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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 44042 - Search and Rescue Data

Potomac, MD
38.033 N 76.336 W (38°1'59" N 76°20'8" W)

Average surface winds - six hour block.


Date

UTC
Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
 Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
 Wave
Obs
05-25-20131200Z305233536
05-25-20130600Z313233636
05-25-20130000Z317223626
05-24-20131800Z323203636
05-24-20131200Z306143616
05-24-20130600Z26383316
05-24-20130000Z190113626
05-23-20131800Z16893626
05-23-20131200Z200113626
05-23-20130600Z199133616
05-23-20130000Z19093516
05-22-20131800Z21492916
05-22-20131200Z229123426
05-22-20130600Z212113316
05-22-20130000Z15473515
05-21-20131800Z21653616
05-21-20131200Z22463516
05-21-20130600Z21573215
05-21-20130000Z17473516
05-20-20131800Z15663416
05-20-20131200Z18953416
05-20-20130600Z16853616
05-20-20130000Z13883413
05-19-20131800Z9353206
05-19-20131200Z11963416
05-19-20130600Z10963216
05-19-20130000Z111133526
05-18-20131800Z118143526
05-18-20131200Z141163426
05-18-20130600Z141103426
05-18-20130000Z146123616
05-17-20131800Z10623405
05-17-20131200Z32443506
05-17-20130600Z290635-0
05-17-20130000Z28573316
05-16-20131800Z25203206
05-16-20131200Z29142815
05-16-20130600Z247103516
05-16-20130000Z222143026
05-15-20131800Z21253216
05-15-20131200Z20893526
05-15-20130600Z171143426
05-15-20130000Z161103416
05-14-20131800Z31263615
05-14-20131200Z32783615
05-14-20130600Z34393616
05-14-20130000Z322133626
05-13-20131800Z308143325
05-13-20131200Z329103616
05-13-20130600Z33873616
05-13-20130000Z330113616
05-12-20131800Z306143626
05-12-20131200Z328103616
05-12-20130600Z353406
05-12-20130000Z23283516
05-11-20131800Z224123626
05-11-20131200Z20283616
05-11-20130600Z21143616
05-11-20130000Z16093616
05-10-20131800Z12783616
05-10-20131200Z26943605
05-10-20130600Z22553605
05-10-20130000Z15153606
05-09-20131800Z13653606
05-09-20131200Z27683513
05-09-20130600Z28043616
05-09-20130000Z903406
05-08-20131800Z140113616
05-08-20131200Z15463616
05-08-20130600Z12973516
05-08-20130000Z113103526
05-07-20131800Z100123626
05-07-20131200Z70153616
05-07-20130600Z71163626
05-07-20130000Z77173626
05-06-20131800Z69123616
05-06-20131200Z43133616
05-06-20130600Z51123616
05-06-20130000Z76143616
05-05-20131800Z45123616
05-05-20131200Z41163616
05-05-20130600Z56153516
05-05-20130000Z72143626
05-04-20131800Z52103616
05-04-20131200Z45133416
05-04-20130600Z52153316
05-04-20130000Z75133326
05-03-20131800Z88133326
05-03-20131200Z73173226
05-03-20130600Z79103616
05-03-20130000Z8363606
05-02-20131800Z1883606
05-02-20131200Z3383416
05-02-20130600Z4993516
05-02-20130000Z60133616
05-01-20131800Z55113616
05-01-20131200Z36143516
05-01-20130600Z30133516
05-01-20130000Z47163416
04-30-20131800Z41133216
04-30-20131200Z7293616
04-30-20130600Z8583616
04-30-20130000Z119143626
04-29-20131800Z129183526
04-29-20131200Z136133616
04-29-20130600Z12353416
04-29-20130000Z139123626
04-28-20131800Z140103616
04-28-20131200Z17843506
04-28-20130600Z17583416
04-28-20130000Z154113616
04-27-20131800Z10643606
04-27-20131200Z27413606
04-27-20130600Z21313604
04-27-20130000Z15463504
04-26-20131800Z5343606
04-26-20131200Z35063605
04-26-20130600Z21453615
04-26-20130000Z15273615
04-25-20131800Z4083616
04-25-20131200Z345153626
04-25-20130600Z28773516
04-25-20130000Z184113326
04-24-20131800Z161113626
04-24-20131200Z185123616
04-24-20130600Z15353505
04-24-20130000Z1143606
04-23-20131800Z18113616
04-23-20131200Z23153616
04-23-20130600Z33163616
04-23-20130000Z46173616
04-22-20131800Z43153215
04-22-20131200Z55173526
04-22-20130600Z73143626
04-22-20130000Z7273616
04-21-20131800Z12103616
04-21-20131200Z27163616
04-21-20130600Z24123604
04-21-20130000Z21713614
04-20-20131800Z307113616
04-20-20131200Z336123616
04-20-20130600Z30053516
04-20-20130000Z186143526
04-19-20131800Z151113626
04-19-20131200Z153103616
04-19-20130600Z165113616
04-19-20130000Z149143626
04-18-20131800Z136123616
04-18-20131200Z13393616
04-18-20130600Z11473616
04-18-20130000Z8393616
04-17-20131800Z12933506
04-17-20131200Z16123616
04-17-20130600Z17563616
04-17-20130000Z164143616
04-16-20131800Z157103616
04-16-20131200Z12083416
04-16-20130600Z10463316
04-16-20130000Z9673025
04-15-20131800Z8283616
04-15-20131200Z7993515
04-15-20130600Z12763616
04-15-20130000Z12563604
04-14-20131800Z5163606
04-14-20131200Z29253616
04-14-20130600Z24253526
04-14-20130000Z161153626
04-13-20131800Z14483614
04-13-20131200Z2563616
04-13-20130600Z359143616
04-13-20130000Z11743616
04-12-20131800Z170113526
04-12-20131200Z17263616
04-12-20130600Z39103616
04-12-20130000Z14773616
04-11-20131800Z11663015
04-11-20131200Z22373616
04-11-20130600Z229123616
04-11-20130000Z18983616
04-10-20131800Z15453315
04-10-20131200Z27543616
04-10-20130600Z218103616
04-10-20130000Z16781813

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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