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The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS). NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations.
The Summary. NOAA's winter forecast outlook predicts above-average precipitation in the Northwest and Great Lakes regions. The rest of the country faces either an average or warm and dry winter.
Lake-effect snow for the Great Lakes. Heavy lake-effect snow is falling downwind from the Great Lakes on Thursday, the weather service said. Locations where 12-24 inches of snow will pile up ...
As Christmas nears closer and more winter weather approaches, here is the latest look at the snowfall forecasts for key areas around the Great Lakes. Grand Rapids, Michigan snow forecast
On June 13, 2006, drifting buoy 26028 ended its long-term data collection of sea surface temperature after transmitting for 10 years, 4 months, and 16 days, which is the longest known data collection time for any drifting buoy. [12] The first weather buoy in the Southern Ocean was deployed by the Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) on ...
Specifically, on Wednesday, October 27, 2010, buoy no. 45136, operated by Environment Canada, in northern Lake Superior recorded a significant wave height of 26.6 feet (this is average height of 1/3 of the highest waves over an hour), and buoy no. 45002, operated by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC), recorded a significant wave height of 21. ...
The fierce lake-effect snowstorm is nearing its end across the Great Lakes. Heavy snow continues to pummel areas east of lakes Erie and Ontario, but relief is on the horizon as the storm is ...
Moored weather buoys range from 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) to 12 metres (39 ft) in diameter, [41] [44] while drifting buoys are smaller, with diameters of 30 centimetres (12 in) to 40 centimetres (16 in). [45] Drifting buoys are the dominant form of weather buoy in sheer number, with 1250 located worldwide.