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Station 44033 - Buoy F01 - Penobscot Bay Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 44033

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
44.055 N 68.996 W (44°3'18" N 68°59'47" 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: 110 m
Watch circle radius: 75 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 44033

Conditions at 44033 as of
(10:00 am EST)
1500 GMT on 02/05/2026:
     

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):WNW ( 300 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 26.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 17.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(EST)		 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
2026-02-05 09:00 amWNW 5.8 7.8------ 25.7-----
2026-02-05 08:00 am NW 5.8 7.8------ 24.3-----
2026-02-05 07:00 am NW 7.8 9.7------ 22.1-----
2026-02-05 06:00 amWNW 7.8 7.8------ 21.2-----
2026-02-05 05:00 amWNW 7.8 9.7------ 21.7-----
2026-02-05 04:00 am---------- 34.3----
2026-02-05 03:00 amWNW 7.8 9.7------ 22.5-----
2026-02-05 02:00 amWNW 5.8 7.8------ 22.6-----
2026-02-05 01:00 am NW 7.8 9.7------ 23.5-----
2026-02-05 12:00 amWNW 5.8 9.7------ 23.5-----
2026-02-04 11:00 pm NW 7.8 11.7------ 25.2-----
2026-02-04 10:00 pm NW 7.8 13.6------ 26.4-----
2026-02-04 09:00 pm NW 11.7 15.5------ 27.1-----
2026-02-04 08:00 pm NW 7.8 11.7------ 28.4-----
2026-02-04 07:00 pm NW 9.7 11.7------ 29.3-----
2026-02-04 06:00 pm---------- 34.3----
2026-02-04 05:00 pm NW 11.7 13.6------ 30.7-----
2026-02-04 04:00 pmNNW 11.7 15.5------ 30.9-----
2026-02-04 03:00 pmNNW 13.6 15.5------ 29.7-----
2026-02-04 02:00 pmNNW 15.5 19.4------ 28.8-----
2026-02-04 01:00 pm N 11.7 15.5------ 28.6-----
2026-02-04 12:00 pm N 11.7 13.6------ 28.9-----
2026-02-04 11:00 am N 11.7 13.6------ 28.4-----

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

Ocean Current Data for 44033

     
10:00 am EST 9:00 am EST
Depth
ft		Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts
7 220 1.61160 1.44

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 44033

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