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Station 41024 - Sunset Nearshore, NC (SUN2) Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 41024

Owned and maintained by Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP)
Moored Buoy
33.837 N 78.477 W (33°50'14" N 78°28'36" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.79 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 2.95 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.79 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 10 m

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Wave data from this buoy (SSBN7) can be viewed here.

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Station 41024

Conditions at 41024 as of
(8:08 am EDT)
1208 GMT on 07/27/2024:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNE ( 30 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD):7.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST):9.0 m/s
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):1016.0 mb
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 24.8 °C
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 28.4 °C
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 24.3 °C
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 8 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 8 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
m/s		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
m/s		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
m		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
mb		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
mb		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°C		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°C		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°C		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
km		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
m
2024-07-27 07:08 amNNE 6.0 7.0----1015.9- 24.6 28.4 24.1---
2024-07-27 06:08 amNNE 6.0 8.0----1015.3- 24.5 28.3 24.2---
2024-07-27 05:08 amNNE 6.0 7.0----1015.0- 24.7 28.2 24.4---
2024-07-27 04:08 amNNE 5.0 7.0----1014.7- 25.1 28.2 24.8---
2024-07-27 03:08 am NE 5.0 7.0----1014.8- 25.0 28.2 24.8---
2024-07-27 02:08 amNNE 4.0 6.0----1014.9- 25.0 28.0 24.5---
2024-07-27 01:08 amENE 4.0 6.0----1015.7- 25.1 27.9 24.4---
2024-07-27 12:08 am NE 5.0 7.0----1016.0- 24.8 27.9 24.3---
2024-07-26 11:08 pmNNE 4.0 6.0----1015.4- 25.2 28.1 24.5---
2024-07-26 10:08 pmWSW 2.0 4.0----1016.0- 25.9 28.1 24.4---
2024-07-26 09:08 pm S 3.0 5.0----1016.4- 24.9 27.8 24.3---
2024-07-26 08:08 pmSSE 2.0 3.0----1016.0- 24.2 28.5 24.2---
2024-07-26 07:08 pm S 4.0 6.0----1016.1- 23.9 28.3 23.8---
2024-07-26 06:08 pmNNE 8.0 10.0----1015.0- 24.3 28.9 24.1---
2024-07-26 05:08 pm N 6.0 9.0----1013.2- 25.6 29.1 24.0---
2024-07-26 04:08 pmSSW 7.0 9.0----1014.9- 28.1 29.1 26.3---
2024-07-26 03:08 pm S 7.0 9.0----1015.5- 27.8 29.2 26.0---
2024-07-26 02:08 pm S 6.0 9.0----1016.4- 27.6 29.2 25.6---
2024-07-26 01:08 pmSSW 3.0 5.0----1017.1- 27.4 29.2 25.3---
2024-07-26 12:08 pmSSW 3.0 5.0----1016.7- 27.5 29.3 25.1---
2024-07-26 11:08 am W 2.0 3.0----1017.5- 27.5 29.1 25.1---
2024-07-26 10:08 amNNE 1.0 2.0----1018.3- 27.3 28.7 25.0---
2024-07-26 09:08 am N 1.0 3.0----1018.1- 26.2 28.6 24.7---
2024-07-26 08:08 amWNW 4.0 5.0----1017.6- 26.1 28.5 24.7---