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C-MAN Stations not plotting

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Tim

Great work on the ver.1.0m release. Happy to see more buoys plot. My request is, could you please implament the C-MAN stations to plot?

Viewing the raw data file these reports are under heading SXUS20, SXUS21, SXUS22, SXUS23 . Thet are also listed in the OUTPUT.sfc and QUEUE.syn files. The C-MAN code is different compared to the ship and buoy synoptic code, could this be a issue? See below.



Below is a list of Moored Buoys and C-MAN stations (costal marine automatic network). Most of the c-man stations are not listed in the STN file.



Thank you,

Skyspotter

Dave Jity



June 24, 2004

NDBC DATA PLATFORM STATUS REPORT

June 17, 2004 - June 24, 2004

MOORED BUOYS

Percent of Data Disseminated in Real Time

Station
ID Hull No./Config and
Location Location
Lat/Long Sea
Level
Press Wind
Speed
& Dir Air
Temp Sea
Sfc
Temp Sig
Wave
Ht. Dew Point
41001* 6N03 /D E. HATTERAS 34.68N/ 72.66W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41002* 6N26 /V S. HATTERAS 32.36N/ 75.46W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41004* 3D27 /V EDISTO 32.50N/ 79.10W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41008* 3D44 /A GRAYS REEF 31.40N/ 80.87W 93 93 93 93 93 92
41009 6N46 /A CANAVERAL 28.50N/ 80.18W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41010 6N47 /A CANAVERAL EAST 28.90N/ 78.55W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41012 3D48 /A ST. AUGUSTINE, 30.04N/ 80.55W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41013* 3D17 /D FRYING PAN SHO 33.48N/ 77.58W 93 93 93 93 93 93
41025* 3D26 /A DIAMOND SHOALS 35.15N/ 75.29W 90 90 90 90 90 89
42001* 10D10/M MID GULF 25.86N/ 89.67W 93 93 93 93 93 93
42002* 10D08/M WESTERN GULF 25.17N/ 94.42W 90 90 90 90 90 90
42003* 10D11/M EAST GULF 26.01N/ 85.91W 89 89 89 89 89 89
42007* 3D14 /D BILOXI 30.09N/ 88.77W 93 93 93 93 92 93
42019* 3D61 /D LANEILLE 27.91N/ 95.36W 92 92 92 92 92 92
42020* 3D40 /D EILEEN 26.95N/ 96.70W 93 93 93 93 92 93
42035* 3D25 /D GALVESTON 29.25N/ 94.41W 93 93 93 93 92 93
42036* 3D12 /D WEST TAMPA 28.51N/ 84.51W 90 90 90 90 90 90
42038 3D35 /A NORTH MID GULF 27.42N/ 92.58W 92 92 92 92 90 92
42039 3D54 /D PENSACOLA S. 28.80N/ 86.06W 90 90 90 90 90 90
42040 3D60 /D MOBILE SOUTH 29.21N/ 88.20W 92 92 92 92 92 92
42041 3D24 /M NORTH MID GULF 27.50N/ 90.46W 90 90 90 89 89 90
44004* 6N07 /D HOTEL 38.50N/ 70.47W 92 92 S 92 92 N
44005* 6N23 /D GULF OF MAINE 43.19N/ 69.18W 90 90 90 89 85 90
44007* 3D56 /A PORTLAND 43.53N/ 70.14W 93 93 93 93 93 89
44008* 3D69 /A NANTUCKET 40.50N/ 69.43W 93 93 93 93 93 92
44009* 3D08 /V DELAWARE BAY 38.46N/ 74.70W 79 29 81 79 74 80
44011* 6N11 /D GEORGES BANK 41.11N/ 66.62W 93 93 93 93 93 S
44013* 3DV04/D BOSTON 42.35N/ 70.69W 92 92 92 92 92 92
44014 3D06 /D VIRGINIA BEACH 36.61N/ 74.84W 93 93 93 93 93 90
44017* 3D49 /A MONTAUK POINT 40.70N/ 72.00W 92 92 92 92 92 S
44018* 3D51 /A SE CAPE COD 41.26N/ 69.29W 93 93 93 93 93 92
44025* 3D65 /D LONG ISLAND 40.25N/ 73.17W 93 93 93 93 93 93
44027* 3D29 /A JONESPORT 44.27N/ 67.31W 92 93 93 92 92 93
45001* 3D05 /D MID SUPERIOR 48.07N/ 87.78W 92 92 92 92 91 N
45002* 3D23 /D NORTH MICHIGAN 45.33N/ 86.42W 93 93 93 93 93 N
45003* 3DV03/V NORTH HURON 45.35N/ 82.84W 93 93 93 93 93 N
45004* 3D38 /V EAST SUPERIOR 47.57N/ 86.55W 90 90 90 90 90 N
