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      likisaurus | Premium last edited by

      In Tampa Bay, Florida USA Windy is showing a buoy, WTER, in the gulf, west of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key that consistently shows much higher wind speeds than other local offshore buoys. I suspect that the GPS location is incorrect and that the buoy is actually located somewhere else.

      Below I've tried to upload a captured image with the suspect buoy highlighted via a red circle.
      0_1530799969349_4c60b095-801c-4412-836a-4bcb0288f553-image.png

      Regards
      Likisaurus

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        idefix37 Sailor Moderator @likisaurus last edited by

        @likisaurus
        You are probably right. The identification of this so-called buoy is "WTER". This identification is the same as the "call sign" of a NOAA's ship whose name is Nancy Foster. This ship is currently is moored in the South of Porto Rico.

        0_1530815397231_image.jpeg

        The conditions of wind reported by this buoy are similar to those you can observe in South of Porto Rico.
        So the position of this so-called buoy is wrong.

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          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @idefix37 last edited by

          @idefix37
          "Nancy Foster" track
          0_1530860413139_75579bbf-c762-47c5-a3fa-a00956a9fd5e-εικόνα.png

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