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Station 42369 - Mad Dog - Green Canyon 782 Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 42369

Station operated by BP Inc
Fixed Drilling Platform
27.207 N 90.283 W (27°12'24" N 90°16'58" W)

Anemometer height: 60.4 m above site elevation
Water depth: 1371.9 m

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station 42369

Conditions at 42369 as of
(6:40 pm CDT)
2340 GMT on 05/21/2013:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

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 Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 7.8 kts
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust 5-day plot - Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period 5-day plot - Average Period 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Water Temperature 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Visibility 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(CDT)		   WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL
psu		 VIS
nmi		 TIDE
ft
0521 6:20 pm  - 9.7-------------
0521 6:00 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 5:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 5:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 5:00 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 4:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 4:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 4:00 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 3:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 3:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 3:00 pm  - 9.7-------------
0521 2:40 pm  - 9.7-------------
0521 2:20 pm  - 9.7-------------
0521 2:00 pm  - 9.7-------------
0521 1:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
0521 1:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
052112:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
052112:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
052112:00 pm  - 11.7-------------
052111:40 am  - 11.7-------------
052111:20 am  - 11.7-------------
052111:00 am  - 13.6-------------
052110:40 am  - 13.6-------------
052110:20 am  - 9.7-------------
052110:00 am  - 11.7-------------
0521 9:40 am  - 11.7-------------
0521 9:20 am  - 11.7-------------
0521 9:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 8:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 8:20 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 8:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 7:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 7:20 am  - 17.5-------------
0521 7:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 6:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 6:20 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 6:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 5:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 5:20 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 5:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 4:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 4:20 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 4:00 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 3:40 am  - 15.5-------------
0521 3:20 am  - 17.5-------------
0521 3:00 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 2:40 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 2:20 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 2:00 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 1:40 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 1:20 am  - 13.6-------------
0521 1:00 am  - 13.6-------------
052112:40 am  - 11.7-------------
052112:20 am  - 11.7-------------
052011:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
052011:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
052011:00 pm  - 9.7-------------
052010:40 pm  - 11.7-------------
052010:20 pm  - 11.7-------------
052010:00 pm  - 11.7-------------
0520 9:40 pm  - 9.7-------------
0520 9:20 pm  - 7.8-------------
0520 9:00 pm  - 9.7-------------
0520 8:40 pm  - 9.7-------------
0520 8:20 pm  - 9.7-------------
0520 8:00 pm  - 9.7-------------

Ocean Current Data for 42369

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
    7:59 pm CDT    7:39 pm CDT    7:19 pm CDT    6:59 pm CDT    6:39 pm CDT    6:19 pm CDT    5:59 pm CDT    5:39 pm CDT
Depth
ft		   Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts		    Dir
°		Speed
kts
40.0     186 0.36    294 0.07    114 0.18    39 0.13    103 0.33    260 0.19    66 0.18    83 0.14
53.1     184 0.44    120 0.22    131 0.18    111 0.25    105 0.39    171 0.16    83 0.22    113 0.23
66.3     181 0.36    138 0.20    142 0.32    112 0.23    99 0.26    98 0.07    54 0.10    79 0.16
79.4     195 0.45    156 0.24    149 0.38    119 0.23    154 0.24    92 0.10    38 0.06    82 0.14
92.5     192 0.47    182 0.29    160 0.42    130 0.34    141 0.24    138 0.15    118 0.04    67 0.10
105.6     205 0.39    182 0.28    165 0.42    158 0.30    175 0.32    121 0.13    235 0.18    194 0.12
118.8     220 0.54    211 0.42    187 0.44    194 0.26    210 0.41    199 0.20    244 0.23    236 0.27
131.9     224 0.69    216 0.53    207 0.46    219 0.37    209 0.44    208 0.40    240 0.36    217 0.45
145.0     233 0.72    229 0.56    210 0.63    205 0.60    210 0.54    215 0.47    228 0.41    208 0.45
158.1     230 0.79    232 0.63    216 0.67    218 0.55    215 0.59    222 0.61    226 0.61    211 0.49
171.3     231 0.87    232 0.71    225 0.68    220 0.56    218 0.64    220 0.55    221 0.56    215 0.47
184.4     237 0.85    227 0.69    223 0.72    224 0.47    223 0.65    224 0.55    224 0.52    209 0.37
197.5     232 0.87    232 0.58    214 0.64    225 0.53    226 0.63    220 0.50    235 0.51    226 0.45
210.6     231 0.80    225 0.73    211 0.68    220 0.62    220 0.59    235 0.58    235 0.52    224 0.46
223.8     238 0.77    220 0.74    212 0.59    218 0.65    216 0.57    231 0.52    239 0.47    206 0.45
236.9     237 0.84    230 0.62    212 0.72    223 0.52    222 0.60    238 0.48    226 0.52    227 0.36
250.0     241 0.85    229 0.63    218 0.63    237 0.55    226 0.54    231 0.52    247 0.60    225 0.47
263.1     241 0.84    230 0.64    218 0.65    218 0.56    220 0.52    239 0.52    238 0.50    243 0.38
276.2     246 0.81    251 0.52    216 0.61    233 0.56    228 0.50    243 0.50    252 0.50    234 0.52
289.4     253 0.74    242 0.50    217 0.63    217 0.55    234 0.47    260 0.43    238 0.71    244 0.48
302.5    --    292 0.63    210 0.73    237 0.51    251 0.41    262 0.59    215 0.43    208 0.44
315.6     278 0.67   --    190 1.04    247 0.38   --    198 0.41    187 0.28    196 0.37
328.7    --   --   --    242 0.34   --   --   --    206 0.24
341.9    --   --   --    215 0.29   --   --   --   --

