Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center C-MAN Station ARES payload 28.905 N 89.428 W (28°54'18" N 89°25'42" W)
Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level Air temp height: 13.7 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 38 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 13.4 m above mean sea level
The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of Mexico year-round along the continental shelf-break between 100m and 400m depth. Vessels can kill or injure whales - please use slow speeds and be prepared to avoid surfacing whales. To report sightings call 1-877-WHALE-HELP.
Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory
for the data history of each station.