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Station BKYF1 - Buoy Key, FL Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station BKYF1

Owned and maintained by Everglades National Park
Water Quality Station
25.119 N 80.834 W (25°7'10" N 80°50'2" W)

Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below MLLW

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Conditions at BKYF1 as of
(1:00 pm EDT)
1700 GMT on 08/20/2018:
     

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 - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 88.9 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL): 37.25 psu
5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW) Tide (above MLLW) (TIDE): -0.19 ft
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
082012:00 pm---------- 87.4- 37.25--0.28
082011:00 am---------- 86.0- 37.33--0.39
082010:00 am---------- 83.8- 37.40--0.50
0820 9:00 am---------- 82.9- 37.33--0.59
0820 8:00 am---------- 82.6- 37.25--0.66
0820 7:00 am---------- 82.6- 37.25--0.65
0820 6:00 am---------- 83.5- 37.25--0.63
0820 5:00 am---------- 84.2- 37.25--0.60
0820 4:00 am---------- 84.6- 37.33--0.58
0820 3:00 am---------- 84.4- 37.25--0.57
0820 2:00 am---------- 84.2- 37.25--0.56
0820 1:00 am---------- 85.1- 37.10--0.57
081911:00 pm---------- 87.1- 37.03--0.67
081910:00 pm---------- 87.6- 37.10--0.72
0819 9:00 pm---------- 88.2- 37.03--0.73
0819 8:00 pm---------- 88.7- 37.10--0.71
0819 7:00 pm---------- 89.6- 37.03--0.67
0819 6:00 pm---------- 90.3- 36.88--0.61
0819 5:00 pm---------- 91.9- 36.95--0.47
0819 4:00 pm---------- 93.2- 37.03--0.41
0819 3:00 pm---------- 92.3- 37.18--0.35
0819 2:00 pm---------- 90.9- 37.25--0.29
Ocean Conditions at BKYF1 as of
(1:00 pm EDT)
1700 GMT on 08/20/2018:

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): 4.9 ft
5-day plot - Ocean TemperatureOcean Temperature (OTMP):88.79 °F
5-day plot - SalinitySalinity (SAL):37.25 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
082012:00 pm 4.987.46-37.25------
082011:00 am 4.986.04-37.33------
082010:00 am 4.983.77-37.40------
08209:00 am 4.982.94-37.33------
08208:00 am 4.982.60-37.25------
08207:00 am 4.982.58-37.25------
08206:00 am 4.983.48-37.25------
08205:00 am 4.984.24-37.25------
08204:00 am 4.984.49-37.33------
08203:00 am 4.984.42-37.25------
08202:00 am 4.984.24-37.25------
08201:00 am 4.985.06-37.10------
081911:00 pm 4.987.03-37.03------
081910:00 pm 4.987.60-37.10------
08199:00 pm 4.988.18-37.03------
08198:00 pm 4.988.72-37.10------
08197:00 pm 4.989.65-37.03------
08196:00 pm 4.990.28-36.88------
08195:00 pm 4.991.98-36.95------
08194:00 pm 4.993.11-37.03------
08193:00 pm 4.992.28-37.18------
08192:00 pm 4.990.77-37.25------
Rainfall at BKYF1 as of
(1:00 pm EDT)
1700 GMT on 08/20/2018:
     

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* indicates interpolated rain values

Previous observations
  5-day plot - Hourly Rain Accmulation   -------- Ten-minute Rain Rates (Centered at hour + minutes) ---------
MM   DD    TIME
(EDT)		   Hourly Accum
inches		   0
inches/hour		  10
inches/hour		  20
inches/hour		  30
inches/hour		  40
inches/hour		  50
inches/hour		 
08201:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
082012:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
082011:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
082010:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08209:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08208:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08207:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08206:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08205:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08204:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08203:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08202:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
08201:00 am0.00- - - - - - 
082011:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
082010:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08209:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08208:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08197:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08196:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08195:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08194:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08193:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 
08192:00 pm0.00- - - - - - 

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Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.