Buoy 41001

Station 41001

150 NM East of Cape HATTERAS

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter discus buoy
ARES payload
Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
6-meter NOMAD buoy
ARES payload
34.704 N 72.734 W (34°42’13″ N 72°44’2″ W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below site elevation
Water depth: 28 m
Watch circle radius: 70 yards

Current Buoy Data

May 22, 2012 5:50 pm EDT
Location: 34.561N 72.631W
Significant Wave Height: 5.9 ft
Dominant Wave Period: 9 sec
Average Period: 6.5 sec
Atmospheric Pressure: 29.85 in (1010.9 mb)
Pressure Tendency: -0.05 in (-1.6 mb)
Air Temperature: 72.3°F (22.4°C)
Dew Point: 68.5°F (20.3°C)
Water Temperature: 72.7°F (22.6°C)