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Storm Special! View the latest observations near Atlantic TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO as of INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A @ 700 AM CDT WED JUN 19 2013.

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 42856 - Titanium Explorer - Walker Ridge 425

Station operated by Petrobras - USA
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
26.520 N 90.531 W (26°31'12" N 90°31'51" W)

Water depth: 2695.3 m

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships

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

Ocean Current Data for 42856

		7:01 am CDT
Depth ft		Dir °	Speed kts
243		20	0.62
348		40	0.66
453		60	0.49
558		20	0.37
663		10	0.33
768		20	0.31
873		30	0.37
978		50	0.27
1083		50	0.14
1188		110	0.06
1293		40	0.12
1398		40	0.27
1503		40	0.29
1608		30	0.33
1713		40	0.27
1818		60	0.21
1923		20	0.17
2028		20	0.17
2133		70	0.10
2238		10	0.08
2342		60	0.10
2447		60	0.06
2552		50	0.08
2657		60	0.21
2762		30	0.14
2867		40	0.21
2972		10	0.16
3077		40	0.14
3182		50	0.12
3287		110	0.06
3392		80	0.04
3497		80	0.16
3602		70	0.10
3707		70	0.10
3812		340	0.08

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42856

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

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.