Introducing Text-a-Buoy! Get the latest ocean and weather information from buoys in the Northeast. Wind, wave, water temperature data and more can be instantly delivered to your SMS text messaging enabled phone. Regional data sources include NERACOOS buoys, NOAA buoys and CMAN stations, and NERRS stations. Follow the simple directions below to get the latest readings.
NERACOOS is using the Twitter.com Fast Follow service to deliver these SMS updates. For more information on that service please visit the help page.
To get the latest reading from a buoy in the Text get @BuoyCode To 40404
The latest reading will be returned in A key to data abbreviations that will be
Note, the service is free, but standard text |
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*This NOAA NDBC buoy is currently offline. For more information, visit: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/ops.shtml
**This UNH buoy is currently offline. For more information, visit: http://www.cooa.unh.edu/data/buoys/great_bay/
Standard Meteorological Data Abbreviations (from http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/measdes.shtml)
WSPD - Wind speed (m/s)
WDIR - Wind direction (the direction the wind is coming from in degrees clockwise from true N)
GST - Peak gust speed (m/s)
WVHT - Significant wave height (m/s)
DPD - Dominant wave period (seconds)
WTMP - Water temperature
ATMP - Air temperature
PRES - Seal level pressure (millibars mb)
VIS - visibility (nautical miles - nm)