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Hurricane Symbol Storm Special! View the latest observations near Atlantic TROPICAL DEPRESSION TWO as of ADVISORY NUMBER 8 @ 400 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 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:   
    1:00 am CDT
Depth
ft		   Dir
°		Speed
kts
180     240 0.14
233     230 0.14
285     290 0.08
338     320 0.19
390     20 0.06
443     100 0.04
495     20 0.02
548     10 0.08
600     30 0.06
653     50 0.04
705     70 0.10
758     150 0.16
810     160 0.17
863     170 0.19
915     190 0.16
968     200 0.16
1020     200 0.14
1073     210 0.12
1125     220 0.12
1178     210 0.12
1230     240 0.10
1283     270 0.10
1335     320 0.08
1388     320 0.10
1440     340 0.06
1493     360 0.04
1545     350 0.04
1598     30 0.08
1650     40 0.06
1703     40 0.08
1755     60 0.10
1808     10 0.10
1860     330 0.02
1913     10 0.06
1965     350 0.04
2018     280 0.08
2070     290 0.10
2123     310 0.17
2175     300 0.14
2228     280 0.12

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.