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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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Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations

Station 44032
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Conditions at 44032 as of
(8:04 pm EDT on 05/18/2022)
0004 GMT on 05/19/2022:

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): S ( 190 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 5.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 2.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 8 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.83 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 55.0 °F
5-day plot - Visibility Visibility (VIS) (0 to 1.6 nmi): 1.6 nmi
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 5.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 5.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
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
0518 7:04 pm S 5.8 7.8 2.3 8--29.82- 54.9--- 1.6-
0518 6:04 pm W 5.8 7.8 2.3 8--29.81- 55.0--- 1.5-
0518 5:04 pmWNW 7.8 9.7 2.6 8--29.80- 54.3--- 1.6-
0518 4:04 pmWNW 11.7 13.6 3.0 8--29.79- 54.9--- 1.6-
0518 3:04 pmWNW 7.8 9.7 3.0 8--29.78- 54.1--- 1.6-
0518 2:04 pm NW 13.6 17.5 3.6 4--29.77- 54.0--- 1.6-
0518 1:04 pm NW 15.5 17.5 3.3 8--29.78- 52.9--- 1.6-
051812:04 pmWNW 13.6 19.4 3.6 8--29.79- 52.0--- 1.6-
051811:04 am NW 17.5 21.4 3.9 4--29.78- 50.0--- 1.6-
051810:04 am NW 19.4 25.3 4.6 5--29.77- 49.3--- 1.6-
0518 9:04 am NW 19.4 23.3 4.3 4--29.76- 49.3--- 1.6-
0518 8:04 amWNW 19.4 25.3 4.3 5--29.75- 49.3--- 1.6-
0518 7:04 amWNW 21.4 25.3 4.6 4--29.73- 49.1--- 1.6-
0518 6:04 amWNW 19.4 27.2 3.6 8--29.71- 50.0--- 1.6-
0518 5:04 amWNW 13.6 17.5 3.0 8--29.70- 50.5--- 1.6-
0518 4:04 amWNW 11.7 13.6 3.3 6--29.68- 50.5--- 1.6-
0518 3:04 amWNW 17.5 23.3 4.3 8--29.67- 51.6--- 1.6-
0518 2:04 amWNW 21.4 23.3 3.6 8--29.66- 52.9--- 1.6-
0518 1:04 am W 11.7 11.7 3.6 8--29.66- 51.3--- 1.6-
051812:04 am W 13.6 15.5 3.9 6--29.66- 52.0--- 1.6-
051711:04 pm W 15.5 17.5 4.3 6--29.65- 53.1--- 1.6-
051710:04 pm W 9.7 11.7 3.9 5--29.64- 53.2--- 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 44032

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
    8:04 pm EDT    7:04 pm EDT
Depth
ft		   Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts
7     140 1.17    120 1.20
33     310 0.54    290 0.19
46     310 0.35    30 0.00
59     300 0.14    220 0.04
72     260 0.12    200 0.08
85     240 0.14    170 0.14
98     220 0.16    160 0.16
112     190 0.14    150 0.14
125     210 0.14    170 0.10
138     220 0.10    180 0.06
151     230 0.08    160 0.08
164     250 0.04    120 0.08
177     350 0.02    80 0.08
190     190 0.00    90 0.06
203     190 0.04    150 0.08
217     210 0.06    160 0.08
230     200 0.04    140 0.06
243     20 0.02    90 0.10
256     50 0.04    70 0.08
269     90 0.08    20 0.23
282     90 0.12   --
295     60 0.58   --

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 44032

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