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: Jun 07, 02 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): Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen:

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)0.7 meters (2.4 ft) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.2 meters (4.0 ft) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)4.5 seconds Jun 07 2:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)124.5 degrees Jun 07 2:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)31.0 degrees Jun 07 2:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.7 meters (2.4 ft) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)4.6 seconds Jun 07 2:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.8 meters (2.5 ft) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.3 seconds Jun 07 2:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)136.3 degrees Jun 07 2:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)27.7 C (81.9 F) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1013.6 millibars Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)NE Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NE Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)4.7 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)4.6 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)8.2 m/s (18 mph, 16 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)6.0 m/s (13 mph, 12 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Water Temperature (1m)28.7 C (83.6 F) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Water Temperature (4m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (5m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (6m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (7m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (8m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (9m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (10m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (11m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (12m)Sensor Failure May 31 4:40 PM
Water Temperature (12m)30.0 C (86.0 F) Sep 18 7:00 AM
Salinity (1m)36.0 psu Jun 07 2:00 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)23.0 kg/m^3 Jun 07 2:00 AM
Sigma-T (12m)19.7 kg/m^3 Sep 18 7:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)West Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)WSW Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)18.5 cm/s (0.36 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)21.2 cm/s (0.41 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)17.0 cm/s (0.33 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)21.4 cm/s (0.42 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)23.9 cm/s (0.46 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)22.7 cm/s (0.44 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)30.4 cm/s (0.59 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)31.6 cm/s (0.61 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)33.7 cm/s (0.66 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)36.8 cm/s (0.72 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)35.4 cm/s (0.69 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)42.4 cm/s (0.82 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)46.2 cm/s (0.90 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-18.1 cm/s (-0.35 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-20.5 cm/s (-0.40 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)-16.6 cm/s (-0.32 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-18.8 cm/s (-0.37 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-21.5 cm/s (-0.42 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-20.8 cm/s (-0.40 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-28.5 cm/s (-0.55 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)-30.2 cm/s (-0.59 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)-32.6 cm/s (-0.63 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)-36.2 cm/s (-0.70 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-32.8 cm/s (-0.64 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-40.5 cm/s (-0.79 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)-44.5 cm/s (-0.87 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-3.6 cm/s (-0.07 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)-5.6 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)-3.5 cm/s (-0.07 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)-10.2 cm/s (-0.20 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)-10.4 cm/s (-0.20 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)-9.0 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)-10.5 cm/s (-0.21 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)-9.3 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)-8.4 cm/s (-0.16 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)-6.7 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)-13.2 cm/s (-0.26 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-12.4 cm/s (-0.24 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)-12.3 cm/s (-0.24 kts) Jun 07 2:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jun 07 2:00 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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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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