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Station BLTM3 - 8447387 - Borden Flats Light at Fall River, MA Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station BLTM3

Owned and maintained by NOAA's National Ocean Service
C-MAN Station
41.704 N 71.174 W (41°42'16" N 71°10'28" W)

Site elevation: 2.1 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 2.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 16.2 m above site elevation

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Conditions at BLTM3 as of
(2:48 am EDT)
0648 GMT on 09/19/2018:
     

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 - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): SE ( 140 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 1 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 2 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.78 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 68.0 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 2 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 2 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
NOS Water Level Observation Network Water Level
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
0919 2:42 am E 2 2----29.78- 68.2-----
0919 2:36 am- 0 1----29.78- 68.4-----
0919 2:30 amESE 2 2----29.78- 68.4-----
0919 2:24 am E 2 2----29.77- 68.4-----
0919 2:18 am E 2 3----29.78- 68.0-----
0919 2:12 amENE 1 2----29.78- 68.0-----
0919 2:06 amENE 2 2----29.77- 67.8-----
0919 2:00 am E 3 3----29.77+0.00 67.8-----
0919 1:54 amENE 2 3----29.77- 67.8-----
0919 1:48 amENE 2 2----29.77- 67.8-----
0919 1:42 amNNE 2 3----29.77- 68.0-----
0919 1:36 amENE 3 3----29.77- 68.0-----
0919 1:30 amENE 3 3----29.76- 67.8-----
0919 1:24 am NE 2 3----29.76- 67.8-----
0919 1:18 amNNE 2 3----29.76- 68.0-----
0919 1:12 amNNE 2 3----29.76- 68.2-----
0919 1:06 am N 3 3----29.76- 68.2-----
0919 1:00 am NE 3 3----29.76+0.00 68.2-----
091912:54 amNNE 3 3----29.76- 68.4-----
091912:48 am NE 1 2----29.76- 68.4-----
091912:42 amENE 2 2----29.76- 68.4-----
091912:36 am E 2 2----29.76- 68.4-----
091912:30 amENE 2 3----29.76- 68.4-----
091912:24 amENE 2 3----29.76- 68.5-----
091912:18 amENE 2 3----29.76- 68.7-----
091912:12 amENE 2 3----29.76- 68.9-----
091912:06 am NE 3 3----29.76- 68.9-----
091912:00 am NE 3 3----29.76+0.00 69.1-----
091811:54 pmNNE 3 3----29.76- 69.1-----
091811:48 pm NE 2 3----29.76- 69.1-----
091811:42 pm NE 2 2----29.76- 69.1-----
091811:36 pm NE 2 3----29.76- 69.1-----
091811:30 pm NE 3 3----29.76- 68.9-----
091811:24 pmNNE 3 3----29.76- 69.1-----
091811:18 pm NE 2 2----29.77- 69.1-----
091811:12 pm NE 2 2----29.77- 69.1-----
091811:06 pm NE 2 2----29.77- 69.4-----
091811:00 pm NE 2 3----29.77+0.01 69.4-----
091810:54 pm NE 2 2----29.77- 69.3-----
091810:48 pm NE 2 2----29.78- 69.3-----
