Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
43.179 N 70.426 W (43°10'45" N 70°25'35" 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: 62 m
Watch circle radius: 45 yards

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA may establish temporary Dynamic Management Areas (DMAs) to protect aggregations of right whales. Mariners are requested to transit DMAs at 10 knots or less when consistent with safe navigation. For information on currently active DMAs, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

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Conditions at 44030 as of
(4:04 pm EDT)
2004 GMT on 10/21/2019:
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):	E ( 90 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	9.7 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	11.7 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	1.3 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.09 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	53.8 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	54.7 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	31.80 psu
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	11.7 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	11.7 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
10	21	3:04 pm	E	9.7	11.7	1.0	4	-	-	30.09	-	54.0	54.7	-	31.80	-	-
10	21	2:04 pm	E	9.7	11.7	1.0	3	-	-	30.11	-	53.8	54.7	-	31.80	-	-
10	21	1:04 pm	ENE	9.7	11.7	1.3	3	-	-	30.10	-	53.1	54.9	-	31.80	-	-
10	21	12:04 pm	NNE	9.7	11.7	1.3	3	-	-	30.11	-	52.9	54.7	-	31.90	1.2	-
10	21	11:04 am	N	11.7	13.6	1.6	3	-	-	30.11	-	51.1	55.0	-	32.00	1.3	-
10	21	10:04 am	NNE	13.6	15.5	1.6	3	-	-	30.11	-	50.5	55.0	-	32.00	1.3	-
10	21	9:04 am	NNE	11.7	13.6	1.3	3	-	-	30.12	-	53.4	55.0	-	32.00	1.5	-
10	21	8:04 am	NNE	9.7	11.7	1.0	3	-	-	30.12	-	52.5	55.0	-	32.00	1.0	-
10	21	7:04 am	NNE	9.7	11.7	1.0	2	-	-	30.09	-	52.3	55.0	-	32.00	1.1	-
10	21	6:04 am	N	9.7	11.7	1.0	6	-	-	30.09	-	52.3	55.0	-	32.00	1.2	-
10	21	5:04 am	NNE	7.8	7.8	1.0	8	-	-	30.07	-	52.5	55.0	-	32.00	1.3	-
10	21	4:04 am	N	9.7	11.7	1.0	11	-	-	30.04	-	53.1	55.0	-	32.00	1.1	-
10	21	3:04 am	E	3.9	3.9	1.3	8	-	-	30.06	-	53.2	55.0	-	32.00	1.2	-
10	21	2:04 am	ESE	5.8	5.8	1.3	11	-	-	30.06	-	53.4	55.0	-	32.00	1.2	-
10	21	1:04 am	NE	3.9	5.8	1.0	11	-	-	30.06	-	53.4	55.2	-	32.00	1.1	-
10	21	12:04 am	E	3.9	5.8	1.3	8	-	-	30.06	-	53.4	55.2	-	32.00	1.1	-
10	20	11:04 pm	E	1.9	1.9	1.3	11	-	-	30.08	-	53.2	55.2	-	32.00	1.4	-
10	20	10:04 pm	ENE	3.9	3.9	-	-	-	-	30.07	-	53.2	55.2	-	32.00	1.5	-
10	20	9:04 pm	E	3.9	3.9	1.3	11	-	-	30.07	-	53.2	55.2	-	32.00	1.5	-
10	20	8:04 pm	E	3.9	5.8	-	-	-	-	30.06	-	53.2	55.2	-	32.00	1.5	-
10	20	7:04 pm	E	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	-	30.06	-	53.2	55.2	-	32.00	1.2	-
10	20	6:04 pm	ENE	3.9	5.8	0.7	-	-	-	30.06	-	53.2	55.4	-	32.00	-	-
10	20	5:04 pm	E	3.9	5.8	1.0	3	-	-	30.07	-	53.1	55.4	-	32.00	-	-

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 44030

	4:04 pm EDT		3:04 pm EDT		2:04 pm EDT
Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
7	310	0.33	300	0.37	300	0.43
33	320	0.25	320	0.33	320	0.43
46	330	0.17	320	0.25	310	0.35
59	280	0.17	290	0.19	310	0.27
72	270	0.19	280	0.17	300	0.21
85	260	0.19	280	0.16	300	0.19
98	280	0.14	280	0.14	310	0.16
112	270	0.06	300	0.16	310	0.14
125	150	0.14	340	0.06	330	0.16
138	130	0.17	100	0.10	60	0.17
151	160	0.12	120	0.08	60	0.21
164	190	0.14	140	0.08	50	0.16
177	200	0.10	150	0.08	60	0.14

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 44030

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Ocean Conditions at 44030 as of
(4:04 pm EDT)
2004 GMT on 10/21/2019:
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):	54.68 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	31.80 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
10	21	3:04 pm	3.3	54.68	-	31.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	2:04 pm	3.3	54.68	-	31.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	1:04 pm	3.3	54.86	-	31.80	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	12:04 pm	3.3	54.68	-	31.90	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	11:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	10:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	9:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	8:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	7:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	6:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	5:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	4:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	3:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	2:04 am	3.3	55.04	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	1:04 am	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	21	12:04 am	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	11:04 pm	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	10:04 pm	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	9:04 pm	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	8:04 pm	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	7:04 pm	3.3	55.22	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	6:04 pm	3.3	55.40	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	20	5:04 pm	3.3	55.40	-	32.00	-	-	-	-	-	-

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