Could navigational buoys help with Met Office forecasts?

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For the first time the Met Office has set up a trial to see if it is possible to use navigational buoys to gather weather data from near coastal areas.

The Met Office has just 10 weather observation buoys around the UK coast, meaning this area, which is vital when it comes to the understanding of weather systems transitioning from the open ocean to the land, is particularly data sparse.

https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2017/06/12/could-navigational-buoys-help-with-met-office-forecasts/