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- Alabama2 buoys
- Alaska23 buoys
- American Samoa2 buoys
- California55 buoys
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands1 buoy
- Connecticut1 buoy
- Delaware2 buoys
- Florida15 buoys
- Georgia1 buoy
- Guam2 buoys
- Hawaii16 buoys
- Illinois4 buoys
- Indiana1 buoy
- Louisiana6 buoys
- Maine8 buoys
- Maryland5 buoys
- Massachusetts9 buoys
- Michigan23 buoys
- Minnesota1 buoy
- Mississippi1 buoy
- New Jersey2 buoys
- New York6 buoys
- North Carolina17 buoys
- Ohio15 buoys
- Oregon10 buoys
- Puerto Rico6 buoys
- Rhode Island1 buoy
- South Carolina4 buoys
- Texas5 buoys
- United States Virgin Islands5 buoys
- Virginia6 buoys
- Washington13 buoys
- Wisconsin7 buoys
Buoys 275
Alabama 2
Alaska 23
- Albatross Bank - 104NM South of Kodiak Is., AK
- Cape Cleare - 17 NM South of Montague Is, AK
- Cape Edgecumbe - 25NM SSW of Cape Edgecumbe, AK
- Cape Suckling - 35 NM SE of Kayak Is, AK
- Central Aleutians 230 NM SW Dutch Harbor
- Central Bering Sea - 310 NM North of Adak, AK
- Central Gulf of Alaska - 265NM West of Cape Ommaney, AK
- Fairweather Ground 105 NM West of Juneau, AK
- Kodiak, AK
- Lower Cook Inlet
- North Nomad
- Ocean Station PAPA
- Portlock Bank- 76 NM ENE of Kodiak, AK
- Seal Rocks - Between Montague and Hinchinbrook Islands, AK
- Shelikof Strait, AK
- Shumagin Islands - 85NM South of Sand Point, AK
- South Kodiak - 310NM SSW of Kodiak, AK
- Southeast Bering Sea - 205 NM WNW of Dutch Harbor, AK
- Southwest Bering Sea - 142NM NNE OF ATTU IS, AK
- West Orca Bay - 8NM NW of Hinchinbrook Is., AK
- Western Aleutians - 14NM SOUTH OF AMCHITKA IS, AK
- Western Gulf of Alaska - 175NM SE of Kodiak, AK
- Western Prince William Sound
American Samoa 2
California 55
- Aptos Creek Nearshore, CA
- Avila Beach Nearshore, CA
- Bodega Bay - 48NM NW of San Francisco, CA
- Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA
- Cape Mendocino, CA
- Cape San Martin - 55NM West NW of Morro Bay, CA
- Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA
- Del Mar Nearshore, CA
- Diablo Canyon, CA
- East Santa Barbara - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA
- Eel River - 17NM WSW of Eureka, CA
- Green Beach Offshore, CA
- Half Moon Bay - 24NM SSW of San Francisco, CA
- Harvest, CA
- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA
- Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA
- La Jolla, CA
- Leucadia Nearshore, CA
- Long Beach Channel, CA
- Mission Bay West, CA
- Monterey - 27NM WNW of Monterey, CA
- Monterey Canyon Outer, CA
- Oceanside Offshore, CA
- Pajaro Beach South, CA
- Pajaro Beach, CA
- Point Loma South, CA
- Point Reyes, CA
- Point Santa Cruz, CA
- Point Sur, CA
- PT ARENA - 19NM North of Point Arena, CA
- Red Beach Nearshore, CA
- San Clemente Basin - 27NM SE Of San Clemente Is, CA
- San Francisco - 18NM West of San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Bar, CA
- San Nicolas Island, CA
- San Pedro South, CA
- San Pedro, CA
- Santa Cruz Basin, CA
- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA
- Santa Maria - 21NM NW of Point Arguello, CA
- Santa Monica Basin - 33NM WSW of Santa Monica, CA
- Santa Monica Bay, CA
- Scripps Nearshore, CA