091810:42 pm NE 2 3----29.78- 69.3-----
091810:36 pm NE 3 3----29.78- 69.3-----
091810:30 pm NE 3 4----29.77- 69.3-----
091810:24 pmNNE 4 4----29.77- 69.3-----
091810:18 pmNNE 3 4----29.77- 69.4-----
091810:12 pmNNE 3 3----29.76- 69.4-----
091810:06 pmNNE 3 4----29.76- 69.4-----
091810:00 pm NE 3 4----29.76+0.03 69.6-----
0918 9:54 pm NE 3 4----29.76- 69.6-----
0918 9:48 pm NE 4 4----29.76- 69.6-----
0918 9:42 pm NE 3 3----29.76- 69.6-----
0918 9:36 pm NE 2 3----29.76- 69.8-----
0918 9:30 pm NE 2 2----29.77- 69.8-----
0918 9:24 pm N 2 3----29.77- 70.0-----
0918 9:18 pmNNE 2 3----29.77- 70.2-----
0918 9:12 pmNNE 2 3----29.77- 70.0-----
0918 9:06 pmNNE 1 2----29.77- 70.2-----
0918 9:00 pmNNE 1 2----29.77+0.02 70.2-----
0918 8:54 pmNNE 2 3----29.76- 70.2-----
0918 8:48 pmNNE 2 3----29.76- 70.2-----
0918 8:42 pmNNE 2 3----29.76- 70.2-----
0918 8:36 pm N 3 4----29.76- 70.2-----
0918 8:30 pm N 3 5----29.76- 70.3-----
0918 8:24 pm N 4 6----29.76- 70.3-----
0918 8:18 pmNNW 5 7----29.76- 70.3-----
0918 8:12 pmNNW 5 6----29.76- 70.5-----
0918 8:06 pmNNW 4 5----29.76- 70.7-----
0918 8:00 pmNNW 4 4----29.76+0.02 70.7-----
0918 7:54 pmNNW 5 5----29.75- 70.9-----
0918 7:48 pm NW 3 4----29.75- 71.1-----
0918 7:42 pm NW 3 4----29.75- 71.2-----
0918 7:36 pmNNW 3 4----29.75- 71.2-----
0918 7:30 pm NW 2 3----29.75- 70.7-----
0918 7:24 pm- 0 1----29.75- 70.9-----
0918 7:18 pm- 0 1----29.74- 70.7-----
0918 7:12 pmENE 2 2----29.74- 70.9-----
0918 7:06 pm NE 3 3----29.74- 70.9-----
0918 7:00 pmENE 3 5----29.73-0.01 70.9-----
0918 6:54 pmENE 5 6----29.73- 71.1-----
0918 6:48 pmENE 6 7----29.73- 71.1-----
0918 6:42 pmENE 5 7----29.73- 71.1-----
0918 6:36 pmENE 6 7----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 6:30 pm NE 5 6----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 6:24 pmENE 6 7----29.74- 70.7-----
0918 6:18 pmENE 5 6----29.74- 70.9-----
0918 6:12 pmENE 4 5----29.74- 70.9-----
0918 6:06 pm NE 3 5----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 6:00 pm NE 3 5----29.74+0.00 71.1-----
0918 5:54 pm N 5 6----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 5:48 pmNNE 6 7----29.74- 71.2-----
0918 5:42 pmNNE 5 7----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 5:36 pmNNE 5 6----29.74- 71.2-----
0918 5:30 pm N 5 7----29.75- 71.1-----
0918 5:24 pm N 5 8----29.75- 71.1-----
0918 5:18 pm N 5 7----29.75- 71.1-----
0918 5:12 pm N 6 10----29.75- 71.1-----
0918 5:06 pmNNE 8 11----29.74- 71.1-----
0918 5:00 pmNNE 8 11----29.74+0.05 71.1-----
0918 4:54 pmNNE 8 11----29.74- 71.2-----
0918 4:48 pmNNE 9 11----29.74- 71.4-----
0918 4:42 pm N 8 11----29.74- 71.6-----
0918 4:36 pmNNW 8 11----29.75- 72.0-----
0918 4:30 pmNNW 5 7----29.75- 72.3-----
0918 4:24 pm N 4 5----29.75- 72.1-----
0918 4:18 pm N 5 6----29.74- 72.3-----
