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: Mar 15, 05 PM 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.

Variable (measurement depth in meters) Last
Observation		 Last
Update
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Recent Data
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Significant Wave Height (0m)1.6 meters (5.1 ft) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)2.7 meters (8.8 ft) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.7 seconds Mar 15 5:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)117.5 degrees Mar 15 5:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)23.0 degrees Mar 15 5:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)1.8 meters (5.9 ft) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds Mar 15 5:00 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.6 meters (5.3 ft) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)6.3 seconds Mar 15 5:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)128.1 degrees Mar 15 5:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)27.1 C (80.7 F) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1013.2 millibars Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)East Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)East Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)11.8 m/s (26 mph, 23 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)12.1 m/s (27 mph, 24 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)21.8 m/s (49 mph, 42 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)14.6 m/s (33 mph, 28 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Water Temperature (1m)26.8 C (80.2 F) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Water Temperature (4m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (5m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (6m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (7m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (8m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (9m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (10m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (11m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (12m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:10 PM
Water Temperature (12m)30.0 C (86.0 F) Sep 18 7:00 AM
Salinity (1m)36.1 psu Mar 15 5:00 PM
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)23.6 kg/m^3 Mar 15 5:00 PM
Sigma-T (12m)19.7 kg/m^3 Sep 18 7:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (4m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (5m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (6m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (7m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (8m)WNW Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (9m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (10m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (11m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (12m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (13m)WNW Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (14m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (15m)West Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (2.5m)24.3 cm/s (0.47 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (4m)31.4 cm/s (0.61 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (5m)29.0 cm/s (0.56 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (6m)29.8 cm/s (0.58 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (7m)25.3 cm/s (0.49 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (8m)26.4 cm/s (0.51 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (9m)23.1 cm/s (0.45 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (10m)24.8 cm/s (0.48 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (11m)23.0 cm/s (0.45 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (12m)25.9 cm/s (0.50 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (13m)26.7 cm/s (0.52 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (14m)28.8 cm/s (0.56 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (15m)29.9 cm/s (0.58 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-23.9 cm/s (-0.47 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (4m)-31.4 cm/s (-0.61 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (5m)-28.9 cm/s (-0.56 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (6m)-29.8 cm/s (-0.58 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (7m)-25.3 cm/s (-0.49 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (8m)-24.8 cm/s (-0.48 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (9m)-22.9 cm/s (-0.44 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-24.8 cm/s (-0.48 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (11m)-22.9 cm/s (-0.44 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (12m)-25.9 cm/s (-0.50 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (13m)-26.2 cm/s (-0.51 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-28.7 cm/s (-0.56 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (15m)-29.8 cm/s (-0.58 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-4.3 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (4m)1.5 cm/s (0.03 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (5m)2.5 cm/s (0.05 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (6m)1.0 cm/s (0.02 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (7m)0.2 cm/s (0.00 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (8m)8.9 cm/s (0.17 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (9m)3.3 cm/s (0.06 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-0.7 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (11m)2.6 cm/s (0.05 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (12m)1.2 cm/s (0.02 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (13m)5.3 cm/s (0.10 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (15m)2.9 cm/s (0.06 kts) Mar 15 5:00 PM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Mar 15 5:00 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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