Nantucket Data Bouy

[John R]

Hoop - you don't run all the way out there do ya? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

It's calm today, only 4 footers [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] in Buzzards Bay ... which is inshore from the Nantucket Bouy a ways

Here is a photo of a really calm day from the BB bouy:

Now other times, their are steep 15+ footers in here and you are almost surrounded by land just miles away in 3 directions...

[ January 23, 2003, 02:52 PM: Message edited by: John R ]

[Matt1121]

John R-

Is there an actual camera mounted on the BB buoy? Or did you climb on it and take that shot?

How cool would that be if weather buoys had cameras mounted on them? The fishing and surfing communities would be psyched...probably the only two groups of people who ever go on the NOAA website to read the buoy reports.

Ed

[John R]

Ed - I climbed up but it was tough...

Seriously, they have pictures at the different headings to give an almost panoramic view: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_pag...$station=BUZM3

If you go to the base website, you can pick your zone and drill down to the pertinent bouys in your area: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov

[Matt1121]

My bad...

Oh...I thought they were real time photos......kinda like the surf web cameras that are no mounted at major surfing breaks throughout the world. Didn't realize that they were file photos that were taken from various angles.

I was going to say that you were nuts to climb up on one of those things. Coasties would fire a shot over your bow and then keel-haul you if they saw you on it.

[ScottM]

The BB buoy that John refers to (Buzzards Bay) shouldn't be confused with the BB buoy used for navigation which is east of Nantucket, which in turn is not the same as the Nantucket weather buoy.

[John R]

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">code:<pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;">shouldn't be confused </pre></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now I'm confused ... just kidding