0918 4:12 pm N 5 5----29.74- 72.3-----
0918 4:06 pm N 4 5----29.74- 72.3-----
0918 4:00 pm NW 1 2----29.75+0.03 72.0-----
0918 3:54 pmWNW 2 3----29.75- 72.0-----
0918 3:48 pm W 4 4----29.75- 71.8-----
0918 3:42 pm W 2 3----29.75- 71.8-----
0918 3:36 pm W 2 2----29.75- 72.0-----
0918 3:30 pmWNW 2 2----29.74- 72.0-----
0918 3:24 pm- 0 0----29.74- 72.0-----
0918 3:18 pm- 0 2----29.74- 72.0-----
0918 3:12 pm- 0 2----29.74- 72.5-----
0918 3:06 pmNNW 3 3----29.74- 72.5-----
0918 3:00 pm NW 4 5----29.74+0.00 72.5-----
0918 2:54 pm NW 3 4----29.74- 72.7-----
0918 2:48 pmNNW 4 6----29.74- 72.9-----
0918 2:42 pmNNW 5 6----29.73- 73.0-----
0918 2:36 pm NW 5 8----29.74- 73.4-----
0918 2:30 pmWNW 9 13----29.73- 73.2-----
0918 2:24 pmWNW 3 7----29.73- 73.4-----
0918 2:18 pmWNW 11 16----29.72- 73.4-----
0918 2:12 pmWNW 19 29----29.72- 74.8-----
0918 2:06 pmSSW 20 24----29.69- 75.9-----
0918 2:00 pmSSW 19 24----29.69-0.05 76.3-----
0918 1:54 pmSSW 16 21----29.70- 75.9-----
0918 1:48 pmSSW 16 21----29.70- 75.9-----
0918 1:42 pmSSW 17 22----29.70- 75.9-----
0918 1:36 pmSSW 14 17----29.70- 75.9-----
0918 1:30 pmSSW 15 18----29.71- 75.9-----
0918 1:24 pmSSW 14 19----29.71- 75.7-----
0918 1:18 pmSSW 13 17----29.71- 75.6-----
0918 1:12 pmSSW 15 18----29.71- 75.6-----
0918 1:06 pmSSW 15 18----29.71- 75.4-----
0918 1:00 pmSSW 16 20----29.72-0.04 75.2-----
091812:54 pmSSW 15 18----29.72- 75.2-----
091812:48 pmSSW 16 19----29.72- 75.0-----
091812:42 pmSSW 17 21----29.72- 75.0-----
091812:36 pmSSW 17 22----29.72- 74.7-----
091812:30 pm SW 18 21----29.73- 74.7-----
091812:24 pm SW 18 21----29.73- 74.5-----
091812:18 pmSSW 19 24----29.73- 74.5-----
091812:12 pm SW 20 23----29.73- 74.5-----
091812:06 pmSSW 19 22----29.73- 74.5-----
091812:00 pm SW 21 24----29.73-0.05 74.7-----
091811:54 am SW 21 25----29.73- 74.7-----
091811:48 am SW 22 25----29.73- 74.7-----
091811:42 am SW 19 23----29.73- 74.8-----
091811:36 am SW 24 28----29.73- 74.8-----
091811:30 am SW 23 28----29.73- 74.8-----
091811:24 amSSW 23 28----29.73- 74.8-----
091811:18 amSSW 25 31----29.73- 75.0-----
091811:12 amSSW 24 29----29.73- 75.0-----
091811:06 amSSW 23 29----29.74- 75.0-----
091811:00 amSSW 24 29----29.74-0.06 75.0-----
091810:54 amSSW 25 33----29.74- 75.4-----
091810:48 amSSW 23 32----29.75- 75.4-----
091810:42 am SW 26 31----29.75- 75.6-----
091810:36 amSSW 25 30----29.75- 75.7-----
091810:30 amSSW 25 31----29.75- 75.7-----
091810:24 amSSW 23 29----29.75- 75.6-----
091810:18 amSSW 21 28----29.75- 75.6-----
091810:12 amSSW 20 26----29.76- 75.2-----
091810:06 amSSW 22 31----29.75- 75.0-----
091810:00 am S 20 26----29.75-0.07 75.4-----
0918 9:54 amSSW 19 26----29.75- 75.7-----
0918 9:48 amSSW 22 31----29.75- 75.9-----
0918 9:42 amSSW 19 30----29.76- 75.7-----
0918 9:36 amSSW 21 30----29.76- 75.9-----
0918 9:30 amSSW 20 28----29.76- 75.9-----
