Station 44014 (LLNR 550) - VIRGINIA BEACH 64 NM East of Virginia Beach, VA
Funding provided by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center 3-meter discus buoy ARES payload 36.606 N 74.840 W (36°36'23" N 74°50'23" W)
Site elevation: sea level Air temp height: 4.4 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 4.9 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 0.3 m above mean sea level Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below water line Water depth: 47 m Watch circle radius: 101 yards
Station ceased transmitting 02/21/20. Data will be restored during our next service visit to this location. When a date is known it will be posted in Maintenance Schedule.
Right whales are active off VA from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike
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