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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 42900 - Ocean Saratoga - Mississippi Canyon 583

Station operated by Walter Oil and Gas Corporation
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
28.360 N 89.423 W (28°21'35" N 89°25'22" W)

Water depth: 777.2 m

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station 42900

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 42900

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
    3:56 pm CDT
Depth
ft		   Dir
°		Speed
kts
180     210 0.10
233     220 0.12
285     250 0.21
338     290 0.19
390     300 0.06
443     40 0.23
495     30 0.45
548     30 0.49
600     30 0.31
653     30 0.16
705     20 0.10
758     270 0.02
810     270 0.02
863     360 0.06
915     10 0.06
968     20 0.12
1020     30 0.14
1073     30 0.17
1125     20 0.14
1178     10 0.14
1230     350 0.16
1283     350 0.14
1335     350 0.16
1388     350 0.16
1440     340 0.17
1493     350 0.17
1545     0 0.19
1598     350 0.14
1650     330 0.10
1703     0 0.08
1755     360 0.00
1808     360 0.04
1860     80 0.02
1913     70 0.02
1965     350 0.04
2018     320 0.08
2070     290 0.08
2123     300 0.08
2175     270 0.16
2228     260 0.17

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42900

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.