.2	-	35.00	-	-
08	16	7:00 pm	SE	3.9	3.9	-	-	-	-	30.13	+0.02	85.3	86.2	-	34.98	-	-
08	16	6:30 pm	S	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	85.8	86.2	-	35.03	-	-
08	16	6:00 pm	SSE	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.12	+0.00	86.0	86.2	-	35.03	-	-
08	16	5:30 pm	SE	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	85.6	86.2	-	35.02	-	-
08	16	5:00 pm	SSE	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.11	-0.02	85.5	86.2	-	34.96	-	-
08	16	4:30 pm	SE	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	85.5	86.2	-	34.98	-	-
08	16	4:00 pm	SE	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.11	-0.03	85.3	86.0	-	35.02	-	-
08	16	3:30 pm	SE	5.8	7.8	-	-	-	-	30.12	-	85.1	86.0	-	34.99	-	-
08	16	3:00 pm	ESE	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.12	-0.01	84.7	86.0	-	34.99	-	-
08	16	2:30 pm	SE	9.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	84.7	86.0	-	35.00	-	-
08	16	2:00 pm	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	+0.00	85.3	85.8	-	34.97	-	-
08	16	1:30 pm	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	84.9	85.8	-	35.01	-	-
08	16	1:00 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	+0.00	85.1	85.6	-	34.96	-	-
08	16	12:30 pm	ESE	11.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	85.3	85.6	-	34.98	-	-
08	16	12:00 pm	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	+0.00	84.7	85.6	-	34.97	-	-
08	16	11:30 am	ESE	7.8	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	84.0	85.6	-	34.95	-	-
08	16	11:00 am	ESE	15.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	30.14	+0.03	84.4	85.6	-	34.95	-	-
08	16	10:30 am	SE	11.7	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.15	-	85.1	85.6	-	34.96	-	-
08	16	10:00 am	ESE	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.14	-	85.1	85.6	-	34.98	-	-
08	16	9:30 am	ESE	7.8	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	84.6	85.6	-	34.93	-	-
08	16	9:00 am	E	7.8	9.7	-	-	-	-	30.13	+0.03	83.3	85.6	-	35.00	-	-
08	16	8:30 am	E	9.7	11.7	-	-	-	-	30.13	-	83.3	85.6	-	35.00	-	-
08	16	8:00 am	ESE	11.7	17.5	-	-	-	-	30.11	+0.04	83.3	85.5	-	34.97	-	-
08	16	6:30 am	E	13.6	15.5	-	-	-	-	30.10	-	81.1	85.5	-	34.97	-	-
08	16	6:00 am	E	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.10	+0.04	80.2	85.5	-	34.93	-	-
08	16	5:30 am	E	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.09	-	81.1	85.5	-	34.91	-	-
08	16	5:00 am	E	15.5	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.07	+0.02	83.5	85.5	-	34.81	-	-
08	16	4:30 am	ENE	11.7	19.4	-	-	-	-	30.07	-	78.6	85.5	-	34.93	-	-
08	16	4:00 am	E	9.7	13.6	-	-	-	-	30.06	-0.01	84.2	85.5	-	34.93	-	-

Ocean Conditions at 42023 as of
(2:30 am CDT)
0730 GMT on 08/17/2018:
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):	3.3 ft
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	85.37 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	34.74 psu

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	DEPTH ft	OTMP °F	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv
08	17	2:00 am	3.3	85.42	-	34.79	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	17	1:30 am	3.3	85.50	-	34.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	17	1:00 am	3.3	85.50	-	34.83	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	17	12:30 am	3.3	85.77	-	34.93	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	17	12:00 am	3.3	85.95	-	34.99	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	11:30 pm	3.3	85.89	-	35.08	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	11:00 pm	3.3	85.86	-	35.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	10:30 pm	3.3	85.93	-	35.06	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	10:00 pm	3.3	85.96	-	35.05	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	9:30 pm	3.3	85.98	-	35.04	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	9:00 pm	3.3	86.04	-	35.09	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	8:30 pm	3.3	86.04	-	35.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	8:00 pm	3.3	86.05	-	35.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	7:30 pm	3.3	86.09	-	35.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	7:00 pm	3.3	86.13	-	34.98	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	6:30 pm	3.3	86.18	-	35.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	6:00 pm	3.3	86.18	-	35.03	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	5:30 pm	3.3	86.22	-	35.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	5:00 pm	3.3	86.18	-	34.96	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	4:30 pm	3.3	86.13	-	34.98	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	4:00 pm	3.3	86.04	-	35.02	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	3:30 pm	3.3	85.95	-	34.99	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	3:00 pm	3.3	85.95	-	34.99	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	2:30 pm	3.3	85.93	-	35.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	2:00 pm	3.3	85.82	-	34.97	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	1:30 pm	3.3	85.73	-	35.01	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	1:00 pm	3.3	85.68	-	34.96	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	12:30 pm	3.3	85.62	-	34.98	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	12:00 pm	3.3	85.66	-	34.97	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	11:30 am	3.3	85.71	-	34.95	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	11:00 am	3.3	85.69	-	34.95	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	10:30 am	3.3	85.68	-	34.96	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	10:00 am	3.3	85.62	-	34.98	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	9:30 am	3.3	85.59	-	34.93	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	9:00 am	3.3	85.59	-	35.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	8:30 am	3.3	85.59	-	35.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	8:00 am	3.3	85.50	-	34.97	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	6:30 am	3.3	85.50	-	34.97	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	6:00 am	3.3	85.41	-	34.93	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	5:30 am	3.3	85.48	-	34.91	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	5:00 am	3.3	85.37	-	34.81	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	4:30 am	3.3	85.42	-	34.93	-	-	-	-	-	-
08	16	4:00 am	3.3	85.42	-	34.93	-	-	-	-	-	-

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