National Data Buoy Center (N.D.B.C.)

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WHAT IS N.D.B.C.?
The National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Weather Service (NWS). NDBC designs, develops, operates, and maintains a network of data collecting buoys and coastal stations.

OBJECTIVE:
NDBC’s mission is to provide marine meteorological, oceanographic and geophysical observations accurately and in real-time to assist warning centers, marine forecasters, the military, ocean platform operators and the public.

MAILING ADDRESS:
Building 1007
1007 Balch Blvd.
John C. Stennis Space Center, MS 39529
Telephone number 228-688-2805
www.ncddc.noaa.gov/

BUILDING LOCATIONS:
Administrative Building 1007,
Data Assembly Center Building 3203,
Engineering & Administrative Building 3205 and
Logistical Facility Building 3202

Location of N.D.B.C.'s main office:
NDBC's main office is located in southern Mississippi at the John C. Stennis Space Center, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility. This site was chosen because it contains an excellent pre-existing industrial facility which is adjacent to a canal with deep-water access to the Gulf of Mexico. Other offices are located in Sterling, Virginia.