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

http://www.caricoos.org

Mooring PR312 : CARICOOS Data Buoy E


Latitude: 18° 15.66´N
Longitude: 65° 27.85´W
Location Description: North of Vieques
Deployed: Aug 01 2024
Coast Guard Light List Letter: E
Coast Guard Light List Number 31383
Water Depth: 30 meters (98 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 60 meters (197 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: May 10, 09 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: May 10, 09 AM AST
Latest Event:
Aug 01, 01 PM AST
deployed by Luis Ramirez


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)0.8 meters (2.5 ft) May 10 9:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.1 meters (3.7 ft) May 10 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)9.1 seconds May 10 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)68.6 degrees May 10 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)39.0 degrees May 10 9:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.4 meters (1.4 ft) May 10 9:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)5.3 seconds May 10 9:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.8 meters (2.6 ft) May 10 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)4.8 seconds May 10 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)66.8 degrees May 10 9:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)27.7 C (81.8 F) May 10 9:30 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1016.7 millibars May 10 9:30 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)East May 10 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)East May 10 9:30 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)7.3 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts) May 10 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)7.3 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts) May 10 9:30 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)9.2 m/s (21 mph, 18 kts) May 10 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)9.3 m/s (21 mph, 18 kts) May 10 9:30 AM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure May 10 9:00 AM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure May 10 9:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)ESE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)WNW May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)East May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)North May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)ENE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)ESE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)SSW May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)SSE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)NE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)SE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)WSW May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)South May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)SSE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)SSE May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)2.1 cm/s (0.04 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)0.8 cm/s (0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)6.0 cm/s (0.12 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)6.9 cm/s (0.13 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)4.9 cm/s (0.10 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)3.0 cm/s (0.06 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)3.8 cm/s (0.07 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)1.2 cm/s (0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)0.8 cm/s (0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)6.2 cm/s (0.12 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)1.6 cm/s (0.03 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)5.3 cm/s (0.10 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)5.2 cm/s (0.10 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)2.3 cm/s (0.04 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)2.0 cm/s (0.04 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-0.7 cm/s (-0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)6.0 cm/s (0.12 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)0.9 cm/s (0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)4.2 cm/s (0.08 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)2.9 cm/s (0.06 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-1.4 cm/s (-0.03 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)0.5 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)0.7 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)4.7 cm/s (0.09 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-1.5 cm/s (-0.03 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-0.2 cm/s (-0.00 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)1.5 cm/s (0.03 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)0.7 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)0.3 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)0.3 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)6.8 cm/s (0.13 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)2.5 cm/s (0.05 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)-0.8 cm/s (-0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)-3.5 cm/s (-0.07 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)-1.1 cm/s (-0.02 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)0.4 cm/s (0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)-4.1 cm/s (-0.08 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)-0.7 cm/s (-0.01 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-5.3 cm/s (-0.10 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)-5.0 cm/s (-0.10 kts) May 10 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)-2.2 cm/s (-0.04 kts) May 10 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).
Latest Month's:
This Deployment:
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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