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: Jan 01, 09 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Nov 13, 04 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)0.9 meters (2.8 ft) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.5 meters (5.0 ft) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.1 seconds Jan 01 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)152.5 degrees Jan 01 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)35.0 degrees Jan 01 9:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.9 meters (2.9 ft) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)5.3 seconds Jan 01 9:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.8 meters (2.8 ft) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)6.7 seconds Jan 01 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)161.0 degrees Jan 01 9:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)26.4 C (79.5 F) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1016.3 millibars Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)NE Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NE Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)4.2 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.1 m/s (9 mph, 8 kts) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)5.0 m/s (11 mph, 10 kts) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)4.9 m/s (11 mph, 9 kts) Jan 01 9:30 AM
Water Temperature (1m)27.4 C (81.3 F) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Water Temperature (4m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (5m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (6m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (7m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (8m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (9m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (10m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (11m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (12m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (12m)30.0 C (86.0 F) Sep 18 7:00 AM
Salinity (1m)34.8 psu Jan 01 9:00 AM
Salinity (12m)32.3 psu Sep 18 7:00 AM
Pressure (12m)11.6 decibars Sep 18 7:00 AM
Dissolved Oxygen (12m)3.9 ml/l (5.6 mg/l) Sep 18 7:00 AM
Oxygen Saturation (12m)4.4 ml/l Sep 18 7:00 AM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (12m)88.0 % Sep 18 7:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)22.4 kg/m^3 Jan 01 9:00 AM
Sigma-T (12m)19.7 kg/m^3 Sep 18 7:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)West Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)WNW Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)East Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)West Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)SSW Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)NW Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)NNW Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)ENE Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)East Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)ENE Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)ESE Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)NW Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)ESE Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)6.4 cm/s (0.12 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)8.5 cm/s (0.17 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)0.5 cm/s (0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)5.4 cm/s (0.10 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)1.9 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)2.5 cm/s (0.05 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)2.6 cm/s (0.05 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)4.3 cm/s (0.08 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)7.5 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)4.1 cm/s (0.08 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)5.6 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)4.2 cm/s (0.08 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)5.2 cm/s (0.10 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-6.4 cm/s (-0.12 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-7.7 cm/s (-0.15 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)0.5 cm/s (0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-5.4 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-1.0 cm/s (-0.02 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-1.5 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)3.7 cm/s (0.07 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)7.5 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)3.5 cm/s (0.07 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)5.4 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-3.3 cm/s (-0.06 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)5.0 cm/s (0.10 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-0.5 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)3.7 cm/s (0.07 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)-0.1 cm/s (-0.00 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)0.5 cm/s (0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)-1.6 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)2.5 cm/s (0.05 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)2.2 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)0.6 cm/s (0.01 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)2.1 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)-1.3 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)2.7 cm/s (0.05 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)-1.5 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Jan 01 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jan 01 9:00 AM


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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Entire Position History:

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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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