The Wheelhouse Report Navigation Center
DATA BUOYS
These are links to automated data reporting gizmos operated by NOAA and other entities.
NOAA Data Buoys
NOAA's National Data Buoy Center maintains a fleet of floating data buoys and fixed C-MAN (Coastal-Marine Automated Network) stations. The C-MAN stations and the buoys give wind direction, wind speed, atmospheric pressure and air temperature. In addition, the buoys give wave height, wave period, water temperature and dew point. Five digits (like 42036) indicate a moored buoy. Letters and numbers (like CSBF1) indicate a fixed station, usually on dry land.
- 42036
106nm west-northwest of Tampa FL - 42039
±90nm south-southeast of Pensacola FL
[28.78 N 86.04 W (28°47'05"N 86°02'16"W)] - CSBF1
Cape San Blas FL - DPIA1
Dauphin Island - 42007
22nm south-southeast of Biloxi MS - GDIL1
Grand Isle LA - SRST2
Sabine TX - 42035
22nm east of Galveston TX - 42019
60nm south of Freeport TX - PTAT2
Port Aransas TX - 42020
50nm southeast of Corpus Christi TX
You can also access these and other buoys and C-MAN stations by telephone! Call 228-688-1948 and, when prompted, enter the five-digit or five-character identifier for the buoy or station you want. For more information, go to the NDBC web site and click on "Dial-A-Buoy."
Other Data Stations
The following are stations maintained by LUMCON, the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium.
Other Intracoastal Stuff
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