45005* 3D63 /D WEST ERIE 41.68N/ 82.40W 93 93 93 93 89 N
45006* 3DV05/V WEST SUPERIOR 47.35N/ 89.83W 93 93 93 93 93 N
45007* 3D28 /D SOUTH MICHIGAN 42.68N/ 87.03W 93 93 93 93 86 93
45008* 3D10 /V SOUTH HURON 44.28N/ 82.42W 93 93 93 93 93 N
45012* 3DV02/V LAKE ONTARIO 43.62N/ 77.41W 90 90 90 90 89 N
46001* 6N21 /D GULF OF ALASKA 56.30N/148.17W 89 89 89 89 88 N
46002* 6N16 /D WEST OREGON 42.52N/130.32W R R R R R N
46005* 6N01 /D W.ASTORIA 46.05N/131.02W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46006* 6N33 /V SW. ASTORIA 40.80N/137.48W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46011* 3D42 /D SANTA MARIA 34.88N/120.87W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46012* 3D52 /D HALF MOON BAY 37.36N/122.88W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46013* 3D70 /A BODEGA BAY 38.23N/123.32W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46014* 3D31 /D PT ARENA 39.22N/123.97W 93 93 93 93 92 N
46015* 3D57 /D PORT ORFORD 42.73N/124.84W R R R R R N
46022* 3D36 /V EEL RIVER 40.72N/124.52W 92 92 S S 92 N
46023 10D04/D PT ARGUELLO 34.70N/120.96W 93 93 93 93 93 93
46025* 3D59 /V SANTA MONICA 33.75N/119.08W 93 93 93 92 68 N
46026* 3D16 /A SAN FRANCISCO 37.76N/122.83W 93 93 93 92 92 N
46027* 3D20 /V ST GEORGES 41.85N/124.38W 90 90 90 90 90 N
46028* 3D02 /D SAN MARTIN 35.74N/121.89W 92 92 92 92 90 N
46029* 3D67 /D COL. RIVER BAR 46.12N/124.51W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46035* 12D02/M BERING SEA 57.06N/177.59W 92 92 92 92 92 92
46041* 3D09 /D CAPE ELIZABETH 47.34N/124.75W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46042* 3D43 /D MONTEREY BAY 36.75N/122.42W 93 93 93 93 92 N
46047* 3D46 /A TANNER BANK 32.43N/119.53W 90 90 90 90 90 N
46050* 3D55 /V STONEWALL BANK 44.61N/124.50W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46053* 3D58 /A E. SANTA BARB 34.24N/119.85W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46054 10D12/D W. SANTA BARB 34.27N/120.44W 92 92 92 92 91 92
46059* 6N13 /D CALIFORNIA 37.99N/129.95W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46060* 3D64 /V WEST ORCA BAY 60.58N/146.83W 92 92 92 92 91 N
46061* 6N32 /V SEAL ROCKS (S. 60.22N/146.83W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46062 3DV01/A PT SAN LUIS 35.10N/121.01W 92 92 92 92 92 92
46063* 6N31 /D PT.CONCEPTION 34.28N/120.67W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46066* 6N25 /D KODIAK 52.70N/154.98W 92 92 92 92 92 N
46069* 3D32 /A SO. SANTA ROSA 33.65N/120.20W 88 88 86 86 36 N
46072* 6N45 /D SOUTH ALEUTIAN 51.63N/172.16W 87 88 88 86 74 88
46075* 6N37 /D SHUMAGIN ISLAN 53.93N/160.81W 92 93 92 92 90 72
46078* 6N48 /D ALBATROSS BANK 56.05N/152.45W 23 23 23 23 22 23
46080* 6N29 /D KENNEDY ENTRAN 58.00N/150.01W R R R R R R
46081* 3D41 /D WESTERN PRINCE 60.78N/148.20W 92 92 92 92 92 90
46082* 6N42 /D CAPE SUCKLING 59.69N/143.42W 90 90 90 90 90 90
46083* 6N36 /D FAIRWEATHER 58.25N/138.00W 92 92 92 92 92 92
46084* 6N41 /D SITKA SOUND 56.59N/136.16W 81 49 81 81 81 49
46086* 3D68 /A SAN CLEMENTE B 32.50N/118.00W 92 93 93 92 92 N
51001* 6N18 /V NW. HAWAII 23.43N/162.21W 92 92 92 92 92 N
51002* 6N17 /A SW. HAWAII 17.14N/157.79W 92 92 92 92 92 N
51003* 6N28 /V W. HAWAII 19.16N/160.74W 93 93 93 93 93 N
51004* 6N38 /A SE. HAWAII 17.52N/152.48W 93 93 93 93 92 N
51028 3D30 /A CHRISTMAS ISL. 0.02S/153.87W 93 93 93 93 92 N


