New Wave Monitoring Buoy in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through Monday with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is expected to move into the Pacific Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in
Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

On April 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed a wave monitoring buoy 10 nautical miles due south of Bahia Honda Key. The buoy reports local ocean wave conditions every 30 minutes. Data from this buoy will really help our Florida Keys National Weather Service marine forecasters improve both the quality and value of marine weather analyses, warnings, and forecasts.

To view the data from this new buoy, visit the National Data Buoy Center's website for Buoy 42078: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42078

Location of the new buoy:

Example of the buoy data display:

Cold Front Moving Through the Northeast U.S. Monday; Atmospheric River to Impact the Pacific Northwest Midweek

New Wave Monitoring Buoy in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in
Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!