The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month redeployed an important weather buoy about 70 miles into the Pacific Ocean from the mouth of the Columbia River. The giant buoy is ...

“This particular buoy (46089) went adrift back in December of 2023,” said Craig Kohler of NOAA’s National Data Buoy Center. The center, which is part of the National Weather Service, runs a fleet of ...

The National Weather Service monitors wave and wind data from these buoys to update forecasts used by the Columbia River Bar Pilots to safely schedule vessel movements. (The) deployment of Buoy ...