Total Base Funded Buoys:74

Total Other Buoys :12

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Total Moored Buoys :86


*Base funded station of National Weather Service (NWS); however, all stations report data to NWS.

REMARKS

Communication failure for 7% of all buoy data.

44004 - Buoy adrift 6/20/04, recovered to port 6/24/04.
44009 - Buoy serviced, wind data restored 6/21/04.
44011 - Dew point data failed 4/20/04.
44017 - Dew point data failed 5/5/04.
46002 - Buoy adrift 8/26/03, recovered to port. Service scheduled 6/04.
46015 - Buoy adrift 10/23/03, recovered to port. Service scheduled 6/04.
46022 - Air and water temperature data failed 12/3/03. Service scheduled 9/04.
46025 - Parity errors in wave data.
46066 - Buoy adrift 5/29/04.
46069 - Intermittent data transmission problem. Service scheduled 8/04.
46072 - Parity errors in wave data.
46075 - Dew point data failed 6/21/04.
46078 - Data transmission problem.
46080 - Buoy recovered after being adrift. Redeployment scheduled 7/04.
46084 - Bouy serviced, wind and dew point data restored 6/20/04.
NDBC MOORED BUOY STATION LEGEND:

HULL NO./CONFIGURATION

Hull TypeAnemometer Ht.Payload Types

12D - 12 meter discus 10 m M - MARS

10D - 10 meter discus 10 m D - DACT

6N - 6 meter NOMAD 5 m V - VEEP

3D/3DV 3 meter discus 5 m A - ARES

LNS - 12 meter discus 8.5 m

Example: 6N27/V means 6-meter NOMAD buoy, hull number 27, with VEEP payload.

DATA STATUS

S - Sensor/system failure. D - Buoy off station or adrift.

R - Buoy Retrieved. E - Data under evaluation, not reported.

N - No sensor installed.

