PhOG, School of Marine Science, University of Maine
Physical Oceanography Group
School of Marine Sciences
University of Maine

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Mooring A0150 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.98´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Jul 31 2025
Coast Guard Light List Letter: A
Coast Guard Light List Number 367
Water Depth: 65 meters (213 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 45 meters (148 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Mar 09, 02 PM EDT
Last GOES Transmission: Mar 09, 01 PM EDT
Latest Event:
Jul 31, 03 PM EDT
Deployed by M/V James K Goodwin


Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density: Temperature, Salinity, Density (Deployment Only):

Text Reports: Surface, Ocean, Currents OR Data Download (All data for this location)

Sensor Information (this deployment only)


Latest Conditions:

Click on the graph icons below to see time series plots of the listed variables. The latest conditions are in local time but all plots are in GMT(Summer EDT is 4 hours behind GMT; Winter EST is 5 hours behind GMT; Atlantic AST is always 4 hours behind GMT).

We follow the convention that depth is measure positive "down". That's why parameters like wind speed have negative depths attached to them! The latest eastward and northward subsurface currents are displayed at a subset of available depths; no plots are presently available for current velocity vectors below 2m. Click here for additional Information.

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Significant Wave Height (0m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.8 meters (2.5 ft)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)9.1 seconds Mar 09 2:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)99.8 degrees Mar 09 2:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)5.6 C (42.1 F)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Visibility (-3m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)SSEMar 09 2:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)SSEMar 09 2:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)6.3 m/s (14 mph, 12 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)6.9 m/s (15 mph, 13 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)7.0 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)7.9 m/s (18 mph, 15 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)3.3 C (37.9 F) Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)3.2 C (37.8 F) Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (10m)2.7 C (36.8 F) Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)3.1 C (37.6 F) Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)3.4 C (38.2 F) Mar 09 2:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)3.4 C (38.1 F) (opt)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Salinity (1m)32.3 psu Mar 09 2:00 PM
Salinity (10m)32.5 psu Mar 09 2:00 PM
Salinity (20m)32.8 psu Mar 09 2:00 PM
Salinity (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Salinity (50m)33.0 psu Mar 09 2:00 PM
Pressure (10m)10.7 decibars Mar 09 2:00 PM
Pressure (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Pressure (50m)47.7 decibars Mar 09 2:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)7.7 ml/l (11.0 mg/l)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)7.5 ml/l Mar 09 2:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)7.5 ml/l Mar 09 2:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)Sensor FailureMar 09 2:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)103.2 % Mar 09 2:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)25.7 kg/m^3 Mar 09 2:00 PM
Sigma-T (10m)25.9 kg/m^3 Mar 09 2:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)26.1 kg/m^3 Mar 09 2:00 PM
Sigma-T (49m)Sensor FailureMar 09 1:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)26.2 kg/m^3 Mar 09 2:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)WNWMar 09 2:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)23.5 cm/s (0.46 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)-20.1 cm/s (-0.39 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-21.6 cm/s (-0.42 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-18.1 cm/s (-0.35 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)-15.4 cm/s (-0.30 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)-17.2 cm/s (-0.33 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)-9.8 cm/s (-0.19 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)12.1 cm/s (0.23 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-15.5 cm/s (-0.30 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-13.9 cm/s (-0.27 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-12.7 cm/s (-0.25 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-13.2 cm/s (-0.26 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)-11.0 cm/s (-0.21 kts)Mar 09 2:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)0.3 micrograms/liter Mar 09 2:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.0 ntus Mar 09 2:00 PM


Measured Ocean Currents and Wind Stress

Hourly averaged wind stress at 4 m and currents (rotated to true north) at 2 m (current meter) and from 10 m to a maximum of 126 m (Doppler).
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Wind and Residual Ocean Currents

Measured winds and currents which are low-pass filtered to remove tidal currents. Winds at 4 m above sea surface, surface currents at a depth of 2 m, and doppler currents at 4 meter bins from 10 meters to a maximum of 126 meters.
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