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

http://www.caricoos.org

Mooring VI113 : CarICOOS Data Buoy C


Latitude: 18° 14.96´N
Longitude: 64° 45.82´W
Location Description: South of St John
Deployed: Mar 15 2023
Coast Guard Light List Letter: C
Coast Guard Light List Number 32566
Water Depth: 44 meters (144 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 60 meters (197 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Mar 28, 09 AM AST
Last GOES Transmission: Mar 28, 09 AM AST
Latest Event:
Mar 15, 10 AM AST
Deployed by Lighthouse Marine


Specialized Plots:
Temperature, Salinity, Density:

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) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Maximum Wave Height (0m)2.5 meters (8.2 ft) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)5.7 seconds Mar 28 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (0m)98.4 degrees Mar 28 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction Spread (0m)32.0 degrees Mar 28 9:00 AM
Significant Wave Height (alt) (0m)1.3 meters (4.4 ft) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Dominant Wave Period (alt) (0m)6.4 seconds Mar 28 9:30 AM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.2 meters (4.1 ft) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)5.9 seconds Mar 28 9:00 AM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)103.6 degrees Mar 28 9:00 AM
Air Temperature (-3m)26.5 C (79.7 F) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1018.2 millibars Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind Direction (-4m)East Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)East Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind Speed (-4m)7.4 m/s (17 mph, 14 kts) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)7.2 m/s (16 mph, 14 kts) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind Gust (-4m)8.9 m/s (20 mph, 17 kts) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)8.8 m/s (20 mph, 17 kts) Mar 28 9:30 AM
Water Temperature (1m)26.3 C (79.3 F) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Salinity (1m)36.4 psu Mar 28 9:00 AM
Sigma-T (1m)24.0 kg/m^3 Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (2.5m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (4m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (5m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (6m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (7m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (8m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (9m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (10m)NW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (11m)North Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (12m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (13m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (14m)NW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (15m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (16m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (18m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (19m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (20m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (21m)North Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Direction (22m)NNW Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (2.5m)12.3 cm/s (0.24 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (4m)15.8 cm/s (0.31 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (5m)17.0 cm/s (0.33 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (6m)19.0 cm/s (0.37 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (7m)14.2 cm/s (0.28 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (8m)17.2 cm/s (0.33 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (9m)10.1 cm/s (0.20 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (10m)14.8 cm/s (0.29 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (11m)17.1 cm/s (0.33 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (12m)15.1 cm/s (0.29 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (13m)14.1 cm/s (0.27 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (14m)15.5 cm/s (0.30 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (15m)14.1 cm/s (0.27 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (16m)15.8 cm/s (0.31 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (18m)14.1 cm/s (0.27 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (19m)12.3 cm/s (0.24 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (20m)7.9 cm/s (0.15 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (21m)8.5 cm/s (0.17 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
Current Speed (22m)11.2 cm/s (0.22 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (2.5m)-4.1 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (4m)-5.1 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (5m)-4.4 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (6m)-7.2 cm/s (-0.14 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (7m)-5.3 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (8m)-6.7 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (9m)-5.5 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (10m)-10.4 cm/s (-0.20 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (11m)0.2 cm/s (0.00 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (12m)-4.7 cm/s (-0.09 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (13m)-5.2 cm/s (-0.10 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (14m)-9.9 cm/s (-0.19 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (15m)-6.6 cm/s (-0.13 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (16m)-8.7 cm/s (-0.17 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (18m)-5.9 cm/s (-0.11 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (19m)-2.6 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (20m)-4.2 cm/s (-0.08 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (21m)-0.4 cm/s (-0.01 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
East Current Velocity (22m)-2.7 cm/s (-0.05 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (2.5m)11.6 cm/s (0.23 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (4m)15.0 cm/s (0.29 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (5m)16.4 cm/s (0.32 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (6m)17.6 cm/s (0.34 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (7m)13.2 cm/s (0.26 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (8m)15.8 cm/s (0.31 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (9m)8.5 cm/s (0.16 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (10m)10.5 cm/s (0.20 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (11m)17.1 cm/s (0.33 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (12m)14.4 cm/s (0.28 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (13m)13.1 cm/s (0.25 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (14m)12.0 cm/s (0.23 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (15m)12.5 cm/s (0.24 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (16m)13.2 cm/s (0.26 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (18m)12.8 cm/s (0.25 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (19m)12.0 cm/s (0.23 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (20m)6.7 cm/s (0.13 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (21m)8.5 cm/s (0.17 kts) Mar 28 9:00 AM
North Current Velocity (22m)10.9 cm/s (0.21 kts) Mar 28 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:
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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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