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Station IOSN3 - Isle of Shoals, NH Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station IOSN3

Station IOSN3

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
C-MAN Station
DACT payload
42.967 N 70.623 W (42°58'0" N 70°37'24" W)

Site elevation: 13.1 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 11.9 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 19.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 18.9 m above mean sea level

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA recommends vessels reduce speeds below 10 knots, when consistent with safe navigation. For latest sightings, go to: http://rwhalesightings.nefsc.noaa.gov/

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Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations

Latest Satellite Wind Map for this Area

Conditions at IOSN3 as of
(1:00 pm EDT)
1700 GMT on 09/17/2008:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

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 DirectionWind Direction (WDIR): S ( 170 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind SpeedWind Speed (WSPD): 4 kts
5-day plot - Wind GustWind Gust (GST): 5 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric PressureAtmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.14 in
5-day plot - Pressure TendencyPressure Tendency (PTDY):-0.03 in ( Falling )
5-day plot - Air TemperatureAir Temperature (ATMP): 55.4 °F
5-day plot - Dew PointDew Point (DEWP): 54.9 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric PressureCombined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(EDT)		5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
1:00 pmSSE ( 158 deg ) 4 kts
12:50 pmSE ( 135 deg ) 3 kts
12:40 pmESE ( 118 deg ) 2 kts
12:30 pmSE ( 126 deg ) 4 kts
12:20 pmSE ( 131 deg ) 3 kts
12:10 pmESE ( 121 deg ) 5 kts
  
Previous observations
MM DD TIME
(EDT)		   WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL
psu		 VIS
mi		 TIDE
ft
091712:00 pm   E 3 4----30.15+0.00 54.9- 54.3---
091711:00 am   E 2 3----30.16+0.02 54.7- 53.1---
091710:00 am  NNW 3 4----30.16+0.02 52.7- 52.0---
0917 9:00 am  NNW 5 5----30.15+0.01 52.0- 51.4---
0917 8:00 am  NNW 6 6----30.15+0.01 51.8- 51.3---
0917 7:00 am  NNW 6 7----30.14+0.00 52.3- 51.8---
0917 6:00 am   NW 3 3----30.14+0.00 52.2- 51.6---
0917 5:00 am  - 0 0----30.14+0.00 53.1- 52.5---
0917 4:00 am  WNW 2 3----30.14+0.00 54.0- 53.4---
0917 3:00 am   NW 3 3----30.14-0.01 54.3- 53.8---
0917 2:00 am   NW 4 5----30.14-0.01 54.7- 54.1---
0917 1:00 am  WNW 3 3----30.15+0.00 56.1- 55.6---
091712:00 am  WSW 2 3----30.15-0.01 57.4- 56.8---
091611:00 pm  SSW 4 4----30.15+0.01 58.5- 57.9---
091610:00 pm   S 3 3----30.15+0.02 58.5- 57.2---
0916 9:00 pm   SE 5 5----30.16+0.04 58.1- 55.9---
0916 8:00 pm   SE 8 8----30.14+0.02 58.5- 55.9---
0916 7:00 pm   SE 7 7----30.13+0.00 59.0- 56.1---
0916 6:00 pm  ESE 10 10----30.12-0.01 59.5- 55.0---
0916 5:00 pm  ESE 7 8----30.12-0.02 59.7- 54.0---
0916 4:00 pm   E 7 8----30.13-0.02 59.7- 52.3---
0916 3:00 pm   E 8 9----30.13-0.03 59.9- 52.3---
0916 2:00 pm   E 8 8----30.14-0.03 59.2- 50.5---

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.

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Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.
Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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