Dial a buoy is simple. Dial 228-688-1948 using any touch tone phone (if you are using a cell phone and storing the number name it 46050 as this is the name of the buoy) and press 1 then enter 46050 followed by # after the prompt, then confirm by pressing 1.  After a few seconds you will hear the latest buoy observation read to you via computer generated voice.

Why use dial a buoy?

Buoy reports include wind direction, speed, gust, significant wave height, swell and wind-wave heights and periods, air temperature, water temperature, and sea level pressure. Some buoys report wave directions. All C-MAN stations report the winds, air temperature, and pressure; some also report wave information, water temperature, visibility, and dew point.

Questions about dial a buoy?

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