- SD 1063 - 24 NM SSW of San Francisco, CA
- SD 1077 - 24 NM SSW of San Francisco, CA
- Soquel Cove South, CA
- South Santa Rosa - 14 NM SW of Santa Rosa Island, CA
- Southeast Papa - 600NM West of Eureka, CA
- ST GEORGES - 8 NM NW of Crescent City, CA
- Tanner Bank - 121 NM West of San Diego, CA
- Topanga Nearshore, CA
- Torrey Pines Inner, CA
- Torrey Pines Outer, CA
- West California - 357NM West of San Francisco, CA
- West Santa Barbara 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands 1
Connecticut 1
Delaware 2
Florida 15
- Canaveral 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL
- Canaveral East - 120NM East of Cape Canaveral
- Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL
- East GULF - 208 NM West of Naples, FL
- Egmont Channel Entrance, FL
- Fort Pierce, FL
- Hollywood Beach, FL
- Offshore Fernandina Beach, FL
- Offshore St. Petersburg, FL
- Pensacola - 115NM SSE of Pensacola, FL
- Ponce de Leon Inlet Waves (PNCWAVE)
- Pulley Ridge, FL
- Satan Shoal, FL
- St. Augustine, FL
- West Tampa - 112 NM WNW of Tampa, FL
Georgia 1
Guam 2
Hawaii 16
- Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI
- Hanalei, Kauai, HI
- Hilo, Hawaii, HI
- Kaneohe Bay, HI
- Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI
- Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI
- Mokapu Point, HI
- Northern Hawaii One - 245NM NE of Honolulu HI
- Northwestern Hawaii One - 188 NM NW of Kauai Island, HI
- Northwestern Hawaii Two - 186 NM NW of Kauai Is., HI
- Pauwela, Maui, HI
- Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI
- Southeast Hawaii - 205 NM Southeast of Hilo, HI
- Southwest Hawaii - 215NM SSW of Hilo, HI
- Waimea Bay, HI
- Western Hawaii - 205 NM SW of Honolulu, HI
Illinois 4
Indiana 1
Louisiana 6
- Chandeleur Island SE, LA
- Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, LA
- Luke Offshore Test Platform - 63 NM South of Dauphin Island, AL
- Mid Gulf - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA
- Southwest Pass Entrance W, LA
- Trinity Shoal, LA
Maine 8
- Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf
- Buoy E01 - Central Maine Shelf
- Buoy F01 - Penobscot Bay
- Buoy I01 - Eastern Maine Shelf
- Buoy M01 - Jordan Basin
- Gulf of Maine - 78 NM East of Portsmouth, NH
- Jonesport, ME - 20 NM SE of Jonesport, ME
- Portland - 12 NM Southeast of Portland,ME
Maryland 5
Massachusetts 9
- Boston 16 NM East of Boston, MA
- Buoy A01 - Massachusetts Bay
- Buzzards Bay, MA
- Cape Cod - 9 NM North of Provincetown, MA
- Cape Cod Bay, MA
- Georges Bank 170 NM East of Hyannis, MA
- Jeffrey's Ledge, NH
- Nantucket 54 NM Southeast of Nantucket
- Nantucket Sound
Michigan 23
- Cook Nuclear Plant Buoy, Stevensville, MI
- East Superior -70 NM NE Marquette, MI
- Grand Island North, MI
- Holland Buoy, MI
- Isle of Royale East, MI
- Lakeport Buoy, MI
- Little Traverse Bay Buoy, MI
- Ludington Buoy, MI
- Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI
- McGulpin Point North, MI
- Mid Superior- 60 NM North Northeast Hancock, MI
- Muskegon Buoy, MI
- North Entry Buoy, North Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
- North Huron - 32NM Northeast of Alpena, MI
- North Michigan- Halfway between North Manitou and Washington Islands.
