NOAA Buoy Data, Marine Forecasts, and Tides for iOS
The 6-meter NOMAD is an aluminum-hulled, boat-shaped buoy which provides relatively high cost effectiveness and excellent long-term survivability in severe seas. These buoys are highly directional and have a quick rotational response. There have been no known capsizings of 6-meter NOMAD hulls. … [Read more...]
The Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) was established by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) for the National Weather Service (NWS) in the early 1980’s. The development of C-MAN was in response to a need to maintain meteorological observations in U. S. coastal areas. Such observations, … [Read more...]
About the NDBC Moored Buoy Program (Source: NOAA/ NDBC) Moored buoys are the weather sentinels of the sea. They are deployed in the coastal and offshore waters from the western Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean around Hawaii, and from the Bering Sea to the South Pacific. NDBC’s moored buoys … [Read more...]
The list of measurements provided by buoys is rather extensive. Here's a guide to the various measurements published by NDBC: Wind Direction (WDIR) Wind direction (the direction the wind is coming from in degrees clockwise from true N) during the same period used for WSPD. Wind Speed … [Read more...]
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