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: Sep 14, 06 PM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Sep 14, 06 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.

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Significant Wave Height (0m)0.5 meters (1.5 ft) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)0.7 meters (2.4 ft) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.1 seconds Sep 14 6:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)134.5 degrees Sep 14 6:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)34.0 degrees Sep 14 6:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.5 meters (1.7 ft) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)4.6 seconds Sep 14 6:30 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.5 meters (1.6 ft) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.0 seconds Sep 14 6:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)138.9 degrees Sep 14 6:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)30.0 C (86.1 F) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1011.1 millibars Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)ESE Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)ESE Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)4.0 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.0 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)5.0 m/s (11 mph, 10 kts) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)5.0 m/s (11 mph, 10 kts) Sep 14 6:30 PM
Water Temperature (1m)MD Aug 02 10:10 AM
Water Temperature (1m)30.8 C (87.5 F) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Water Temperature (2m)MD Aug 02 10:10 AM
Water Temperature (3m)MD Aug 02 10:10 AM
Water Temperature (4m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (5m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (6m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (7m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (8m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (9m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:40 PM
Water Temperature (12m)30.4 C (86.8 F) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Salinity (1m)35.4 psu Sep 14 6:00 PM
Salinity (12m)35.4 psu Sep 14 6:00 PM
Pressure (12m)11.8 decibars Sep 14 6:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (12m)4.2 ml/l (6.0 mg/l) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (12m)4.3 ml/l Sep 14 6:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (12m)97.7 % Sep 14 6:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)21.7 kg/m^3 Sep 14 6:00 PM
Sigma-T (12m)21.9 kg/m^3 Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (2.5m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (4m)West Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (5m)West Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (6m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (7m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (8m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (9m)WSW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (10m)WSW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (11m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (12m)WSW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (13m)NW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (14m)NW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (15m)WNW Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (2.5m)14.7 cm/s (0.29 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (4m)14.6 cm/s (0.28 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (5m)12.5 cm/s (0.24 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (6m)17.2 cm/s (0.33 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (7m)12.3 cm/s (0.24 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (8m)8.4 cm/s (0.16 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (9m)2.3 cm/s (0.04 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (10m)5.6 cm/s (0.11 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (11m)5.1 cm/s (0.10 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (12m)6.1 cm/s (0.12 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (13m)3.1 cm/s (0.06 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (14m)5.9 cm/s (0.11 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (15m)6.7 cm/s (0.13 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-14.0 cm/s (-0.27 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (4m)-14.6 cm/s (-0.28 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (5m)-12.4 cm/s (-0.24 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (6m)-16.6 cm/s (-0.32 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (7m)-11.9 cm/s (-0.23 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (8m)-8.1 cm/s (-0.16 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (9m)-2.0 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-4.7 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (11m)-4.4 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (12m)-5.9 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (13m)-2.4 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-3.6 cm/s (-0.07 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (15m)-5.7 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)4.6 cm/s (0.09 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (4m)0.9 cm/s (0.02 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (5m)-1.5 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (6m)4.7 cm/s (0.09 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (7m)3.1 cm/s (0.06 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (8m)2.2 cm/s (0.04 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (9m)-1.0 cm/s (-0.02 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-3.1 cm/s (-0.06 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (11m)2.6 cm/s (0.05 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (12m)-1.6 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (13m)2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)4.6 cm/s (0.09 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (15m)3.5 cm/s (0.07 kts) Sep 14 6:00 PM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Sep 14 6:00 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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