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Virginia Key, FL - Station ID: 8723214

Established:	Jan 26, 1994
Time Meridian:	75° W
Present Installation:	Jan 17, 1994
Date Removed:	N/A
Water Level Max (ref MHHW):	2.57 ft. Oct 24, 2005
Water Level Min (ref MLLW):	-1.31 ft. Mar 29, 1994
Mean Range:	2.02 ft.
Diurnal Range:	2.19 ft.
Latitude	25° 43.9' N
Longitude	80° 9.7' W
NOAA Chart#:	11465
Met Site Elevation:	5.7 ft. above MSL

Today's Tides (LST/LDT)

4:16 AM

3:23 AM	low	-0.1 ft.
9:27 AM	high	2.4 ft.
3:49 PM	low	-0.5 ft.
10:04 PM	high	2.5 ft.

Virginia Key, FL

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Sensor Information

Sensor	Sensor ID	DCP#	Sensor Height	Status
Acoustic WL	A1	1	N/A	Enabled
Wind	C1	1	27.9 ft. above site Elevation	Enabled
Air Temperature	D1	1	11.7 ft. above site Elevation	Enabled
Water Temperature	E1	1	4.9 ft. below MLLW	Enabled
Barometric Pressure	F1	1	13.5 ft. above MSL	Enabled

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Observations

Standard Metric

How to reach: To reach the tidal bench marks from the intersection of U.S. Route 1 and Rickenbacker Causeway, proceed 5 km (3 mi) east on Rickenbacker Causeway to the entrance of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (Univ. of Miami). The bench marks are located in the vicinity of the concrete pier and on the School grounds. The tide station is located at the outer end of the concrete pier.