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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
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
05-05-20130000Z33413626
05-04-20131800Z33018646
05-04-20131200Z34422656
05-04-20130600Z34223555
05-04-20130000Z418636
05-03-20131800Z6714646
05-03-20131200Z6017656
05-03-20130600Z7519656
05-03-20130000Z738646
05-02-20131800Z7818676
05-02-20131200Z7620585
05-02-20130600Z10024686
05-02-20130000Z9623686
05-01-20131800Z10221666
05-01-20131200Z9815636
05-01-20130600Z11011636
05-01-20130000Z11312636
04-30-20131800Z9713636
04-30-20131200Z9610626
04-30-20130600Z1197626
04-30-20130000Z1647626
04-29-20131800Z858626
04-29-20131200Z723525
04-29-20130600Z1363626
04-29-20130000Z1034626
04-28-20131800Z1405626
04-28-20131200Z1584626
04-28-20130600Z1746626
04-28-20130000Z1397636
04-27-20131800Z1138626
04-27-20131200Z926616
04-27-20130600Z1463626
04-27-20130000Z1416626
04-26-20131800Z9112646
04-26-20131200Z6515636
04-26-20130600Z4413626
04-26-20130000Z3425626
04-25-20131800Z26626
04-25-20131200Z1514636
04-25-20130600Z346626
04-25-20130000Z673626
04-24-20131800Z1488626
04-24-20131200Z1335525
04-24-20130600Z14911636
04-24-20130000Z12111636
04-23-20131800Z10813646
04-23-20131200Z11014646
04-23-20130600Z11714636
04-23-20130000Z10212636
04-22-20131800Z7814646
04-22-20131200Z8717646
04-22-20130600Z5911636
04-22-20130000Z868636
04-21-20131800Z8314646
04-21-20131200Z7217646
04-21-20130600Z6516636
04-21-20130000Z4610626
04-20-20131800Z4312636
04-20-20131200Z2521636
04-20-20130600Z35617626
04-20-20130000Z34412626
04-19-20131800Z33617646
04-19-20131200Z2909646
04-19-20130600Z16213646
04-19-20130000Z12711646
04-18-20131800Z1129646
04-18-20131200Z12111636
04-18-20130600Z11910636
04-18-20130000Z1109535
04-17-20131800Z1019636
04-17-20131200Z9711626
04-17-20130600Z766626
04-17-20130000Z1117636
04-16-20131800Z757636
04-16-20131200Z947636
04-16-20130600Z1258636
04-16-20130000Z1169636
04-15-20131800Z929636
04-15-20131200Z1016646
04-15-20130600Z1592666
04-15-20130000Z16516565
04-14-20131800Z7413666
04-14-20131200Z10413636
04-14-20130600Z969626
04-14-20130000Z13710626
04-13-20131800Z8611626
04-13-20131200Z4913626
04-13-20130600Z2410626
04-13-20130000Z3337626
04-12-20131800Z3378636
04-12-20131200Z34414646
04-12-20130600Z32515656
04-12-20130000Z17013555
04-11-20131800Z14413646
04-11-20131200Z1369646
04-11-20130600Z13410646
04-11-20130000Z10612646
04-10-20131800Z1048646
04-10-20131200Z12111646
04-10-20130600Z12210646
04-10-20130000Z11212656
04-09-20131800Z10811646
04-09-20131200Z1139646
04-09-20130600Z12812646
04-09-20130000Z11210535
04-08-20131800Z11010636
04-08-20131200Z1319636
04-08-20130600Z1288636
04-08-20130000Z966626
04-07-20131800Z827525
04-07-20131200Z1425626
04-07-20130600Z1425616
04-07-20130000Z1467616
04-06-20131800Z1218616
04-06-20131200Z507616
04-06-20130600Z312626
04-06-20130000Z1011525
04-05-20131800Z34714636
04-05-20131200Z33717636
04-05-20130600Z32416636
04-05-20130000Z28615333

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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