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Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations in the Coastal Gulf of Mexico

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:

2009-09-29 11:40 UTC (2009-09-29 05:40 Central standard time)

Air Temperature: Instrument Out of Service.
Surface Temperature: Instrument Out of Service.
Relative Humidity: Instrument Out of Service.
Wind Speed: Instrument Out of Service.
Wind Direction: Instrument Out of Service.
Barometric Pressure: Instrument Out of Service.
Near Surface Salinity: Instrument Out of Service.
Current Speed: Instrument Out of Service.
Current Direction: Instrument Out of Service.

Waves data as of:    2009-09-27 21:10 UTC (2009-09-27 15:10 Central standard time)
Significant Height: Instrument Out of Service.
Mean Period: Instrument Out of Service.
Dominant Period: Instrument Out of Service.

ADCP data as of   2009-09-28 12:35 UTC (2009-09-28 06:35 Central standard time)
Vertical Profile of Current Speed and Direction
Bin # Depth (m) Magnitude (cm/s) Direction (°True)
1 3.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
2 5.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
3 7.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
4 9.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
5 11.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
6 13.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
7 15.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
8 17.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.
9 19.43 Out of Service.Out of Service.

*Note: Ocean current direction is the heading currents flow to.
Wind direction is the heading winds blow from.

Data Plots:

Wind vectors for one week
Barometric pressure for one week
Air and sea surface temperatures for one week
Near surface salinity for one week
Relative humidity for one week


Last Modified: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:20 PM | Comments or Questions?
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