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42369

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:
     1-day plot - ocean current 1-day plot      3-day plot - ocean current 3-day plot      5-day plot - ocean current 5-day plot

Ocean Conditions at 42369 as of
(7:59 pm CDT on 05/21/2013)
0059 GMT on 05/22/2013:
Unit of Measure:    Time Zone:   

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

 Depth (DEPTH): 6.6 ft
5-day plot - Ocean TemperatureOcean Temperature (OTMP):79.30 °F
Previous observations
5-day plot - Ocean Temperature 5-day plot - Conductivity 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration (O2PCT) 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM) 5-day plot - Chlorophyll 5-day plot - Turbidity 5-day plot - pH 5-day plot - Eh
MM   DD    TIME
(CDT)		 DEPTH
ft		        OTMP
°F		    COND
mS/cm		   SAL
psu		   O2%
%		    O2PPM
ppm		 CLCON
ug/l		 TURB
FTU		 PH EH
mv
05217:39 pm 6.679.36--------
05217:19 pm 6.679.41--------
05216:59 pm 6.679.43--------
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05216:19 pm 6.679.41--------
05215:59 pm 6.679.41--------
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05214:59 pm 6.679.36--------
05214:39 pm 6.679.36--------
05214:19 pm 6.679.34--------
05213:59 pm 6.679.41--------
05213:39 pm 6.679.47--------
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05212:59 pm 6.679.38--------
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05212:19 pm 6.679.34--------
05211:59 pm 6.679.32--------
05211:39 pm 6.679.25--------
05211:19 pm 6.679.21--------
052112:59 pm 6.679.16--------
052112:39 pm 6.679.14--------
052112:19 pm 6.679.11--------
052111:59 am 6.679.02--------
052111:39 am 6.678.94--------
052111:19 am 6.678.91--------
052110:59 am 6.678.85--------
052110:39 am 6.678.78--------
052110:19 am 6.678.73--------
05219:59 am 6.678.69--------
05219:39 am 6.678.66--------
05219:19 am 6.678.62--------
05218:59 am 6.678.57--------
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05215:39 am 6.678.55--------
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05214:39 am 6.678.62--------
05214:19 am 6.678.64--------
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05211:39 am 6.678.64--------
05211:19 am 6.678.69--------
052112:59 am 6.678.69--------
052112:39 am 6.678.64--------
052112:19 am 6.678.64--------
052011:59 pm 6.678.66--------
052011:39 pm 6.678.66--------
052011:19 pm 6.678.73--------
052010:59 pm 6.678.76--------
052010:39 pm 6.678.76--------
052010:19 pm 6.678.82--------
05209:59 pm 6.678.85--------
05209:39 pm 6.678.85--------
05209:19 pm 6.678.94--------
05208:59 pm 6.678.96--------
05208:39 pm 6.678.98--------
05208:19 pm 6.679.00--------
05207:59 pm 6.679.00--------

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for the current month, previous months, and previous years.

Raw ADCP data files are available for this station.