Summary (Summary adapted from the Dial-A-Buoy web site)
Dial-A-Buoy provides wind and wave measurements taken within the last hour at 65 buoy and 54 Coastal-Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations. The stations are located in the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf of Mexico, and the Great Lakes and are operated by the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC). Buoy reports include ... wind direction, speed, gust, significant wave height, swell and wind-wave heights and periods, air temperature, water temperature, and sea level pressure. Some buoys report wave directions. All C-MAN stations report the winds, air temperature, and pressure; some also report wave information, water temperature, visibility, and dew point.
To access Dial-A-Buoy, dial (228) 688-1948 using any touch tone or cell phone. Assuming you know the identifier of the station whose report you need, enter 1. Then, enter the five-digit (or character) station identifier, followed by the # sign, in response to the prompt. The system will ask you to confirm that your entry was correct by pressing 1. After a few seconds, you will hear the latest buoy or C-MAN observation read via computer- generated voice. Characters are entered simply by pressing the key containing the character. For Q, press "7", and for Z, presses "9". Please be patient and wait for the system to finish prompting you; Dial-A-Buoy will not understand your entry if you are too fast.
Quality This service was primarily designed for boaters and surfers interested in coastal and water weather conditions.
Access Constraints Using any touch tone or cell phone, users dial (228) 688-1948 to call the service. Users must also know the five-digit station identifier. Station identifiers can be acquired via the Internet at http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov or telephone. To access station identifiers by phone, users can enter their fax number to receive a map of stations or they can enter a latitude and longitude to receive closest station locations.
Use Constraints Users must enter phone information slowly and in order. For example, if a user enters a station identifier before the message finishes, an error message will be relayed.
Name:
CHERYL
DEMERS
Email:
webmaster.ndbc at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
National Data Buoy Center
Building 1100 City:
Stennis Space Center
Province or State:
MS
Postal Code:
39529
Country:
USA
Distribution Media
Distribution_Media:
Electronic
Distribution_Format:
Touch Tone Phone Menu
Fees:
Varies depending on long distance charges
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Related URL
Link:
VIEW PROJECT HOME PAGE
Description:
To get station identifiers via Internet, a user can find links from
the Home Page.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
1999-10-08
SERF Last Revision Date:
2004-08-02
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