Dial-A-Buoy
GoMOOS buoy observations are available 24 hours a day over a touch-tone or cell phone thanks to a partnership with the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center’s (NDBC) Dial-A-Buoy service.
Dial-A-Buoy Service Provides:
- hourly updates on weather and ocean conditions from ten GoMOOS buoys, five NOAA buoys and 3 NOAA C-MAN stations throughout the Gulf of Maine
- the most recent NOAA marine forecast
- access to marine observations at your convenience
For detailed information about the Dial-A-Buoy service please visit NOAA’s Dial-A-Buoy website.
Dial-A-Buoy Instructions
- Call the National Data Buoy Center's Dial-A-Buoy service at 888-701-8992.
- If you know the station identifier, enter 1 and then enter the five-digit (or character) identifier in response to the prompt. Station identifiers for the GoMOOS buoys can be found in the table below.
- 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.
- If you do not know the identifier, choose option 2 for the nearest stations to a latitude and longitude entry. Or, choose option 3 to receive a map by fax showing station locations, just enter your fax number.
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.
| GoMOOS Buoy and Location | NOAA Station Identifier | |
|---|---|---|
| A | Mass. Bay/Stellwagen | 44029 |
| B | W. Maine Shelf | 44030 |
| C | Casco Bay | 44031 |
| E | Central Maine Shelf | 44032 |
| F | W. Penobscot Bay | 44033 |
| I | E. Maine Shelf | 44034 |
| J | Cobscook Bay | 44035 |
| K | Saint John | 44036 |
| L | Scotian Shelf | 44038 |
| M | Jordan Basin | 44037 |
