**APPENDIX F**

**NOAA MARINE OBSERVATIONAL** **NETWORK**

**Table F-1. Moored buoy locations and configurations**

SITE STATION ID LOCATION HULL SIZE (m) ANEMOMETER

HEIGHT (m)

GULF OF MEXICO 42001 25.9N 89.7W 10 10

42002 25.9N 93.6W 10 10

42003 25.9N 85.9W 10 10

42007^1^ 30.1N 88.8W 3 5

42019^1^ 27.9N 95.4W 3 5

42020^1^ 26.9N 96.7W 3 5

42035^1^ 29.2N 94.4W 3 5

42036^1^ 28.5N 84.5W 3 5

42039^1^ 28.8N 86.0W 3 5

42040^1^ 29.2N 88.3W 3 5

> 42041 27.2N 90.6W 3 5

ATLANTIC OCEAN 41001 34.7N 72.6W 6 5

41002 32.3N 75.2W 6 5

41004^1^ 32.5N 79.1W 3 5

41008 31.4N 80.9W 3 5

41009^1^ 28.5N 80.2W 3 5

41010^1^ 28.9N 78.5W 6 5

44004 38.5N 70.7W 6 5

44005 42.9N 68.9W 6 5

44007^1^ 43.5N 70.1W 3 5

44008 40.5N 69.4W 3 5

44009 38.5N 74.7W 3 5

44011^1^ 41.1N 66.6W 6 5

44013^1^ 42.4N 70.7W 3 5

44014^1^ 36.6N 74.8W 3 5

44025^1^ 40.3N 73.2W 3 5

PACIFIC OCEAN 46002 42.5N 130.3W 6 5

(SOUTH OF 45N) 46006 40.8N 137.5W 6 5

46011^1^ 34.9N 120.9W 3 5

46012^1^ 37.4N 122.7W 3 5

46013^1^ 38.2N 123.3W 3 5

46014^1^ 39.2N 124.0W 3 5

46022^1^ 40.8N 124.5W 3 5

46023^1^ 34.7N 121.0W 3 5

46025^1^ 33.8N 119.1W 3 5

46026^1^ 37.8N 122.8W 3 5

46027^1^ 41.9N 124.4W 3 5

46028^1^ 35.7N 121.9W 3 5

> 46029 46.1N 124.5W 3 5

46030^1^ 40.4N 124.5W 3 5

46042^1^ 36.8N 122.4W 3 5

46047 32.4N 119.5W 3 5

46050^1^ 44.6N 124.5W 3 5

46053^1^ 34.2N 119.8W 3 5

46054^1^ 34.3N 120.4W 10 10

46059^1^ 38.0N 130.0W 6 5

46062^1^ 35.1N 121.0W 10 10

46063^1^ 34.3N 120.7W 6 5

51001 23.4N 162.3W 6 6

51002 17.2N 157.8W 6 6

51003 19.2N 160.7W 6 6

51004 17.4N 152.5W 6 5

51028^1^ 0.0N 153.9W 3 5

^1^Temporary site established with other special funding.

**Table F-2. C‑MAN sites**

SITE STATION ID LOCATION STATION NAME

GULF OF MEXICO BURL1 28.9N 89.4W Southwest Pass, LA

CDRF1^1^ 29.1N 83.0W Cedar Key, FL

CSBF1 29.7N 85.4W Cape San Blas, FL

DPIA1 30.3N 88.1W Dauphin Island, AL

DRYF1^1^ 24.6N 82.9W Dry Tortugas, FL

GDIL1 29.3N 90.0W Grand Isle, LA

KTNF1^1^ 29.8N 83.6W Keaton Beach, FL

LONF1^1^ 24.8N 80.9W Long Key, FL

PTAT2 27.8N 97.1W Port Aransas, TX

SRST2 29.7N 94.1W Sabine, TX

VENF1 27.1N 82.4W Venice, FL

ATLANTIC OCEAN ALSN6 40.5N 73.8W Ambrose Light, NY

BUZM3 41.4N 71.0W Buzzards Bay, MA

CHLV2 36.9N 75.7W Chesapeake Light, VA

CLKN7 34.6N 76.5W Cape Lookout, NC

DSLN7 35.2N 75.3W Diamond Shoals, NC

DUCN7 36.2N 75.8W Duck Pier, NC

FBIS1 32.7N 79.9W Folly Island, SC

FPSN7 33.5N 77.6W Frying Pan Shoals, NC

FWYF1^1^ 25.6N 80.1W Fowey Rocks, FL

IOSN3 43.0N 70.6W Isle of Shoals, NH

LKWF1 26.6N 80.0W Lake Worth, FL

MDRM1 44.0N 68.1W Mt. Desert Rock, ME

MISM1 43.8N 68.9W Matinicus Rock, ME

MLRF1 25.0N 80.4W Molasses Reef, FL

SANF1^1^ 24.5N 81.9W Sand Key, FL

SAUF1 29.9N 81.3W St. Augustine, FL

SMKF1 24.6N 81.1W Sombrero Key, FL

SPGF1 26.7N 79.0W Settlement Point, GBI

TPLM2 38.9N 76.4W Thomas Point, MD

EASTERN PACIFIC CARO3 43.3N 124.4W Cape Arago, OR

OCEAN (SOUTH OF NWPO3 44.6N 124.1W Newport, OR

45N) PTAC1 39.0N 123.7W Point Arena, CA

PTGC1 34.6N 120.6W Point Arguello, CA

^1^Temporary site established with other special funding.

