Station 42002 - Search and Rescue Data

WEST GULF - 207 NM East of Brownsville, TX
25.790 N 93.666 W (25°47'24" N 93°39'58" W)

Station 42002 is transmitting intermittently since 04/18/2012.

The NOAA National Data Buoy Center has deferred annual maintenance for buoys and C-MAN stations in your region until further notice. We hope to resume maintenance of the coastal and offshore weather buoys and C-MAN network next year, pending full funding of the President's FY14 budget.

42002 was re-established at the above location on 2/8/2008.

Previously the station was positioned at 25* 10' 00" N 094* 25' 00" W.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date	UTC	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Wave Obs
05-18-2013	1800Z	133	11	6	3	6
05-18-2013	1200Z	132	14	6	4	5
05-18-2013	0600Z	128	17	6	4	5
05-18-2013	0000Z	130	14	6	3	6
05-17-2013	1800Z	134	12	6	3	6
05-17-2013	1200Z	147	15	6	3	6
05-17-2013	0600Z	147	15	6	3	5
05-17-2013	0000Z	136	12	6	2	6
05-16-2013	1800Z	136	11	6	3	6
05-16-2013	1200Z	143	11	6	3	6
05-16-2013	0600Z	148	14	6	4	6
05-16-2013	0000Z	124	15	6	3	6
05-15-2013	1800Z	129	13	6	4	6
05-15-2013	1200Z	126	13	6	3	6
05-15-2013	0600Z	124	15	6	4	5
05-15-2013	0000Z	103	16	6	4	6
05-14-2013	1800Z	102	16	6	4	6
05-14-2013	1200Z	87	15	6	4	6
05-14-2013	0600Z	87	14	6	5	2
05-14-2013	0000Z	71	16	6	5	6

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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