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Hurricane Symbol Storm Special! View the latest observations near Atlantic TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO as of INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A @ 700 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013.

See recent photos from NDBC weather buoy 42039 in the Gulf of Mexico.

See recent photos from the following TAO stations: 2N 95W, 0 95W, 2S 95W, 8N 110W, 5N 110W, 2N 110W, 0 110W

Station 42012 - Search and Rescue Data

ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL
30.065 N 87.555 W (30°3'55" N 87°33'19" W)

Average surface winds - six hour block.


Date

UTC
Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
 Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
 Wave
Obs
06-19-20130600Z2606545
06-19-20130000Z22314636
06-18-20131800Z25313636
06-18-20131200Z23817646
06-18-20130600Z20317636
06-18-20130000Z21412626
06-17-20131800Z21711626
06-17-20131200Z2238626
06-17-20130600Z22112626
06-17-20130000Z20211626
06-16-20131800Z1548626
06-16-20131200Z1758626
06-16-20130600Z1528626
06-16-20130000Z12810626
06-15-20131800Z9910626
06-15-20131200Z679626
06-15-20130600Z239616
06-15-20130000Z2045616
06-14-20131800Z2847626
06-14-20131200Z28812636
06-14-20130600Z24814626
06-14-20130000Z25014626
06-13-20131800Z26414626
06-13-20131200Z28310616
06-13-20130600Z25010525
06-13-20130000Z24011616
06-12-20131800Z2667616
06-12-20131200Z2566616
06-12-20130600Z2508616
06-12-20130000Z22510626
06-11-20131800Z2116626
06-11-20131200Z2344626
06-11-20130600Z1999626
06-11-20130000Z1737626
06-10-20131800Z2374535
06-10-20131200Z19310646
06-10-20130600Z18113646
06-10-20130000Z17815656
06-09-20131800Z18512666
06-09-20131200Z12811646
06-09-20130600Z1696626
06-09-20130000Z14310626
06-08-20131800Z1607626
06-08-20131200Z2077626
06-08-20130600Z2219626
06-08-20130000Z24912626
06-07-20131800Z2617525
06-07-20131200Z29410626
06-07-20130600Z3219636
06-07-20130000Z32511656
06-06-20131800Z3377656
06-06-20131200Z1713656
06-06-20130600Z7812666
06-06-20130000Z12513656
06-05-20131800Z11312656
06-05-20131200Z11211646
06-05-20130600Z15712646
06-05-20130000Z14213636
06-04-20131800Z1169525
06-04-20131200Z1045626
06-04-20130600Z1587626
06-04-20130000Z1597616
06-03-20131800Z1882616
06-03-20131200Z1985626
06-03-20130600Z1884626
06-03-20130000Z1959626
06-02-20131800Z1488626
06-02-20131200Z3053626
06-02-20130600Z1558636
06-02-20130000Z14411636
06-01-20131800Z13212535
06-01-20131200Z12512646
06-01-20130600Z12814656
06-01-20130000Z12614656
05-31-20131800Z11817656
05-31-20131200Z11914646
05-31-20130600Z12415656
05-31-20130000Z11816666
05-30-20131800Z10718666
05-30-20131200Z11518656
05-30-20130600Z12015656
05-30-20130000Z12316656
05-29-20131800Z11218555
05-29-20131200Z10815646
05-29-20130600Z11612646
05-29-20130000Z12514646
05-28-20131800Z11714646
05-28-20131200Z13111636
05-28-20130600Z1349636
05-28-20130000Z1389636
05-27-20131800Z12612636
05-27-20131200Z1209636
05-27-20130600Z15810636
05-27-20130000Z1429626
05-26-20131800Z9311525
05-26-20131200Z654616
05-26-20130600Z1584616
05-26-20130000Z1496626
05-25-20131800Z9513636
05-25-20131200Z6617646
05-25-20130600Z4216626
05-25-20130000Z146616
05-24-20131800Z723616
05-24-20131200Z3519616
05-24-20130600Z2829616
05-24-20130000Z24911616
05-23-20131800Z2496616
05-23-20131200Z2965616
05-23-20130600Z2446616
05-23-20130000Z1938626
05-22-20131800Z1433626
05-22-20131200Z1982626
05-22-20130600Z1749626
05-22-20130000Z15611626
05-21-20131800Z1248626
05-21-20131200Z1666626
05-21-20130600Z17811626
05-21-20130000Z15410626
05-20-20131800Z1258626
05-20-20131200Z1999626
05-20-20130600Z1428626
05-20-20130000Z1408626
05-19-20131800Z1568626
05-19-20131200Z1949626
05-19-20130600Z18012626
05-19-20130000Z16510626
05-18-20131800Z1617626
05-18-20131200Z1789626
05-18-20130600Z18513636
05-18-20130000Z15911626
05-17-20131800Z14810636
05-17-20131200Z16710636
05-17-20130600Z16811636
05-17-20130000Z1559626
05-16-20131800Z1509626
05-16-20131200Z1717626
05-16-20130600Z16611626
05-16-20130000Z1469616
05-15-20131800Z1244616
05-15-20131200Z2954616
05-15-20130600Z2307616
05-15-20130000Z18910616
05-14-20131800Z1437616
05-14-20131200Z334616
05-14-20130600Z3089616
05-14-20130000Z25111616
05-13-20131800Z571626
05-13-20131200Z3517626
05-13-20130600Z1517626
05-13-20130000Z3105616
05-12-20131800Z972616
05-12-20131200Z1513626
05-12-20130600Z29811616
05-12-20130000Z2155616
05-11-20131800Z1364616
05-11-20131200Z873525
05-11-20130600Z1333636
05-11-20130000Z2246636
05-10-20131800Z1989636
05-10-20131200Z1797636
05-10-20130600Z16813626
05-10-20130000Z16310616
05-09-20131800Z1695616
05-09-20131200Z1956616
05-09-20130600Z22410616
05-09-20130000Z22813616
05-08-20131800Z2204616
05-08-20131200Z2716525
05-08-20130600Z25512626
05-08-20130000Z24713626
05-07-20131800Z2639616
05-07-20131200Z31510626
05-07-20130600Z30112646
05-07-20130000Z24819636
05-06-20131800Z26216636
05-06-20131200Z29212626
05-06-20130600Z32615636
05-06-20130000Z32317646
05-05-20131800Z27723666
05-05-20131200Z25219545
05-05-20130600Z2865616
05-05-20130000Z34311323

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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