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: Jun 23, 11 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Jun 23, 11 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)1.2 meters (3.9 ft) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.8 meters (5.9 ft) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)6.5 seconds Jun 23 11:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)94.6 degrees Jun 23 11:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)29.0 degrees Jun 23 11:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.6 meters (2.0 ft) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds Jun 23 11:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.3 meters (4.2 ft) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.6 seconds Jun 23 11:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)100.1 degrees Jun 23 11:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)28.3 C (83.0 F) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1016.1 millibars Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)East Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)ESE Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)7.7 m/s (17 mph, 15 kts) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)7.8 m/s (17 mph, 15 kts) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)9.2 m/s (21 mph, 18 kts) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)9.6 m/s (21 mph, 19 kts) Jun 23 11:30 AM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure Jun 23 11:00 AM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure Jun 23 11:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)NW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)NW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)NW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)NW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)WNW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)West Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)NW Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)10.2 cm/s (0.20 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)12.9 cm/s (0.25 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)12.2 cm/s (0.24 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)10.7 cm/s (0.21 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)11.1 cm/s (0.22 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)11.9 cm/s (0.23 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)10.4 cm/s (0.20 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)10.3 cm/s (0.20 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)12.4 cm/s (0.24 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)10.7 cm/s (0.21 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)7.4 cm/s (0.14 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)6.1 cm/s (0.12 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)7.4 cm/s (0.14 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)10.8 cm/s (0.21 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-8.3 cm/s (-0.16 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-12.6 cm/s (-0.25 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)-11.8 cm/s (-0.23 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-9.8 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-9.3 cm/s (-0.18 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-7.4 cm/s (-0.14 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-8.6 cm/s (-0.17 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)-8.7 cm/s (-0.17 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)-10.9 cm/s (-0.21 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)-9.6 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-4.8 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-5.7 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)-7.3 cm/s (-0.14 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)-8.5 cm/s (-0.16 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)6.0 cm/s (0.12 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)2.7 cm/s (0.05 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)3.3 cm/s (0.06 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)4.3 cm/s (0.08 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)6.0 cm/s (0.12 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)9.4 cm/s (0.18 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)5.8 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)5.5 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)5.9 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)4.8 cm/s (0.09 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)5.6 cm/s (0.11 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)2.2 cm/s (0.04 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)1.1 cm/s (0.02 kts) Jun 23 11:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)6.7 cm/s (0.13 kts) Jun 23 11:00 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:
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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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