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

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Mooring A0149 : Massachusetts Bay


Latitude: 42° 31.39´N
Longitude: 70° 33.93´W
Location Description: SE of Gloucester
Deployed: Dec 15 2024
Coast Guard Light List Letter: A
Coast Guard Light List Number 367
Water Depth: 65 meters (213 feet)
Watch Circle Radius: 45 meters (148 feet)
Last Cell Phone Transmission: Dec 21, 10 PM EST
Last GOES Transmission: Dec 21, 10 PM EST
Latest Event:
Dec 14, 09 PM EST
deployed by R/V Connecticut


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)1.8 meters (5.8 ft)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Dominant Wave Period (0m)10.7 seconds Dec 21 10:30 PM
Significant Wave Height (test) (0m)1.7 meters (5.5 ft)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Dominant Wave Period (test) (0m)10.0 seconds Dec 21 10:00 PM
Mean Wave Direction (test) (0m)67.5 degrees Dec 21 10:00 PM
Air Temperature (-3m)-6.2 C (20.8 F)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Visibility (-3m)2998.2 meters Dec 21 10:30 PM
Barometric Pressure (-3m)1018.2 millibars Dec 21 10:30 PM
Wind Direction (-4m)NWDec 21 10:30 PM
Wind 2 Direction [Primary] (-4m)NWDec 21 10:30 PM
Wind Speed (-4m)10.5 m/s (23 mph, 20 kts)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Wind 2 Speed [Primary] (-4m)11.6 m/s (26 mph, 23 kts)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Wind Gust (-4m)13.3 m/s (30 mph, 26 kts)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Wind 2 Gust [Primary] (-4m)14.8 m/s (33 mph, 29 kts)Dec 21 10:30 PM
Water Temperature (1m)7.2 C (45.0 F) Dec 21 10:30 PM
Water Temperature (2m)7.3 C (45.2 F) Dec 21 10:00 PM
Water Temperature (10m)7.4 C (45.3 F) Dec 21 10:00 PM
Water Temperature (20m)7.8 C (46.0 F) Dec 21 10:00 PM
Water Temperature (49m)8.4 C (47.2 F) Dec 21 10:00 PM
Water Temperature (50m)8.4 C (47.2 F) Dec 21 10:00 PM
Water Temperature (51m)8.4 C (47.1 F) (opt)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Salinity (1m)31.9 psu Dec 21 10:30 PM
Salinity (10m)32.0 psu Dec 21 10:00 PM
Salinity (20m)32.2 psu Dec 21 10:00 PM
Salinity (49m)32.5 psu Dec 21 10:00 PM
Salinity (50m)32.5 psu Dec 21 10:00 PM
Pressure (10m)9.8 decibars Dec 21 10:00 PM
Pressure (49m)47.2 decibars Dec 21 10:00 PM
Pressure (50m)47.4 decibars Dec 21 10:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (49m)6.0 ml/l (8.5 mg/l)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (50m)6.0 ml/l (8.6 mg/l)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Dissolved Oxygen (51m)5.9 ml/l (8.5 mg/l)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (49m)6.6 ml/l Dec 21 10:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (50m)6.6 ml/l Dec 21 10:00 PM
Oxygen Saturation (51m)6.6 ml/l Dec 21 10:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (49m)89.7 % Dec 21 10:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (50m)90.6 % Dec 21 10:00 PM
Percent Oxygen Saturation (51m)89.2 % Dec 21 10:00 PM
Sigma-T (1m)25.0 kg/m^3 Dec 21 10:30 PM
Sigma-T (10m)25.0 kg/m^3 Dec 21 10:00 PM
Sigma-T (20m)25.1 kg/m^3 Dec 21 10:00 PM
Sigma-T (49m)25.3 kg/m^3 Dec 21 10:00 PM
Sigma-T (50m)25.3 kg/m^3 Dec 21 10:00 PM
Current Direction (2m)SouthDec 21 10:00 PM
Current Speed (2m)34.6 cm/s (0.67 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (2m)-6.1 cm/s (-0.12 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (10m)-6.6 cm/s (-0.13 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (14m)-8.0 cm/s (-0.16 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (18m)-4.2 cm/s (-0.08 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (22m)-1.7 cm/s (-0.03 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
East Current Velocity (50m)12.3 cm/s (0.24 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (2m)-34.1 cm/s (-0.66 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (10m)-26.5 cm/s (-0.51 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (14m)-24.0 cm/s (-0.47 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (18m)-19.5 cm/s (-0.38 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (22m)-11.5 cm/s (-0.22 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
North Current Velocity (50m)-4.1 cm/s (-0.08 kts)Dec 21 10:00 PM
Average Chlorophyll Concentration (3m)1.4 micrograms/liter Dec 21 10:00 PM
Sea water Turbidity (3m)0.3 ntus Dec 21 10:00 PM


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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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.
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