New Wave Monitoring Buoy in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

An Alberta clipper will bring lake effect snow downwind of the Great Lakes, with the highest snow totals downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario. Snow squalls may impact New Year's Eve travel during the evening and overnight hours across parts of the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, and Northeast. Heavy rain will bring a flash flooding threat for southern California on New Year's Eve into New Year's Day. Read More >

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in
Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

On April 1, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers deployed a wave monitoring buoy 10 nautical miles due south of Bahia Honda Key. The buoy reports local ocean wave conditions every 30 minutes. Data from this buoy will really help our Florida Keys National Weather Service marine forecasters improve both the quality and value of marine weather analyses, warnings, and forecasts.

To view the data from this new buoy, visit the National Data Buoy Center's website for Buoy 42078: http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42078

Location of the new buoy:

Example of the buoy data display:

Snow Squalls May Impact New Year's Eve Travel from the Great Lakes to the Northeast; Heavy Rain Returns to California

New Wave Monitoring Buoy in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!

New Wave Monitoring Buoy Deployed in
Straits of Florida, South of Bahia Honda Key!