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height="6.627083333333333in"}

**Figure F-1. NDBC moored buoy locations in the Atlantic Ocean,**

**the Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes**

![](media/image2.png){width="6.2965277777777775in"
height="8.082638888888889in"}

**Figure F-2. NDBC moored buoys in the Pacific Ocean**

**Figure F-3. C-MAN stations in the coastal
U.S.**![](media/image3.png){width="6.189583333333333in"
height="9.104861111111111in"}

**Figure F-4. NDBC planned and current Gulf of Mexico moored buoy
network**![](media/image4.png){width="4.86875in"
height="9.071527777777778in"}

**Table F‑3. Code forms for moored data buoys, C‑MAN stations, and
drifting buoys**

**FORM CODE**

**FM 13-IX (SHIP) M~i~M~i~M~j~M~j~ A~1~b~w~n~b~n~b~n~b~ YYGGi~w~
99L~a~L~a~L~a~ Q~c~L~o~L~o~L~o~L~o~**

**REPORT OF SYNOPTIC**

**SURFACE OBSERVATION i~r~i~x~/// /ddff 1s~n~TTT (2s~n~T~d~T~d~T~d~)
4PPPP 5appp 9GGgg**

**FROM A SEA STATION**

**(AUTOMATIC WEATHER 22200 Qs~s~T~w~T~w~T~w~ 1P~wa~P~wa~H~wa~H~wa~ 70
H~wa~H~wa~H~wa~ 8s~w~T~b~T~b~T~b~**

**STATION)**

**333 912ff (00fff)**

**555 11fff 22fff (3GGgg 4ddf~m~f~m~)**

**(6G~c~G~c~g~c~g~c~ d~1~d~1~d~1~f~1~f~1~f~1~ d~6~d~6~d~6~f~6~f~6~f~6~)
d~2~d~2~d~2~f~2~f~2~f~2~ d~3~d~3~d~3~f~3~f~3~f~3~**

**d~4~d~4~d~4~f~4~f~4~f~4~ d~5~d~5~d~5~f~5~f~5~f~5~**

**U.S. NATIONAL CMAN YYGGi~w~**

**(C-MAN LAND STATION)**

**MODIFIED FM 12-IX XXXXn~t~ i~R~i~x~hVV Nddff (00fff) 1s~n~TTT
2s~n~T~d~T~d~T~d~ 4PPPP**

**5appp 6RRRt~R~ 9GGgg**

**222// 0s~n~T~w~T~w~T~w~ 1~wa~P~wa~P~wa~H~wa~H~wa~ 70H~wa~H~wa~H~wa~**

**333 912ff (00fff)**

**444 1P~av~P~av~P~av~/**

**555 11fff 22fff (3GGgg) (4ddf~m~f~m~f~m~)**

**(6G~c~G~c~g~c~g~c~ d~1~d~1~d~1~f~1~f~1~f~1~ d~6~d~6~d~6~f~6~f~6~f~6~)
d~2~d~2~d~2~f~2~f~2~f~2~ (TIDE1111) d~3~d~3~d~3~f~3~f~3~f~3~**

**d~4~d~4~d~4~f~4~f~4~f~4~ d~5~d~5~d~5~f~5~f~5~f~5~**

**FM 18 BUOY Section 0: [ZZYY]{.underline} Q~c~L~a~L~a~L~a~L~a~L~a~
[A]{.underline}~1~b~w~n~b~n~b~n~b~ L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~ YYMMJ
(6Q~1~Q~t~//) GGggi~w~**

**REPORT OF A**

**DRIFTING BUOY Section 1: [111]{.underline}Q~d~Q~x~ [O]{.underline}ddff
(([2]{.underline}s~n~T~d~T~d~T~d~) ([3]{.underline}P~o~P~o~P~o~P~o~) or
([1]{.underline}s~n~TTT) ([29]{.underline}UUU))**

**OBSERVATION ([4]{.underline}PPPP) ([5]{.underline}appp)**

**Section 2: [222]{.underline}Q~d~Q~x~ ([0]{.underline}S~n~T~w~T~w~T~w~)
([20]{.underline}P~wa~P~wa~P~wa~) ([1]{.underline}P~wa~P~wa~H~wa~H~wa~)
([21]{.underline}H~wa~H~wa~H~wa~)**

**Section 3: [333]{.underline}Q~d1~Q~d2~ (8887k~2~ 2z~0~z~0~z~0~z~0~
3T~0~T~0~T~0~T~0~ 4S~0~S~0~S~0~S**

**\....** **\.... \....**

**2z~n~z~n~z~n~z~n~ 3T~n~T~n~T~n~T~n~ 4S~n~S~n~S~n~S~n~)**

**(66k~6~9k~3~ 2z~0~z~0~z~0~z~0~ d~0~d~0~c~0~c~0~c~0~**

**\.... \....**

**2z~n~z~n~z~n~z~n~ d~n~d~n~c~n~c~n~c~n~)**

**Section 4: [444]{.underline} ((Q~c~L~a~L~a~L~a~L~a~L~a~
([7]{.underline}V~B~V~B~d~B~d~B~) ([1]{.underline}Q~p~Q~2~Q~tw~Q~4~)
L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~L~0~)**

**([8]{.underline}V~i~V~i~V~i~V~i~) or ([2]{.underline}Q~n~Q~L~//)
(YYMMJ GGgg[/]{.underline})) ([9]{.underline}i~d~Z~d~Z~d~Z~d~Z~d~)**