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Station 42023 - C13 - WFS South Buoy, 50m Isobath Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 42023

Owned and maintained by COMPS (University of South Florida)
Offshore Buoy
26.010 N 83.086 W (26°0'36" N 83°5'10" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 1.9 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 50 m

The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of Mexico year-round along the continental shelf-break between 100m and 400m depth. Vessels can kill or injure whales - please use slow speeds and be prepared to avoid surfacing whales. To report sightings call 1-877-WHALE-HELP.

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Station 42023

Conditions at 42023 as of
2235 GMT on 04/25/2024:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): S ( 180 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD):2.0 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST):3.0 m/s
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):1018.8 mb
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 24.6 °C
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 24.5 °C
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 19.5 °C
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3 m/s
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(GMT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
m/s		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
m/s		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
m		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
mb		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
mb		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°C		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°C		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°C		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
km		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
m
2024-04-25 2205SSE 3.0 3.0----1018.9- 24.6 24.5 19.6---
2024-04-25 2135 SE 2.0 3.0----1019.0- 24.6 24.5 19.5---
2024-04-25 2105 SE 3.0 4.0----1019.1- 24.3 24.4 19.5---
2024-04-25 2035 SE 4.0 4.0----1019.4- 24.2 24.4 19.8---
2024-04-25 2005 SE 4.0 5.0----1019.5- 24.3 24.3 19.9---
2024-04-25 1935ESE 4.0 5.0----1019.6- 24.1 24.2 19.4---
2024-04-25 1905 SE 4.0 5.0----1020.0- 24.1 24.2 19.8---
2024-04-25 1835ESE 5.0 6.0----1020.4- 24.1 24.1 19.8---
2024-04-25 1805ESE 5.0 7.0----1020.7- 24.0 24.1 20.1---
2024-04-25 1735ESE 6.0 7.0----1021.0- 24.0 24.1 20.1---
2024-04-25 1705ESE 6.0 7.0----1021.3- 24.1 24.1 20.2---
2024-04-25 1635ESE 4.0 5.0----1021.6- 24.0 24.1 20.7---
2024-04-25 1605ESE 5.0 6.0----1021.6- 23.9 24.0 20.5---
2024-04-25 1535ESE 5.0 6.0----1021.5- 23.9 23.9 20.0---
2024-04-25 1505 E 4.0 5.0----1021.5- 23.7 23.9 20.6---
2024-04-25 1435 E 4.0 5.0----1021.5- 23.6 23.9 20.2---
2024-04-25 1405 E 4.0 5.0----1021.4- 23.6 23.8 19.2---
2024-04-25 1335ENE 5.0 6.0----1021.6- 23.4 23.8 18.8---
2024-04-25 1305ENE 5.0 6.0----1021.6- 23.2 23.8 19.1---
2024-04-25 1235ENE 5.0 6.0----1021.4- 23.2 23.8 19.4---
2024-04-25 1205 NE 5.0 6.0----1021.3- 23.1 23.8 19.4---
2024-04-25 1135 NE 5.0 6.0----1021.0- 23.0 23.9 19.4---
2024-04-25 1105ENE 5.0 6.0----1020.5- 22.9 23.9 19.5---
2024-04-25 1035 NE 4.0 5.0----1020.4- 23.2 23.9 19.3---
2024-04-25 1005 NE 4.0 5.0----1020.1- 23.1 23.9 19.2---
2024-04-25 0935 NE 4.0 6.0----1019.7- 23.2 23.9 19.3---
2024-04-25 0905 NE 5.0 6.0----1019.7- 23.2 23.9 19.1---
2024-04-25 0835 NE 4.0 6.0----1020.0- 23.3 23.9 19.4---
2024-04-25 0805NNE 4.0 4.0----1020.0- 23.3 24.0 19.3---
2024-04-25 0735 NE 3.0 4.0----1020.1- 23.4 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0705 NE 3.0 3.0----1020.2- 23.3 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0635NNE 2.0 3.0----1020.4- 23.3 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0605NNE 2.0 2.0----1020.5- 23.4 24.0 19.3---
2024-04-25 0535 N 2.0 2.0----1020.6- 23.5 24.0 19.3---
2024-04-25 0505 N 1.0 2.0----1020.8- 23.5 24.0 19.3---
2024-04-25 0435 N 1.0 2.0----1021.0- 23.6 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0405 N 1.0 2.0----1021.2- 23.7 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0335 N 1.0 2.0----1021.2- 23.7 24.0 19.4---
2024-04-25 0305NNE 1.0 1.0----1021.0- 23.8 24.0 19.3---
2024-04-25 0235 N 1.0 1.0----1021.0- 23.8 24.0 19.2---
2024-04-25 0205ENE 1.0 1.0----1020.8- 23.9 24.1 19.1---
2024-04-25 0135ENE 2.0 2.0----1020.6- 23.9 24.1 19.0---
2024-04-25 0105ENE 2.0 2.0----1020.4- 24.0 24.1 19.3---
2024-04-25 0035ENE 3.0 3.0----1020.0- 24.0 24.1 19.3---
2024-04-25 0005 E 3.0 4.0----1019.9- 24.0 24.1 19.5---

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 42023

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
2157 GMT2057 GMT
Depth
m		Dir
°		Speed
cm/s		 Dir
°		Speed
cm/s
3 330 13.0300 19.0
4 310 19.0300 19.0
5 310 17.0290 19.0
6 300 16.0290 16.0
7 310 16.0280 18.0
8 270 7.0270 14.0
9 280 7.0270 10.0
10 260 13.0250 17.0
11 270 18.0260 21.0
12 270 12.0250 17.0
13 280 13.0250 19.0
14 270 18.0250 18.0
15 270 15.0250 20.0
16 270 15.0250 17.0
17 280 16.0260 22.0
18 260 5.0250 8.0
19 280 12.0260 15.0
20 270 14.0260 15.0
21 270 14.0260 15.0
22 270 14.0250 17.0
23 270 11.0250 15.0
24 270 12.0250 13.0
25 280 10.0260 15.0
26 270 9.0250 13.0
27 260 11.0250 15.0
28 260 13.0240 16.0
29 250 13.0250 17.0
30 250 13.0240 17.0
31 250 15.0240 18.0
32 250 15.0240 18.0
33 240 13.0240 16.0
34 230 13.0240 17.0
35 240 14.0240 15.0
36 240 15.0240 13.0
37 230 14.0240 15.0
38 230 17.0230 16.0
39 230 18.0240 15.0
40 230 19.0230 15.0
41 230 19.0240 13.0
42 240 16.0240 16.0

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42023

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