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

http://www.caricoos.org

Mooring PR115 : CarICOOS Data Buoy A


Latitude: 17° 52.20´N
Longitude: 66° 32.22´W
Location Description: South of Caja de Muertos Island
Deployed: Aug 20 2022
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: Jul 09, 09 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Jul 09, 09 AM AST
Latest Event:
Aug 20, 10 AM AST
Deployed by M/V Black Beard


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)1.0 meters (3.2 ft) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.5 meters (4.8 ft) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.7 seconds Jul 09 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)122.5 degrees Jul 09 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)24.0 degrees Jul 09 9:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)1.0 meters (3.2 ft) Jul 09 9:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds Jul 09 9:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.4 meters (1.3 ft) Apr 18 4:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.9 seconds Apr 18 4:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)145.9 degrees Apr 18 4:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)30.0 C (86.0 F) Jul 09 9:40 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1015.0 millibars Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)East Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)East Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)6.3 m/s (14 mph, 12 kts) Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)6.3 m/s (14 mph, 12 kts) Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)8.1 m/s (18 mph, 16 kts) Jul 09 9:40 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)7.6 m/s (17 mph, 15 kts) Jul 09 9:40 AM
Water Temperature (1m)29.8 C (85.6 F) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Salinity (1m)36.6 psu Jul 09 9:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)23.0 kg/m^3 Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)NW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)West Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)West Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)West Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)West Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)WNW Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)Sensor Failure Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)18.2 cm/s (0.35 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)12.4 cm/s (0.24 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)24.1 cm/s (0.47 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)21.6 cm/s (0.42 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)20.9 cm/s (0.41 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)22.0 cm/s (0.43 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)21.2 cm/s (0.41 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)18.4 cm/s (0.36 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)22.7 cm/s (0.44 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)17.6 cm/s (0.34 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)19.8 cm/s (0.38 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)18.0 cm/s (0.35 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)21.5 cm/s (0.42 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)Sensor Failure Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-17.4 cm/s (-0.34 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-9.9 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)-21.4 cm/s (-0.42 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-20.2 cm/s (-0.39 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-19.5 cm/s (-0.38 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-20.4 cm/s (-0.40 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-20.9 cm/s (-0.41 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)-17.4 cm/s (-0.34 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)-22.6 cm/s (-0.44 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)-17.5 cm/s (-0.34 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-19.5 cm/s (-0.38 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-16.3 cm/s (-0.32 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)-21.0 cm/s (-0.41 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)5.2 cm/s (0.10 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)7.5 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)11.1 cm/s (0.22 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)7.6 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)7.5 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)8.2 cm/s (0.16 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)3.6 cm/s (0.07 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)6.1 cm/s (0.12 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)2.2 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)1.4 cm/s (0.03 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)3.5 cm/s (0.07 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)7.6 cm/s (0.15 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)4.7 cm/s (0.09 kts) Jul 09 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)Sensor Failure Jul 09 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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