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Meteorological
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Station CenGOOS-01
3-meter discus buoy
30.0424 °N 88.6473 °W
Site elevation: sea level Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 4 m above site elevation Humidity elevation: 4 m above site elevation Water depth: 20 m Watch circle radius: 70 m
Current conditions as of:
2009-07-03 01:40 UTC (2009-07-02 20:40 Central daylight time)
Air Temperature:
27 °C (82 °F)
Surface Temperature:
29.700 °C (85.461 °F)
Relative Humidity:
72%
Wind Speed:
6.2 m/s (12.1 knots)
Wind Direction:
248.4 °True
Barometric Pressure:
1014.5 mbar
Near Surface Salinity:
31.86
Current Speed:
24.7 cm/s
Current Direction:
50 °True
Waves data as of: 2009-07-03 01:10 UTC (2009-07-02 20:10 Central daylight time)
Significant Height:
0.37 meters (1.20 feet)
Mean Period:
3.3 seconds
Dominant Period:
3.6 seconds
ADCP data as of 2009-07-03 01:35 UTC (2009-07-02 20:35 Central daylight time) Vertical Profile of Current Speed and Direction
Bin #
Depth
Magnitude (cm/s)
Direction (°True)
2
5.43
7.889
299.5°
3
7.43
23.691
280.7°
4
9.43
16.293
285.8°
5
11.43
14.447
291.0°
6
13.43
13.068
293.4°
7
15.43
12.388
295.4°
8
17.43
9.266
303.9°
9
19.43
7.799
318.2°
*Note: Ocean current direction is the heading currents flow to. Wind direction is the heading winds blow from.
