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: Dec 27, 12 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Dec 27, 12 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) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)1.4 meters (4.5 ft) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)9.1 seconds Dec 27 12:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)38.6 degrees Dec 27 12:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)36.0 degrees Dec 27 12:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)0.5 meters (1.6 ft) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)8.0 seconds Dec 27 12:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)0.8 meters (2.7 ft) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)9.1 seconds Dec 27 12:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)103.7 degrees Dec 27 12:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)27.0 C (80.6 F) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1013.4 millibars Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)ENE Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)ENE Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)3.5 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)3.5 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)4.6 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)4.6 m/s (10 mph, 9 kts) Dec 27 12:30 AM
Water Temperature (1m)Sensor Failure Dec 27 12:00 AM
Salinity (1m)Sensor Failure Dec 27 12:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)Sensor Failure Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)West Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)WSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)WNW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)West Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)WSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)SW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)SW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)SW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)South Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)SSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)South Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)SSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)SSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)SSW Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)2.6 cm/s (0.05 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)5.1 cm/s (0.10 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)3.2 cm/s (0.06 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)3.3 cm/s (0.06 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)5.3 cm/s (0.10 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)3.2 cm/s (0.06 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)3.0 cm/s (0.06 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)5.8 cm/s (0.11 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)4.1 cm/s (0.08 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)11.6 cm/s (0.23 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)3.6 cm/s (0.07 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)7.0 cm/s (0.14 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)6.6 cm/s (0.13 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)6.9 cm/s (0.13 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-2.6 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-4.9 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)-2.8 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-3.3 cm/s (-0.06 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-5.0 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-2.4 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-2.4 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)-3.5 cm/s (-0.07 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)-0.4 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)-4.4 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-0.6 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-2.1 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)-1.8 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)-1.7 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)-0.1 cm/s (-0.00 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)-1.6 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)1.6 cm/s (0.03 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)0.3 cm/s (0.01 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)-1.9 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)-2.1 cm/s (-0.04 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)-1.8 cm/s (-0.03 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)-4.6 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)-4.1 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)-10.7 cm/s (-0.21 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)-3.6 cm/s (-0.07 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)-6.7 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)-6.4 cm/s (-0.12 kts) Dec 27 12:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)-6.7 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Dec 27 12:00 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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