Station 44014 (LLNR 550) - VIRGINIA BEACH 64 NM East of Virginia Beach, VA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
2.1-meter ionomer foam buoy
SCOOP payload
36.609 N 74.842 W (36°36'34" N 74°50'30" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.8 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 1.8 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.1 m below water line
Water depth: 47 m
Watch circle radius: 102 yards

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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Historical data (data descriptions)
- Standard meteorological data: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Continuous winds data: 1997 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
- Spectral wave density data: 1996 1997 1997b 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006b 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha1) direction data: 1996 1997 1997b 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006b 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha2) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006b 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r1) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006b 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r2) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006b 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Ocean current data: 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013
- Supplemental measurements data: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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