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Station 44032 - Buoy E01 - Central Maine Shelf Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44032

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
43.715 N 69.355 W (43°42'53" N 69°21'18" 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: 100 m
Watch circle radius: 50 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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Station 44032

Conditions at 44032 as of
(10:04 pm EDT on 04/18/2025)
0204 GMT on 04/19/2025:
Note: This report is more than two hours old
     

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 - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):SSW ( 200 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 19.4 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 25.3 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 4.6 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 5 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.02 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 45.5 °F
5-day plot - Visibility Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi): 1.6 nmi
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 37.2 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 23.3 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 25.3 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-18 09:04 pm S 17.5 21.4 3.9 5--30.03- 44.4--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 08:04 pm S 17.5 19.4 3.3 5--30.03- 44.6--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 07:04 pm S 15.5 19.4 3.3 4--30.05- 44.1--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 06:04 pm S 15.5 17.5 3.0 4--30.08- 43.3--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 05:04 pm S 15.5 19.4 2.6 4--30.10- 43.5--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 04:04 pm S 15.5 17.5 2.6 3--30.11- 43.2--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 03:04 pm S 13.6 15.5 2.3 6--30.15- 42.8--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 01:04 pmSSW 13.6 15.5 2.0 6--30.19- 41.9--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 12:04 pmSSW 9.7 11.7 2.0 8--30.21- 41.7--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 11:04 am SW 7.8 9.7 2.0 8--30.24- 41.7--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 10:04 am SW 7.8 9.7 2.0 8--30.25- 41.7--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 09:04 am--- 1.6 8----------
2025-04-18 08:04 amWSW 5.8 7.8 1.6 8--30.24- 41.9--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 07:04 amWSW 7.8 9.7 2.0 11--30.23- 42.4--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 06:04 amWSW 7.8 7.8 1.6 11--30.21- 40.8--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 05:04 am W 5.8 7.8 1.6 8--30.18- 40.8--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 04:04 amWSW 9.7 9.7 1.6 8--30.17- 41.4--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 02:04 amWNW 5.8 7.8 2.0 8--30.14- 41.9--- 1.6-
2025-04-18 12:04 amNNW 9.7 13.6 2.3 8--30.10- 43.3--- 1.6-