NDBC has recently revised the NDBC Handbook of Automated Data Quality Control Checks and Procedures. The new document can be found on our Publications page.
Station 52211 - Tanapag, Saipan, NMI (197)
Owned and maintained by Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
15.268 N 145.662 E (15°16'5" N 145°39'44" E)
Water depth: 487.68 m
Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships 
Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.
Ocean Current Data for 52211
| 1430 GMT | 1400 GMT | 1330 GMT | 1300 GMT | 1030 GMT | 0830 GMT | 0800 GMT | 0730 GMT | 0700 GMT | 0630 GMT | 0330 GMT | 0300 GMT | 0230 GMT | 0200 GMT | 0130 GMT | 0100 GMT | 0030 GMT | 2200 GMT | 2100 GMT | 2030 GMT | 1930 GMT | 1900 GMT | 1830 GMT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 3 | 40 | 0.16 | 360 | 0.25 | 350 | 0.25 | 330 | 0.14 | 260 | 0.62 | 250 | 0.62 | 250 | 0.62 | 240 | 0.68 | 230 | 0.62 | 230 | 0.56 | 40 | 0.29 | 40 | 0.41 | 50 | 0.45 | 50 | 0.45 | 40 | 0.49 | 40 | 0.52 | 30 | 0.52 | 260 | 0.29 | 240 | 0.74 | 240 | 0.72 | 240 | 0.76 | 240 | 0.68 | 250 | 0.58 |
Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
All Instruments - 
1-day plot 3-day plot 5-day plot
Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.
NDBC on Facebook
NOAA on LinkedIn
NDBC on Twitter