C-MAN STATIONS

Percent of Data Disseminated in Real Time

Station
ID Config./Location Location
Lat/Long Sea
Level
Press Wind
Speed
& Dir Air
Temp Sea
Sfc
Temp Sig
Wave
Ht. Dew
Point Tides
ABAN6 V/ALEXANDRIA BAY, NY 44.33N/ 75.93W 92 92 92 92 N 91 N
ALSN6* A/AMBROSE LIGHT, NY 40.45N/ 73.80W 89 89 89 S S 89 N
AMAA2* A/EAST AMATULI ISLAND L 58.92N/151.95W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
AUGA2* M/AUGUSTINE ISLAND, AK 59.38N/153.35W 92 92 92 N N 92 N
BLIA2* V/BLIGH REEF LIGHT, AK 60.84N/146.88W 93 93 93 N N N N
BURL1* M/SOUTHWEST PASS , LA 28.91N/ 89.43W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
BUZM3* M/BUZZARDS BAY,MA 41.40N/ 71.03W 92 92 92 92 S S N
CARO3* M/CAPE ARAGO ,OR 43.34N/124.38W 93 93 93 N N S N
CDRF1* V/CEDAR KEY, FL 29.14N/ 83.03W 93 93 93 N N 92 N
CHLV2* D/CHESAPEAKE LIGHT, VA 36.91N/ 75.71W 91 91 91 S 57 N N
CLKN7* M/CAPE LOOKOUT, NC 34.62N/ 76.53W 92 92 92 N N 90 N
DBLN6* M/DUNKIRK, NY 42.49N/ 79.35W 92 92 92 N N N N
DESW1* D/DESTRUCTION ISLAND,WA 47.68N/124.49W 88 89 88 N N N N
DISW3* D/DEVILS ISLAND, WI 47.08N/ 90.73W 92 92 92 N N S N
DPIA1* V/DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL 30.25N/ 88.07W 93 93 93 93 N 93 25
DRFA2* M/DRIFT RIVER TERMINAL, 60.55N/152.14W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
DRYF1* M/DRY TORTUGAS, FL 24.64N/ 82.86W 92 92 92 92 N N N
DUCN7* A/DUCK PIER, NC 36.18N/ 75.75W 93 93 93 N N 91 N
FBIS1* M/FOLLY ISLAND, SC 32.69N/ 79.89W 92 92 92 N N 92 N
FFIA2* D/FIVE FINGERS ,AK 57.27N/133.63W 90 90 90 N N N N
FILA2* A/FLAT ISLAND LIGHT 59.33N/152.00W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
FPSN7* D/FRYING PAN SHOAL ,NC 33.49N/ 77.59W 92 S 92 N 54 N N
FWYF1* M/FOWEY ROCK, FL 25.59N/ 80.10W 92 92 92 92 N N N
GDIL1* M/GRAND ISLE, LA 29.27N/ 89.96W 58 58 58 30 N 58 S
IOSN3* D/ISLE OF SHOALS, NH 42.97N/ 70.62W 90 90 90 N N 89 N
KTNF1* M/KEATON BEACH, FL 29.82N/ 83.59W 93 93 93 N N S N
LKWF1* M/LAKEWORTH, FL 26.61N/ 80.03W 93 93 93 93 N 92 93
LONF1* M/LONG KEY, FL 24.84N/ 80.86W 93 93 93 93 N N 93
LSCM4 V/LAKE ST. CLAIR 42.47N/ 82.76W 93 93 93 93 N 93 N
MDRM1* D/MT DESERT ROCK, ME 43.97N/ 68.13W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
MISM1* D/MATINICUS ROCK, ME 43.78N/ 68.86W 90 90 90 N N 90 N
MLRF1* V/MOLASSES REEF, FL 25.01N/ 80.38W 93 93 93 93 N N N
MRKA2* V/MIDDLE ROCK LIGHT, AK 61.08N/146.66W 92 92 92 N N N N
NWPO3* D/NEWPORT, OR 44.61N/124.07W 92 92 92 N N 92 N
PILA2* M/PILOT ROCK, AK 59.74N/149.47W 16 16 16 N N 16 N
PILM4* V/PASSAGE ISLAND, MI 48.22N/ 88.37W 92 92 92 N N N N
POTA2* V/POTATO POINT, AK 61.06N/146.70W 92 92 92 N N N N
PTAC1* M/POINT ARENA, CA 38.96N/123.74W 92 92 92 N N N N
PTAT2* M/PORT ARANSAS, TX 27.83N/ 97.05W 92 92 92 92 N 92 92
PTGC1* M/POINT ARGUELLO, CA 34.58N/120.65W 93 93 S N N S N
ROAM4* D/ROCK OF AGES, MI 47.87N/ 89.31W 93 93 93 S N N N
SANF1* M/SAND KEY, FL 24.46N/ 81.88W 93 93 93 93 N N N
SAUF1* V/ST. AUGUSTINE, FL 29.86N/ 81.27W 93 93 93 93 N 92 S
SBIO1* M/SOUTH BASS ISLAND, OH 41.63N/ 82.84W 93 93 93 N N N N
SGNW3* D/SHEBOYGAN, WI 43.75N/ 87.69W 93 93 93 S N S N
SGOF1* M/ST. GEORGE OFFSHORE 29.41N/ 84.86W 93 93 93 93 N 93 N
SISW1* M/SMITH ISLAND, WA 48.32N/122.84W 90 90 90 N N N N
SMKF1* M/SOMBRERO KEY, FL 24.63N/ 81.11W 93 93 93 S N 93 93
SPGF1* M/SETTLEMENT PT, GBI 26.70N/ 78.99W 93 93 93 N N 93 N
SRST2* M/SABINE, TX 29.67N/ 94.05W 88 88 88 N N 88 N
STDM4* D/STANNARD ROCK, MI 47.18N/ 87.23W 76 76 30 S N 30 N
SUPN6 V/SUPERIOR SHOALS, NY 44.47N/ 75.80W 92 92 92 92 N 91 N
THIN6 V/THOUSAND ISL.,NY 44.30N/ 75.98W N N 92 N N 92 N
TPLM2* M/THOMAS POINT, MD 38.90N/ 76.44W 89 89 89 89 N 89 N
TTIW1* D/TATOOSH ISLAND, WA 48.39N/124.74W 91 92 91 N N N N
VENF1* M/VENICE, FL 27.07N/ 82.45W D D D D N D D
WPOW1* V/WEST POINT, WA 47.66N/122.44W 92 92 92 N N 92 N


Total Base Funded Stations: 53

Total Other Stations : 04

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Total Stations : 57


*Base funded station of National Weather Service (NWS); however, all stations report data to NWS.

