C12: West Florida Central Buoy		 USF

Station IDC12 Latitude27° 29.90' N
Station TypeOffshore Buoy Longitude 83° 43.30' W
Responsible AgencyUSF

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Latest Observations
Data is updated hourly with four measurements made during past hour.
Time reported is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time): subtract 5 hours for EST, subtract 4 hours for EDT.
Provisional data - not quality-controlled - use at your own risk - see disclaimer.

Meteorological Data
Date 11-22-09 11-22-09 11-22-09 11-22-09
Time (Z) 08:29:50 08:14:50 07:59:50 07:44:50
Windspeed: 4.1 ms-1 7.96 knots 4.1 ms-1 3.9 ms-1 4.7 ms-1
Wind direction: 299 ° True 299 ° True 297 ° True 311 ° True 292 ° True
Buoy compass direction: 216 ° True 216 ° True 221 ° True 214° True 217° True
Barometric pressure: 1013.0 mbar 29.91 in Hg 1013.0 mbar 1013.1 mbar 1013.2 mbar
Air Temperature: 23.50 °C 74.30 °F 23.60 °C 23.70 °C 23.70 °C
Sea Surface Temperature: 23.50 °C 74.30 °F 23.40 °C 23.40 °C 23.30 °C
Relative Humidity: 92 % 92 % 91 % 90 % 91 %

Wind Data from ASIMET sensor
Date 11-22-09 11-22-09
Time 07:30:00 07:00:00
Wind Speed 6.60 ms-1 12.82 knots 6.22 ms-1
Wind Direction 139 ° True 139 ° True 135 ° True

ADCP Data
Date 99-99- Depth Depth Depth
Time 99:99:99 4 m 22 m 40 m
Current Speed -9.9 cms-1 -0.19 knots -9.9 cms-1 -0.19 knots -9.9 cms-1 -0.19 knots
Current Direction 261 ° True 261 ° True 261 ° True


Temperature and Salinity Data
Date 11-22-09 Depth Depth Depth
Time 07:00:00 10 m 20 m 30 m
Temperature 23.31 °C 73.96 °F 23.31 °C 73.96 °F 23.29 °C 73.92 °F
Salinity 35.60 PSU 35.55 PSU 35.57 PSU
Date 11-22-09 Depth Depth Depth
Time 07:30:00 10 m 20 m 30 m
Temperature 23.35 °C 74.03 °F 23.37 °C 74.07 °F 23.38 °C 74.08 °F
Salinity 35.61 PSU 35.58 PSU 35.60 PSU


Bridle Temperature and Salinity Data
Date 11-22-09 11-22-09
Time 07:00:00 07:30:00
Temperature 23.31 °C 73.96 °F 23.34 °C 74.01 °F
Salinity 35.55 PSU 35.56 PSU


Diagonostic Sensor Data
Date 11-22-09 11-22-09
Time 07:00:00 07:30:00
Internal Can Temperature 23.95 °C 75.11 °F 23.95 °C 75.11 °F
Battery Current Drawn 0.098 0.098
Unloaded Battery Voltage 12.387 12.387

Past 24-hours Observations
Meteorological Data
Table: metric, imperial
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Oceanographic Data
Table: Currents Temperature and Salinity
Plots: Currents Temperature and Salinity

Diagonostic Sensor Data
Table: Sensor Data
Past 5-days Observations
Meteorological Data
Table: metric, imperial
Plots
Oceanographic Data
Table:Currents Temperature and Salinity
Plots:Currents,Temperature and Salinity
Diagonostic Sensor Data
Table: Sensor Data
NOTE: Missing values denoted by -99 and -99.9