0918 9:24 amSSW 20 26----29.77- 75.7-----
0918 9:18 amSSW 19 26----29.77- 75.7-----
0918 9:12 amSSW 20 26----29.77- 75.6-----
0918 9:06 amSSW 20 26----29.78- 75.7-----
0918 9:00 amSSW 19 25----29.78-0.07 75.6-----
0918 8:54 amSSW 20 29----29.78- 75.6-----
0918 8:48 amSSW 19 25----29.78- 75.6-----
0918 8:42 amSSW 20 29----29.79- 75.7-----
0918 8:36 amSSW 19 29----29.79- 75.9-----
0918 8:30 amSSW 20 28----29.79- 75.7-----
0918 8:24 amSSW 19 25----29.79- 75.7-----
0918 8:18 am S 19 25----29.80- 75.7-----
0918 8:12 amSSW 18 26----29.80- 75.7-----
0918 8:06 am S 20 28----29.80- 75.7-----
0918 8:00 amSSW 18 24----29.80-0.07 75.6-----
0918 7:54 am S 17 24----29.80- 75.6-----
0918 7:48 amSSW 16 23----29.81- 75.4-----
0918 7:42 amSSW 17 23----29.81- 75.2-----
0918 7:36 amSSW 17 24----29.81- 75.2-----
0918 7:30 am S 15 23----29.82- 75.2-----
0918 7:24 am S 16 23----29.82- 75.2-----
0918 7:18 am S 16 22----29.82- 75.2-----
0918 7:12 am S 19 24----29.82- 75.2-----
0918 7:06 am S 17 24----29.82- 75.0-----
0918 7:00 amSSW 18 27----29.82-0.07 75.0-----
0918 6:54 am S 16 24----29.83- 74.8-----
0918 6:48 am S 15 25----29.83- 74.7-----
0918 6:42 am S 13 19----29.83- 74.7-----
0918 6:36 am S 13 18----29.83- 74.7-----
0918 6:30 am S 13 19----29.83- 74.8-----
0918 6:24 am S 14 19----29.84- 74.7-----
0918 6:18 am S 15 20----29.84- 74.7-----
0918 6:12 am S 12 18----29.84- 74.7-----
0918 6:06 am S 13 19----29.84- 74.5-----
0918 6:00 am S 12 16----29.85-0.07 74.5-----
0918 5:54 am S 10 14----29.85- 74.5-----
0918 5:48 am S 10 14----29.85- 74.7-----
0918 5:42 am S 12 16----29.85- 74.7-----
0918 5:36 am S 12 14----29.85- 74.8-----
0918 5:30 amSSW 13 19----29.86- 74.8-----
0918 5:24 amSSW 12 15----29.86- 74.8-----
0918 5:18 amSSW 11 14----29.86- 74.7-----
0918 5:12 am S 11 16----29.86- 74.3-----
0918 5:06 am S 10 13----29.87- 74.1-----
0918 5:00 am S 9 13----29.87-0.07 74.1-----
0918 4:54 am S 9 14----29.87- 73.9-----
0918 4:48 am S 10 13----29.87- 73.8-----
0918 4:42 am S 7 11----29.88- 73.8-----
0918 4:36 am S 8 11----29.88- 73.8-----
0918 4:30 am S 8 12----29.88- 73.8-----
0918 4:24 am S 8 10----29.88- 73.6-----
0918 4:18 am S 7 10----29.88- 73.6-----
0918 4:12 am S 7 10----29.88- 73.6-----
0918 4:06 am S 7 10----29.89- 73.6-----
0918 4:00 am S 6 11----29.89-0.07 73.4-----
0918 3:54 am S 7 9----29.89- 73.6-----
0918 3:48 am S 5 8----29.90- 73.6-----
0918 3:42 am S 6 9----29.90- 73.6-----
0918 3:36 am S 6 8----29.91- 73.6-----
0918 3:30 am S 5 7----29.91- 73.6-----
0918 3:24 am S 6 7----29.91- 73.4-----
0918 3:18 amSSW 7 8----29.91- 73.4-----
0918 3:12 amSSW 5 8----29.92- 73.2-----
0918 3:06 amSSW 5 6----29.92- 73.0-----
0918 3:00 am S 4 6----29.92-0.05 73.0-----
0918 2:54 am S 5 6----29.92- 73.0-----

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