gistfile1.js

// Takes NDBC Buoy ID, and returns
// series of readings
var fetchBuoy = function(buoyId) {
  var path = 'http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data/5day2/' + buoyId + '_5day.txt';
  request(path, function(err, response, body) {
    if(err) {
      throw err;
    }
    return body;
  });
};

exports.parseBuoyData = function(buoy) {
  var buoys = fetchBuoy(buoy).then(function(data) {
    console.log(data);
  })
};