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Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

Owned and maintained by Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems
Moored Buoy
43.179 N 70.426 W (43°10'45" N 70°25'35" W)

Water depth: 62 m
Watch circle radius: 45 yards

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA may establish temporary Dynamic Management Areas (DMAs) to protect aggregations of right whales. Mariners are requested to transit DMAs at 10 knots or less when consistent with safe navigation. For information on currently active DMAs, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

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Ocean Current Data for 44030

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	2:04 pm EDT		1:04 pm EDT		12:04 pm EDT		11:04 am EDT		10:04 am EDT		9:04 am EDT		8:04 am EDT		7:04 am EDT		6:04 am EDT		5:04 am EDT		4:04 am EDT		3:04 am EDT		2:04 am EDT		1:04 am EDT		12:04 am EDT		11:04 pm EDT		10:04 pm EDT		9:04 pm EDT		8:04 pm EDT		7:04 pm EDT		6:04 pm EDT		5:04 pm EDT		4:04 pm EDT
7	240	0.47	250	0.66	250	0.70	250	0.62	240	0.54	250	0.47	230	0.25	200	0.27	190	0.39	180	0.29	180	0.29	190	0.37	190	0.27	200	0.25	230	0.27	250	0.29	250	0.29	250	0.31	250	0.16	160	0.04	160	0.31	140	0.43	150	0.43
33	240	0.25	250	0.41	260	0.39	270	0.52	250	0.47	260	0.37	240	0.23	200	0.31	200	0.17	200	0.31	170	0.41	150	0.31	190	0.25	180	0.21	220	0.25	240	0.27	240	0.37	280	0.33	260	0.35	220	0.25	210	0.25	200	0.25	170	0.35
46	230	0.21	240	0.37	260	0.39	270	0.47	250	0.45	260	0.33	250	0.25	200	0.33	180	0.14	190	0.27	160	0.43	150	0.31	190	0.19	160	0.14	230	0.21	270	0.25	240	0.29	290	0.31	250	0.37	230	0.25	220	0.27	220	0.19	190	0.37
59	240	0.14	250	0.33	250	0.35	260	0.45	260	0.39	250	0.23	250	0.19	210	0.25	190	0.14	180	0.27	150	0.41	140	0.29	180	0.17	150	0.17	230	0.16	260	0.23	230	0.17	310	0.23	260	0.25	220	0.21	210	0.21	200	0.10	200	0.27
72	280	0.08	250	0.31	250	0.31	260	0.37	260	0.31	250	0.14	240	0.12	210	0.23	210	0.12	190	0.27	160	0.39	140	0.29	180	0.25	160	0.25	200	0.21	230	0.12	200	0.19	320	0.16	270	0.12	200	0.12	180	0.10	120	0.08	190	0.16
85	320	0.06	250	0.29	230	0.23	250	0.23	260	0.21	240	0.17	240	0.12	210	0.29	220	0.16	200	0.27	180	0.37	160	0.27	190	0.33	170	0.31	180	0.29	190	0.14	210	0.25	310	0.12	260	0.10	160	0.14	140	0.16	110	0.14	160	0.10
98	300	0.06	240	0.27	210	0.25	240	0.21	270	0.17	230	0.21	220	0.14	200	0.31	210	0.16	210	0.27	180	0.37	160	0.29	200	0.35	190	0.31	200	0.35	200	0.19	210	0.33	260	0.14	220	0.16	160	0.25	150	0.27	130	0.23	140	0.16
112	220	0.08	220	0.27	210	0.25	240	0.27	260	0.21	220	0.23	210	0.14	200	0.29	210	0.12	200	0.27	170	0.35	160	0.25	210	0.33	190	0.31	210	0.41	210	0.29	220	0.37	250	0.21	210	0.25	170	0.31	150	0.25	140	0.27	140	0.25
125	190	0.16	210	0.35	200	0.31	240	0.29	250	0.21	230	0.19	230	0.12	200	0.27	220	0.08	200	0.25	180	0.35	160	0.25	220	0.31	190	0.33	210	0.35	210	0.31	220	0.35	260	0.23	220	0.27	180	0.27	170	0.21	150	0.25	150	0.27
138	190	0.21	210	0.45	200	0.29	240	0.25	250	0.19	240	0.16	260	0.06	210	0.21	220	0.06	200	0.21	180	0.35	160	0.27	210	0.23	190	0.25	200	0.31	210	0.25	220	0.29	290	0.19	230	0.21	190	0.17	190	0.14	150	0.21	160	0.27
151	210	0.29	200	0.47	200	0.23	240	0.17	260	0.16	270	0.10	330	0.08	230	0.16	280	0.02	200	0.21	170	0.35	160	0.25	210	0.21	170	0.23	190	0.31	210	0.21	220	0.21	310	0.21	250	0.14	180	0.14	170	0.10	150	0.16	160	0.25
164	210	0.33	200	0.43	200	0.21	240	0.16	270	0.14	320	0.08	360	0.12	260	0.14	310	0.04	200	0.19	170	0.33	160	0.21	200	0.19	170	0.23	190	0.31	210	0.17	220	0.17	310	0.19	260	0.14	170	0.12	130	0.08	130	0.12	160	0.23
177	210	0.31	200	0.41	200	0.23	260	0.12	290	0.08	320	0.12	0	0.16	270	0.14	340	0.06	200	0.17	170	0.29	150	0.19	200	0.21	170	0.23	200	0.31	200	0.12	220	0.16	320	0.19	260	0.12	170	0.10	110	0.06	110	0.10	160	0.19

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Station 44030 - Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf

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