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Station 42408 - EAST GULF of MEXICO - 225NM WNW of Loggerhead Key, FL

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
2.6-meter discus buoy
DART II payload
25.200 N 87.000 W (25°12'0" N 87°0'0" W)

Buoy 42408 has gone adrift on 12/11/2008 and was recovered 12/19/2008.  It has been replaced by 42409 located approximately 100NM to the NE. Station has been disestablished.

Important Notice to Mariners

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DART Program Description

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Station 42408
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Plot of Water Column Height Data for Station 42408

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Water Column Heights:
03/29/2023 00:00:00 to 04/02/2023 23:59:59

The data are recorded in pounds per square inch absolute (PSIA), but are displayed in meters of water after applying a constant 670.0 mm of water/PSIA conversion factor.

T = Measurement Type;
     where 1 = 15-minute measurement; 2 = 1-minute measurement; 3 = 15-second measurement

Description of Measurements

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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.

The weekly maintenance report also provides valuable station information.

Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.