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Comments, questions, or problems regarding the NOAA's National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) website, or operations, may be directed to us by one of the means at the bottom of this page. We welcome your input, but unfortunately, we simply cannot respond to all emails. We encourage you to use the resources on this site's pages, as well as your local library, encyclopedias, and online search engines. There are many freely available search engines on the Internet to help in finding answers to questions. We have tried to answer most questions on our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page.

Though we may not answer all emails, we will try to read them all to discover suggestions for improvements. If you send us a specific question regarding the overall organization or specific programs, something we are uniquely qualified to answer, then we will try to answer in a timely manner. But we respectfully request that before you ask, please check the FAQ page to make sure we haven't already answered it.

We do scan webmaster emails for web site problems the webmaster can fix, such as a broken link. In case there are problems with stations or sensors, those are monitored by our Operations group and when they will be fixed depends upon weather, schedules, and resources. When known, the approximate month of repair is published on our web site in the Maintenance schedule. A link to it is also on the navigation bar on the left side of most pages.