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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 42360 - Search and Rescue Data

BW Pioneer buoy - Walker Ridge 249
26.700 N 90.460 W (26°42'0" N 90°27'36" W)

Anemometers are located at 3 meters above sea level but they are corrected to 10 meters by the owner.

Average surface winds - six hour block.


Date

UTC
Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
 Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
 Wave
Obs
05-21-20130600Z11019242
05-17-20131800Z14014131
05-17-20131200Z15415636
05-17-20130600Z14216636
05-17-20130000Z13815636
05-16-20131800Z15313626
05-16-20131200Z15410636
05-16-20130000Z9912535
05-15-20131800Z10212636
05-15-20131200Z1058636
05-15-20130600Z10814646
05-15-20130000Z8916545
05-14-20131800Z7817646
05-14-20131200Z7013636
05-14-20130600Z6714646
05-14-20130000Z5818555
05-13-20131800Z5319646
05-13-20131200Z4017636
05-13-20130600Z5112646
05-13-20130000Z5715545
05-12-20131800Z1514646
05-12-20131200Z308646
05-12-20130600Z11613656
05-12-20130000Z6217545
05-11-20131800Z17610646
05-11-20131200Z14917646
05-11-20130600Z10016656
05-11-20130000Z9514555
05-10-20131800Z14517676
05-10-20131200Z14823676
05-10-20130600Z13020646
05-10-20130000Z13218545
05-09-20131800Z14018646
05-09-20131200Z12519636
05-09-20130600Z11717626
05-09-20130000Z11712525
05-08-20131800Z13212626
05-08-20131200Z13111616
05-08-20130600Z906616
05-08-20130000Z122515
05-07-20131800Z2564616
05-07-20131200Z333616
05-07-20130600Z3409212
05-06-20131200Z33211535
05-06-20130600Z31615646
05-06-20130000Z30316555
05-05-20131800Z27217636
05-05-20131200Z25513636
05-05-20130600Z2386646
05-05-20130000Z28565
05-04-20131800Z36015686
05-04-20131200Z348226106
05-04-20130600Z334246106
05-04-20130000Z318256106
05-03-20131800Z312246116
05-03-20131200Z31526676
05-03-20130600Z32518646
05-03-20130000Z31614535
05-02-20131800Z33211636
05-02-20131200Z2633646
05-02-20130600Z2325656
05-02-20130000Z17413545
05-01-20131800Z976646
05-01-20131200Z168656
05-01-20130600Z1658666
05-01-20130000Z14621565
04-30-20131800Z13521646
04-30-20131200Z13016636
04-30-20130600Z10410626
04-30-20130000Z748525
04-29-20131800Z1426626
04-29-20131200Z1014636
04-29-20130600Z1454636
04-29-20130000Z1449535
04-28-20131800Z13612646
04-28-20131200Z12515646
04-28-20130600Z12112646
04-28-20130000Z14510444
04-26-20131800Z10012131
04-26-20131200Z969636
04-26-20130600Z5510636
04-26-20130000Z4416535
04-25-20131800Z2814636
04-25-20131200Z292636
04-25-20130600Z888636
04-25-20130000Z997545
04-24-20131800Z14111646
04-24-20131200Z13312646
04-24-20130600Z11317646
04-24-20130000Z10713545
04-23-20131800Z12116656
04-23-20131200Z12017646
04-23-20130600Z9412636
04-23-20130000Z4512545
04-22-20131800Z248656
04-22-20131200Z6911656
04-22-20130600Z4919666
04-22-20130000Z4221565
04-21-20131800Z5022666
04-21-20131200Z4820656
04-21-20130600Z6519656
04-21-20130000Z5219565
04-20-20131800Z4721676
04-20-20131200Z2722676
04-20-20130600Z1321676
04-20-20130000Z4235105
04-19-20131800Z2276116
04-19-20131200Z32212646
04-19-20130600Z13913646
04-19-20130000Z13617555
04-18-20131800Z14218656
04-18-20131200Z13221666
04-18-20130600Z12022656
04-18-20130000Z11219545
04-17-20131800Z11816656
04-17-20131200Z12015656
04-17-20130600Z10717646
04-17-20130000Z10615545
04-16-20131800Z12515646
04-16-20131200Z12317646
04-16-20130600Z12014656
04-16-20130000Z13814555
04-15-20131800Z14018646
04-15-20131200Z130161-0

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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