Station 44029 - Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
42.523 N 70.566 W (42°31'24" N 70°33'56" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 3 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 65 m
Watch circle radius: 45 yards

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. Mandatory speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the US east coast. Voluntary speed restrictions may be in effect in other areas and times. For current information on speed-restricted areas, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

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Conditions at 44029 as of
(8:04 pm EDT on 03/31/2023)
0004 GMT on 04/01/2023:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
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):	SSE ( 160 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	11.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	13.6 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	3.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	5 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.09 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	36.9 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	41.4 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	31.30 psu
	Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi):	1.6 nmi
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	28.4 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	11.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	13.6 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

03	31	6:04 pm	S	15.5	19.4	3.0	4	-	-	30.14	-	42.6	41.5	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	5:04 pm	SSE	15.5	19.4	2.3	3	-	-	30.11	-	42.4	41.5	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	4:04 pm	SE	13.6	15.5	1.6	3	-	-	30.17	-	41.0	41.7	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	3:04 pm	SE	13.6	17.5	1.0	2	-	-	30.20	-	39.6	41.7	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	2:04 pm	SSE	9.7	11.7	0.7	-	-	-	30.24	-	38.7	41.7	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	1:04 pm	S	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	-	30.28	-	38.1	41.5	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	12:04 pm	SSW	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	-	30.32	-	37.4	41.4	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	11:04 am	WSW	7.8	9.7	1.0	3	-	-	30.34	-	36.7	41.2	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	10:04 am	W	9.7	11.7	1.3	3	-	-	30.34	-	36.0	41.2	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	9:04 am	W	9.7	11.7	1.3	3	-	-	30.33	-	34.9	41.0	-	31.40	1.6	-
03	31	8:04 am	WNW	11.7	13.6	1.3	3	-	-	30.33	-	34.3	41.0	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	7:04 am	WNW	13.6	15.5	1.6	3	-	-	30.32	-	34.2	41.0	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	6:04 am	W	13.6	17.5	1.3	3	-	-	30.30	-	34.5	41.0	-	31.30	1.6	-
03	31	5:04 am	W	13.6	17.5	1.3	3	-	-	30.29	-	35.1	41.0	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	4:04 am	WNW	15.5	17.5	1.3	3	-	-	30.28	-	35.1	40.8	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	31	3:04 am	WNW	15.5	17.5	1.6	4	-	-	30.27	-	35.4	40.8	-	31.10	1.6	-
03	31	2:04 am	WNW	13.6	15.5	1.6	3	-	-	30.28	-	35.6	41.0	-	31.10	1.6	-
03	31	1:04 am	W	15.5	19.4	2.0	3	-	-	30.27	-	36.1	41.0	-	31.10	1.6	-
03	31	12:04 am	WNW	15.5	17.5	1.6	3	-	-	30.25	-	36.5	40.8	-	31.10	1.6	-
03	30	11:04 pm	W	11.7	15.5	1.3	4	-	-	30.24	-	37.2	41.0	-	31.20	1.6	-
03	30	10:04 pm	WNW	11.7	13.6	1.3	4	-	-	30.23	-	37.4	41.2	-	31.50	1.6	-

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are measured to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 44029

	8:04 pm EDT		7:04 pm EDT
Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
7	50	0.19	20	0.23
33	120	0.19	150	0.19
46	150	0.27	140	0.33
59	150	0.29	130	0.25
72	170	0.27	140	0.21
85	190	0.23	190	0.16
98	220	0.14	210	0.17
112	260	0.14	210	0.14
125	260	0.19	220	0.14
138	250	0.21	210	0.14
151	260	0.16	220	0.12
164	280	0.12	250	0.06
177	280	0.10	320	0.04
190	280	0.02	120	0.04

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 44029

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Ocean Conditions at 44029 as of
(8:04 pm EDT on 03/31/2023)
0004 GMT on 04/01/2023:

Note: This report is more than two hours old
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):	41.36 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	31.30 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

03	31	7:04 pm	3.3	41.54	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	6:04 pm	3.3	41.54	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	5:04 pm	3.3	41.54	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	4:04 pm	3.3	41.72	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	3:04 pm	3.3	41.72	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	2:04 pm	3.3	41.72	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	1:04 pm	3.3	41.54	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	12:04 pm	3.3	41.36	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	11:04 am	3.3	41.18	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	10:04 am	3.3	41.18	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	9:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.40	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	8:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	7:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	6:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.30	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	5:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	4:04 am	3.3	40.82	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	3:04 am	3.3	40.82	-	31.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	2:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	1:04 am	3.3	41.00	-	31.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	31	12:04 am	3.3	40.82	-	31.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	30	11:04 pm	3.3	41.00	-	31.20	-	-	-	-	-	-
03	30	10:04 pm	3.3	41.18	-	31.50	-	-	-	-	-	-

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