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

http://www.caricoos.org

Mooring PR116 : CarICOOS Data Buoy A


Latitude: 17° 52.20´N
Longitude: 66° 32.22´W
Location Description: South of Caja de Muertos Island
Deployed: Jul 31 2024
Coast Guard Light List Letter: A
Coast Guard Light List Number 31941
Water Depth: 17 meters (56 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 60 meters (197 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Dec 26, 04 PM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Dec 26, 03 PM AST
Latest Event:
Jul 31, 07 AM AST
deployed by F/V Blackbeard

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.

Variable (measurement depth in meters) Last
Observation		 Last
Update
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Recent Data
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Significant Wave Height (0m)0.7 meters (2.4 ft) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.3 meters (4.2 ft) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.9 seconds Dec 26 4:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)128.5 degrees Dec 26 4:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)28.0 degrees Dec 26 4:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.8 meters (2.7 ft) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds Dec 26 4:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.7 meters (2.4 ft) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.9 seconds Dec 26 4:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)135.3 degrees Dec 26 4:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)28.5 C (83.3 F) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1011.4 millibars Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)East Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)East Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)4.4 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.4 m/s (10 mph, 8 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)7.6 m/s (17 mph, 15 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)5.8 m/s (13 mph, 11 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)28.4 C (83.2 F) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Water Temperature (4m)28.1 C (82.6 F) Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (5m)28.1 C (82.6 F) Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (6m)28.0 C (82.4 F) Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (7m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (8m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (9m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (10m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (11m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (12m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:10 PM
Water Temperature (12m)28.2 C (82.7 F) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Salinity (1m)34.9 psu Dec 26 4:00 PM
Salinity (12m)34.8 psu Dec 26 4:00 PM
Pressure (12m)12.0 decibars Dec 26 4:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (12m)4.2 ml/l (6.0 mg/l) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (12m)4.5 ml/l Dec 26 4:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (12m)93.1 % Dec 26 4:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)22.1 kg/m^3 Dec 26 4:00 PM
Sigma-T (12m)22.2 kg/m^3 Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (2.5m)WNW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (4m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (5m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (6m)West Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (7m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (8m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (9m)SW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (10m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (11m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (12m)SW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (13m)SW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (14m)WSW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (15m)SW Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (2.5m)17.5 cm/s (0.34 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (4m)6.1 cm/s (0.12 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (5m)12.0 cm/s (0.23 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (6m)19.5 cm/s (0.38 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (7m)12.7 cm/s (0.25 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (8m)12.3 cm/s (0.24 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (9m)14.6 cm/s (0.28 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (10m)13.7 cm/s (0.27 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (11m)10.4 cm/s (0.20 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (12m)12.4 cm/s (0.24 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (13m)12.0 cm/s (0.23 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (14m)14.8 cm/s (0.29 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (15m)16.8 cm/s (0.33 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-15.4 cm/s (-0.30 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (4m)-5.8 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (5m)-10.8 cm/s (-0.21 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (6m)-19.4 cm/s (-0.38 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (7m)-12.1 cm/s (-0.23 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (8m)-10.5 cm/s (-0.20 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (9m)-11.2 cm/s (-0.22 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-13.4 cm/s (-0.26 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (11m)-10.0 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (12m)-7.6 cm/s (-0.15 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (13m)-9.5 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-13.9 cm/s (-0.27 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (15m)-13.9 cm/s (-0.27 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)8.3 cm/s (0.16 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (4m)-1.8 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (5m)-5.3 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (6m)-1.9 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (7m)-3.9 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (8m)-6.5 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (9m)-9.4 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-2.8 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (11m)-2.7 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (12m)-9.8 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (13m)-7.3 cm/s (-0.14 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-5.2 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (15m)-9.4 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Dec 26 4:00 PM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Dec 26 4:00 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.
Latest Month's:
This Deployment:
Entire Position History:

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