Physical Oceanography Group School of Marine Sciences University of Maine |
Latitude: 43° 29.65´N Longitude: 67° 52.80´W Location Description: Center of Gulf Deployed: Jul 12 2001 Recovered: Jan 05 2002 Coast Guard Light List Letter: - Coast Guard Light List Number 6 Water Depth: 285 meters (935 feet) Watch Circle Radius: 55 meters (180 feet) Last Cell Phone Transmission: NA Last GOES Transmission: Oct 26, 11 AM EDT Latest Event: Oct 26, 06 AM EDT
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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) | Sensor Failure | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Air Temperature (-3m) | 2.4 C (36.4 F) | 2002 Jan 05 5:00 PM |
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Visibility (-3m) | NA | NA |
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Wind Direction [Primary] (-4m) | WNW | 2002 Jan 05 5:00 PM |
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Wind Speed [Primary] (-4m) | 3.4 m/s (8 mph, 7 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 5:00 PM |
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Wind Gust (-4m) | NA | NA |
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Water Temperature (1m) | 284.1 C (543.3 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (2m) | 8.5 C (47.4 F) | 2001 Dec 13 2:00 AM |
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Water Temperature (4m) | 6.7 C (44.0 F) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (5m) | 284.1 C (543.3 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (30m) | 283.3 C (541.9 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (130m) | 280.4 C (536.7 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (180m) | 280.9 C (537.6 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (240m) | 281.0 C (537.8 F) | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Water Temperature (283m) | 7.9 C (46.2 F) | 2002 Jan 05 5:39 PM |
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Salinity (1m) | 32.7 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (5m) | 32.7 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (30m) | 32.9 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (130m) | 31.5 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (180m) | 34.3 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (240m) | 34.3 psu | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Salinity (283m) | 34.3 psu | 2002 Jan 05 5:39 PM |
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Sigma-T (1m) | 25.0 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (5m) | 25.0 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (30m) | 25.3 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (80m) | Sensor Failure | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (130m) | 24.6 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (180m) | 26.7 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (240m) | 26.8 kg/m^3 | 2001 Oct 26 3:00 PM |
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Sigma-T (283m) | 26.8 kg/m^3 | 2002 Jan 05 5:39 PM |
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Current Direction (2m) | SW | 2001 Dec 13 2:00 AM |
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Current Speed (2m) | 12.0 cm/s (0.23 kts) | 2001 Dec 13 2:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (2m) | -9.4 cm/s (-0.18 kts) | 2001 Dec 13 2:00 AM |
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East Current Velocity (10m) | -4.6 cm/s (-0.09 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (14m) | -4.3 cm/s (-0.08 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (18m) | -3.9 cm/s (-0.08 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (22m) | -5.1 cm/s (-0.10 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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East Current Velocity (50m) | -6.6 cm/s (-0.13 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (2m) | -7.5 cm/s (-0.15 kts) | 2001 Dec 13 2:00 AM |
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North Current Velocity (10m) | 0.1 cm/s (0.00 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (14m) | -1.9 cm/s (-0.04 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (18m) | -2.5 cm/s (-0.05 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (22m) | -2.5 cm/s (-0.05 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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North Current Velocity (50m) | -3.1 cm/s (-0.06 kts) | 2002 Jan 05 3:00 PM |
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