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Station 44029 - Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44029

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

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Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations

Station 44029
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Conditions at 44029 as of
(5:04 pm EDT)
2104 GMT on 08/15/2022:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 1.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 11 sec
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 67.6 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL): 31.40 psu
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust 5-day plot - Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period 5-day plot - Average Period 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Water Temperature 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Visibility 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
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
0815 4:04 pm E 5.8 5.8 1.0 11--30.00- 69.1 68.0- 31.50 1.6-
0815 3:04 pm--- 0.7------ 67.8- 31.50--
0815 2:04 pm--- 1.0 8----- 68.2- 31.40--
0815 1:04 pm--- 1.3 11----- 67.8- 31.40--
081512:04 pm--- 1.0 8----- 67.6- 31.40--
081511:04 am--- 1.0 11----- 68.0- 31.30--
081510:04 am NE 1.9 1.9 1.0 8--30.01- 68.0 66.7- 31.40 1.6-
0815 9:04 amENE 1.9 1.9 1.0 11--30.01- 68.0 66.6- 31.40 1.6-
0815 8:04 amNNE 1.9 3.9 1.0 11--30.01- 67.3 66.2- 31.40 1.6-
0815 7:04 am N 1.9 1.9 1.0 11--30.01- 68.0 66.4- 31.40 1.6-
0815 6:04 amWNW 1.9 1.9 1.0 11--29.99- 65.7 66.7- 31.40 1.6-
0815 5:04 am W 1.9 3.9 1.0 11--29.99- 66.0 66.0- 31.40 1.6-
0815 4:04 am--- 1.0 8----- 66.0- 31.40--
0815 3:04 am SW 3.9 5.8 1.0 8--29.99- 67.5 66.6- 31.40 1.6-
0815 2:04 amWSW 5.8 5.8 1.3 8--29.99- 67.8 66.2- 31.40 1.6-
0815 1:04 am--- 1.3 8----- 66.6- 31.40--
081512:04 am--- 1.3 8----- 66.7- 31.50--
081411:04 pm--- 1.3 8----- 67.3- 31.50--
081410:04 pm S 5.8 7.8 1.3 8--30.02- 68.2 67.8- 31.40 1.6-
0814 9:04 pm S 9.7 11.7 0.7---30.02- 68.5 68.0- 31.50 1.6-
0814 8:04 pmSSE 7.8 9.7 1.0 3--30.01- 68.7 68.0- 31.50 1.6-
0814 7:04 pm S 9.7 11.7 1.0 2--30.01- 68.9 67.6- 31.40 1.6-
0814 6:04 pm S 9.7 11.7 1.6 11--30.01- 69.1 68.2- 31.40 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

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
    5:04 pm EDT    4:04 pm EDT    3:04 pm EDT
Depth
ft		   Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts
7     140 0.41    160 0.37    170 0.25
33     130 0.76    120 0.62    110 0.51
46     120 0.62    120 0.52    110 0.35
59     100 0.52    100 0.45    90 0.21
72     70 0.47    70 0.37    60 0.10
85     60 0.45    50 0.23    30 0.06
98     50 0.37    40 0.21    300 0.06
112     40 0.27    40 0.14    270 0.14
125     40 0.19    360 0.04    250 0.16
138     30 0.14    280 0.04    240 0.17
151     350 0.17    300 0.16    230 0.17
164     350 0.19    320 0.14    240 0.12
177     360 0.21    360 0.12    270 0.12
190     20 0.23    40 0.12    240 0.06

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

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Ocean Conditions at 44029 as of
(5:04 pm EDT)
2104 GMT on 08/15/2022:

These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times.

     

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
5-day plot - Ocean TemperatureOcean Temperature (OTMP):67.64 °F
5-day plot - SalinitySalinity (SAL):31.40 psu
Previous observations
5-day plot - Ocean Temperature 5-day plot - Conductivity 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration (O2PCT) 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM) 5-day plot - Chlorophyll 5-day plot - Turbidity 5-day plot - pH 5-day plot - Eh
MM   DD    TIME
(EDT)		 DEPTH
ft		        OTMP
°F		    COND
mS/cm		   SAL
psu		   O2%
%		    O2PPM
ppm		 CLCON
ug/l		 TURB
FTU		 PH EH
mv
08154:04 pm 3.368.00-31.50------
08153:04 pm 3.367.82-31.50------
08152:04 pm 3.368.18-31.40------
08151:04 pm 3.367.82-31.40------
081512:04 pm 3.367.64-31.40------
081511:04 am 3.368.00-31.30------
081510:04 am 3.366.74-31.40------
08159:04 am 3.366.56-31.40------
08158:04 am 3.366.20-31.40------
08157:04 am 3.366.38-31.40------
08156:04 am 3.366.74-31.40------
08155:04 am 3.366.02-31.40------
08154:04 am 3.366.02-31.40------
08153:04 am 3.366.56-31.40------
08152:04 am 3.366.20-31.40------
08151:04 am 3.366.56-31.40------
081512:04 am 3.366.74-31.50------
081411:04 pm 3.367.28-31.50------
081410:04 pm 3.367.82-31.40------
08149:04 pm 3.368.00-31.50------
08148:04 pm 3.368.00-31.50------
08147:04 pm 3.367.64-31.40------
08146:04 pm 3.368.18-31.40------

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