- Ontonagon, MI
- Saginaw Bay Buoy, MI
- Sleeping Bear Dunes
- South Entry Buoy, South Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
- South Haven Buoy, MI
- South Huron - 43NM East of Oscoda, MI
- Thunder Bay Buoy, Alpena, MI
- Whitefish Bay
Minnesota 1
Mississippi 1
New Jersey 2
New York 6
- Dunkirk Buoy
- East Lake Ontario - 20NM North Northeast of Rochester, NY
- Long Island - 30 NM South of Islip, NY
- Montauk Point - 23 NM SSW of Montauk Point, NY
- Oswego, NY
- Texas Tower #4 - 75 NM East of Long Beach, NJ
North Carolina 17
- Cape Hatteras East, NC
- Diamond Shoals, NC
- Duck FRF 26m, NC
- Duck FRF, NC
- East Hatteras - 150 NM East of Cape Hatteras
- Frying Pan Shoals, NC
- Masonboro Inlet, ILM2, NC
- Nags Head, NC
- Onslow Bay Outer, NC
- OOI Pioneer - Mid-Atlantic Bight Northern Surface Mooring
- OOI Pioneer - Mid-Atlantic Bight Southern Surface Mooring
- Oregon Inlet, NC
- South Hatteras - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras
- Sunset Beach Nearshore Waves (SUN2WAVE)
- Virginia Beach 64 NM East of Virginia Beach, VA
- Virginia Beach Offshore, VA
- Wilmington Harbor, NC -
Ohio 15
- Ashtabula Buoy
- Cleveland Buoy, OH
- Cleveland Intake Crib Buoy, OH
- Edgewater Beach Buoy
- Erie Islands Buoy
- Euclid Beach Buoy
- Euclid, OH
- Fairport Harbor Buoy
- Huron Buoy
- Maumee Bay Buoy
- Port Clinton Buoy
- Rocky River, OH
- Sheffield Buoy
- Toledo Water Intake Buoy, Oregon, OH
- West Erie - 16 NM NW of Lorain, OH
Oregon 10
- Newport PWS North
- Newport PWS South, OR
- OOI Newport Shelf
- OOI Waldport Offshore
- Port Orford - 15 NM West of Port Orford, OR
- Stonewall Bank - 20NM West of Newport, OR
- Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR
- Umpqua Offshore, OR
- West Oregon - 275NM West of Coos Bay, OR
- Yaquina Channel SW, OR
Puerto Rico 6
- Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Eastern Caribbean Sea - 180 NM SSW of Ponce, PR
- Rincon, Puerto Rico
- San Juan, PR
- Southeast of Ponce, PR
- Vieques Island, PR
Rhode Island 1
South Carolina 4
Texas 5
- Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX
- Corpus Christi, TX - 60NM SSE of Corpus Christi, TX
- Freeport, TX - 60 NM South of Freeport, TX
- Galveston,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX
- West Gulf - 207 NM East of Brownsville, TX
United States Virgin Islands 5
- NE PUERTO RICO - 170 NM NNE of San Juan, PR
- NE ST MARTIN - 330 NM NE St Martin Is
- North Equatorial One- 470 NM East of Martinique
- North Equatorial Two - 890 NM East of Martinique
- South of St. John, VI
Virginia 6
Washington 13
- Angeles Point, WA
- Astoria Canyon, OR
- Cape Elizabeth- 45NM NW of Aberdeen, WA
- Clatsop Spit, OR
- Columbia River Bar - 20NM West of Columbia River Mouth
- Grays Harbor, WA
- Neah Bay - 6 NM North of Cape Flattery, WA (Traffic Separation Lighted Buoy)
- New Dungeness - 17 NM NE of Port Angeles, WA
- OOI Westport Offshore
- OOI Westport Shelf
- South Nomad
- Tillamook, OR - 85 NM WNW of Tillamook, OR
- West Washington - 300NM West of Aberdeen, WA