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Station 42023 - C13 - WFS South Buoy, 50m Isobath

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)

Water depth: 50 m

The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of America 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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Ocean Current Data for 42023

Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
	12:56 pm CDT		4:56 am CDT		3:56 am CDT		9:56 pm CDT		8:56 pm CDT		7:56 pm CDT		5:56 pm CDT
10	230	0.35	150	0.08	220	0.14	200	0.08	200	0.25	160	0.29	190	0.19
13	230	0.37	200	0.23	220	0.19	180	0.16	200	0.27	150	0.27	190	0.19
16	230	0.37	210	0.17	230	0.25	180	0.25	200	0.27	150	0.31	140	0.16
20	220	0.39	250	0.17	240	0.29	170	0.10	190	0.37	160	0.35	150	0.19
23	220	0.37	230	0.16	250	0.23	170	0.16	180	0.37	150	0.31	130	0.17
26	230	0.33	220	0.16	260	0.29	180	0.21	190	0.37	160	0.33	160	0.04
30	210	0.45	200	0.10	230	0.27	160	0.12	170	0.39	150	0.33	130	0.06
33	220	0.41	230	0.21	240	0.27	180	0.17	170	0.29	150	0.35	180	0.08
36	220	0.37	260	0.06	230	0.21	190	0.21	170	0.29	150	0.33	90	0.06
39	200	0.37	260	0.16	230	0.17	170	0.16	180	0.33	150	0.37	150	0.08
43	220	0.31	250	0.10	230	0.21	170	0.16	170	0.39	150	0.31	180	0.08
46	210	0.27	210	0.12	220	0.17	190	0.17	180	0.35	150	0.31	180	0.08
49	220	0.33	230	0.10	250	0.23	200	0.16	180	0.41	170	0.29	150	0.06
52	220	0.37	220	0.10	240	0.19	220	0.17	170	0.31	160	0.37	180	0.06
56	230	0.33	240	0.14	210	0.21	210	0.17	180	0.33	150	0.33	160	0.10
59	220	0.29	200	0.08	240	0.19	210	0.16	190	0.37	150	0.33	170	0.12
62	220	0.33	240	0.06	230	0.21	220	0.14	180	0.27	160	0.29	170	0.12
66	220	0.27	230	0.10	220	0.23	190	0.16	180	0.41	160	0.23	150	0.14
69	220	0.35	260	0.14	240	0.23	190	0.14	170	0.39	160	0.33	160	0.12
72	220	0.31	250	0.16	210	0.21	200	0.16	190	0.33	150	0.35	170	0.14
75	220	0.29	230	0.14	210	0.27	180	0.19	200	0.29	150	0.43	170	0.10
79	210	0.29	260	0.16	220	0.21	180	0.21	170	0.31	150	0.35	160	0.14
82	210	0.25	230	0.12	230	0.21	190	0.17	160	0.39	150	0.35	160	0.10
85	210	0.19	250	0.04	270	0.12	130	0.10	170	0.35	150	0.29	90	0.08
89	210	0.19	280	0.10	240	0.19	150	0.10	180	0.21	150	0.29	110	0.06
92	220	0.33	240	0.10	230	0.23	190	0.25	180	0.39	150	0.37	130	0.08
95	220	0.31	250	0.14	220	0.29	190	0.23	180	0.43	150	0.31	160	0.08
98	220	0.31	240	0.08	220	0.23	170	0.21	180	0.39	160	0.35	150	0.10
102	210	0.27	270	0.08	230	0.25	170	0.29	180	0.45	160	0.31	150	0.08
105	210	0.27	220	0.12	230	0.25	180	0.23	170	0.43	160	0.35	160	0.10
108	210	0.27	240	0.12	220	0.23	170	0.23	180	0.37	160	0.35	150	0.12
112	210	0.27	200	0.14	210	0.31	190	0.23	190	0.37	150	0.37	160	0.12
115	210	0.29	230	0.10	230	0.33	170	0.25	190	0.35	150	0.37	160	0.12
118	220	0.27	220	0.14	210	0.33	160	0.23	190	0.37	160	0.31	170	0.14
121	210	0.37	200	0.06	220	0.29	170	0.29	170	0.41	150	0.35	170	0.14
125	210	0.25	230	0.14	220	0.27	180	0.27	170	0.35	160	0.31	150	0.10
128	200	0.23	260	0.14	210	0.25	180	0.23	170	0.39	150	0.33	150	0.10
131	210	0.25	240	0.14	220	0.25	180	0.25	180	0.35	150	0.35	150	0.12
135	220	0.29	220	0.12	220	0.27	190	0.23	190	0.35	150	0.37	160	0.08
138	220	0.25	240	0.14	210	0.21	180	0.23	170	0.43	150	0.27	160	0.12

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