REMARKS

Communication failure for 7% of all station data.

ALSN6 - Wave data failed 9/5/02. Water temperature data failed 9/22/03.
BUZM3 - Dew point data failed 9/9/02. Wave data failed 5/8/03.
CARO3 - Dew point data failed 1/13/03.
CHLV2 - Parity errors in wave data. Water temperature data failed 8/21/03.
DISW3 - Dew point data failed 4/21/04.
DPIA1 - Tide data restored 6/22/04.
FPSN7 - Parity errors in wave data. Wind data failed 2/26/04.
GDIL1 - Station serviced, data restored 6/19/04. Tide data remains failed 7/20/03.
KTNF1 - Dew point data failed 3/3/04.
PILA2 - Station data failed 6/18/04.
PTGC1 - Dew point data failed 4/12/04. Air temperature failed 4/27/04.
ROAM4 - Water temperature data failed 9/23/02.
SAUF1 - NOS tide gage removed.
SGNW3 - Water temperature data failed 5/23/03. Dew point data failed 4/4/04.
SMKF1 - Water temperature data failed 4/15/04.
STDM4 - Station serviced, data restored 6/18/04.
VENF1 - Station disestablished on 1/27/04 for pier reconstruction. Replacement in late summer 2004.
NDBC C-MAN STATION LEGEND:

Payload Types

A - ARES

D - DACT

M - MARS

V - VEEP

C-MAN anemometer heights are listed in the C-MAN User's Guide and on the NDBC Home Page at http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov.

DATA STATUS

S - Sensor/system failure. E - Data under evaluation, not reported.

N - No sensor installed. Y - Parameter reported, no percentage

D - Station disestablished. available.


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Table 8-3. Code forms for moored data buoys, C-MAN stations, and drifting buoys

FORM CODE

FM13IX (SHIP)

REPORT OF SYNOPTIC

SURFACE OBSERVATION

FROM A SEA STATION

(AUTOMATIC WEATHER

STATION)

MiMiMjMj A1bwnbnbnb YYGGiw 99LaLaLa QcLoLoLoLo

irix/// /ddff 1snTTT (2snTdTdTd) 3PoPoPoPo 4PPPP 5appp 9GGgg

222oo QssTwTwTw 1PwaPwaHwaHwa 7o HwaHwaHwa

333 912ff (oofff)

555 11fff 22fff (3GGgg 4ddfmfm)

(6GcGcgcgc d1d1d1f1f1f1 d6d6d6f6f6f6) d2d2d2f2f2f2 d3d3d3f3f3f3 d4d4d4f4f4f4 d5d5d5f5f5f5

U.S. NATIONAL

(C-MAN LAND STATION)

MODIFIED FM12-IX SYNOP

CMAN YYGGiw

XXXXnt iRixhVV Nddff (oofff) 1snTTT 2snTdTdTd 3PoPoPoPo 4PPPP

5appp 6RRRtR 9GGgg

222// osnTwTwTw 1waPwaPwaHwaHwa 7oHwaHwaHwa

333 912ff (oofff)

444 1PavPavPav /

555 11fff 22fff (3GGgg) (4ddfmfmfm)

(6GcGcgcgc d1d1d1f1f1f1 d6d6d6f6f6f6) d2d2d2f2f2f2 d3d3d3f3f3f3 d4d4d4f4f4f4 d5d5d5f5f5f5 (TIDE1111)

FM18 BUOY

REPORT OF A DRIFTING

BUOY OBSERVATION

ZZYY A1 bwnbnbnb YYMMJ GGggiw Qc LaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLo 6Q1 Qt Od /

111QdQx Oddff (1SN TTT) [(2SNTdTdTd) or (29 uuu)] (3PoPoPoPo) (4PPPP) (5appp)

222QdQx (OsnTwTwTw) (1PwaPwaHwaHwa) (2OPwaPwaPwa) (21HwaHwaHwa)

333Qd1Qd2 (8887k2 2zozozozo 3ToToToTo 4SoSoSoSo

..... ..... .....

2znznznzn 3TnTnTnTn 4SnSnSnSn)

(66k69k3 2zozozozo dodocococo

..... .....

2znznznzn dndncncncn)

444 (1QpQ2QTwQ4) (2QNQL//) [(QcLaLaLaLa LoLoLoLoLo or

(YYMMJ GGgg/)] (8ViViViVi) (91dZdZdZdZd)
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