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Buzzards Bay Weather & Sea Conditions

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Tides

Todays BB Tides from BoatMa.com website.

2009 BB Tide Predictions from NOAA.

NOAA Woods Hole Actual Tide Observations and Predictions, Historical Data.

Weather

Best Gov. site: NOAA Boston and Region Weather, updated hourly.
[click on map where you live for the land forecast, click the water for the water forecast.]

NOAA's New NowCoast Page
[Experimental site with combined GIS and real time info, slow with dial-up connections.]

Todays Weather Conditions (from NOAA's National Weather Service)

National Weather Service, current storm total.




Short Range Loop of above map (plus other neat maps).

Storms and Sea Conditions

More links at the BB NEP's Storm and Hurricane Page

NOAA National Data Buoy Center BUZM3 station data - Buzzards Bay, MA, updated hourly

Martha's Vineyard Coastal Observatory (MVCO) operated by WHOI, through MACOORA

Wave Height off Marthas Vineyard South Beach

Buzzards Bay Data Buoy BUZM3 wind and wave conditions, updated hourly
Wave Height recorder apparently has failed since August 2003. Check Nantucket Buoy data (graphs shown at bottom of this page).

Buoy 44008 (100 miles SE of Nantucket), wind and wave conditions, updated hourly

Map: Get wave/wind data from any Buoy in the Northeast US

Wind Gusts (previous 5 days) recorded at Buzzards Bay NOAA buoy

Cape Cod Times Special Report: Hurricane Bob Ten Years Later

NOAA New Bedford Forecast, updated hourly. [Best Gov. forecast site.]

NOAA Current Weather Conditions, updated hourly. [Best Gov. conditions site, click on water map where you live.]

Todays Sea Conditions (from NOAA's National Weather Service)

Rainfall and Drought

More links at the BB NEP's climate and rainfall data page


Current Massachusetts DEM drought advisories information

Note that these are state drought advisories, not actual status adopted by municipalities. Many municipalities in Southeastern Massachusetts adopted water restrictions during drought periods as needed.

Miscellaneous

Snow Cover Maps.

Go to EPA's UV Index site (input your zip code)
Tonight's star chart


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