Remote data stations WEATHER STATIONS AND OCEANOGRAPHIC BUOYS The Australian Institute of Marine Science operates and maintains a series of remote data stations situated on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland and Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia. All stations - last three readings Note on data conventions Data from AIMS weather stations is displayed using the meteorological convention where the reported direction is the direction from which the wind is blowing. Data from oceanographic buoys is displayed in the oceanographic convention: That is, the direction the current is flowing towards, measured in degrees clockwise from North. Current speed is displayed in centimetres per second (cm/s).   Station data     Images of AIMS remote sender units (Queensland and Western Australia) For local district weather forecasts please contact: Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane Qld - Brisbane weather office - (07) 3239 8700 Bureau of Meteorology, Perth WA - Perth weather office - (08) 9263 2222 Bureau of Meteorology, Townsville Qld - Townsville weather office - (07) 4779 5999   For information about past weather data from the remote weather stations: e-Mail: Dr Ray Berkelmans, AIMS   Disclaimer This data has been produced for the use of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and is NOT a weather forecast. The application or use of this data shall be at the sole risk and responsibility of the user. AIMS does not provide any warranty or assurance as to the accuracy or suitability of the whole or any part of the data for any particular purpose or application. Subject only to any contrary non-excludable statutory obligations, neither AIMS nor its personnel will be responsible to any party accessing the data, or any person claiming through that party, for any consequences of its use or application (whether in whole or in part).

December 18, 2008