Station 42020 - Search and Rescue Data

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - 60NM SSE of Corpus Christi, TX
26.970 N 96.679 W (26°58'11" N 96°40'45" W)

The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of Mexico 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.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Wave Obs	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-06-04 0000Z	136	18	32	6	20	84	29	85	28
2024-06-03 1800Z	153	18	36	6	15	84	33	84	33
2024-06-03 1200Z	141	21	34	6	22	84	30	84	29
2024-06-03 0600Z	131	18	35	5	20	84	31	84	31
2024-06-03 0000Z	133	16	34	5	19	84	31	84	28
2024-06-02 1800Z	154	15	34	5	22	84	29	84	31
2024-06-02 1200Z	137	15	35	5	21	83	29	84	30
2024-06-02 0600Z	134	14	36	5	19	84	28	84	32
2024-06-02 0000Z	130	15	34	5	21	84	29	84	29
2024-06-01 1800Z	126	12	35	4	20	83	27	84	30
2024-06-01 1200Z	145	15	34	5	20	83	29	84	30
2024-06-01 0600Z	123	16	36	5	22	83	30	84	32
2024-06-01 0000Z	102	18	31	8	22	83	24	84	29
2024-05-31 1800Z	85	18	36	7	18	81	32	84	28
2024-05-31 1200Z	142	20	36	6	21	84	29	84	32
2024-05-31 0600Z	123	20	34	5	22	84	28	85	32
2024-05-31 0000Z	128	17	35	4	21	84	28	85	29
2024-05-30 1800Z	142	13	35	4	22	84	31	84	29
2024-05-30 1200Z	143	15	36	4	19	83	33	84	33
2024-05-30 0600Z	131	17	36	4	21	84	33	85	32
2024-05-30 0000Z	126	12	35	4	20	84	33	85	26
2024-05-29 1800Z	125	10	36	5	19	84	30	84	32
2024-05-29 1200Z	88	5	35	7	22	81	33	84	28
2024-05-29 0600Z	111	9	35	8	21	83	30	84	30
2024-05-29 0000Z	102	18	35	5	23	84	28	85	29
2024-05-28 1800Z	143	10	34	4	17	84	33	85	29
2024-05-28 1200Z	123	13	36	4	21	84	30	84	32
2024-05-28 0600Z	222	4	36	4	23	83	30	84	30
2024-05-28 0000Z	114	12	32	5	22	84	30	84	26
2024-05-27 1800Z	116	7	36	5	23	84	31	84	29
2024-05-27 1200Z	143	12	35	4	21	83	32	84	32
2024-05-27 0600Z	144	11	35	5	23	83	29	83	31
2024-05-27 0000Z	124	10	32	6	20	83	29	83	28
2024-05-26 1800Z	145	14	35	6	22	83	29	83	30
2024-05-26 1200Z	154	17	35	6	20	83	28	83	33
2024-05-26 0600Z	138	19	33	6	19	83	29	83	30
2024-05-26 0000Z	132	18	35	6	23	83	29	84	30
2024-05-25 1800Z	135	16	35	6	18	83	31	83	30
2024-05-25 1200Z	142	16	35	6	21	82	30	83	29
2024-05-25 0600Z	147	17	35	6	20	83	28	83	33
2024-05-25 0000Z	135	16	32	6	23	83	26	83	27
2024-05-24 1800Z	151	15	36	6	21	83	29	83	31
2024-05-24 1200Z	148	17	34	7	22	82	28	83	30
2024-05-24 0600Z	136	18	34	7	22	83	32	83	28
2024-05-24 0000Z	141	16	35	7	19	83	34	84	28
2024-05-23 1800Z	147	21	34	8	21	83	33	83	32
2024-05-23 1200Z	131	21	35	6	21	83	27	83	31
2024-05-23 0600Z	138	17	34	6	24	83	29	83	31
2024-05-23 0000Z	144	18	35	5	22	83	29	84	31
2024-05-22 1800Z	146	16	35	4	18	83	29	83	31
2024-05-22 1200Z	149	15	36	4	20	83	31	83	32
2024-05-22 0600Z	137	16	36	4	22	83	29	83	32
2024-05-22 0000Z	133	15	34	4	20	83	29	84	31
2024-05-21 1800Z	141	14	35	4	22	83	34	83	28
2024-05-21 1200Z	149	15	35	4	20	82	32	83	28
2024-05-21 0600Z	136	15	35	4	19	83	31	83	27
2024-05-21 0000Z	100	12	34	3	20	83	31	84	28
2024-05-20 1800Z	119	7	34	4	22	83	30	83	29
2024-05-20 1200Z	128	10	36	4	19	82	32	82	28
2024-05-20 0600Z	109	13	36	4	23	82	31	82	31
2024-05-20 0000Z	74	13	36	4	18	82	31	83	31
2024-05-19 1800Z	79	8	36	4	21	82	32	82	29
2024-05-19 1200Z	98	8	36	4	22	82	28	82	32
2024-05-19 0600Z	85	10	34	4	22	82	29	82	32
2024-05-19 0000Z	71	11	36	4	22	82	31	83	33
2024-05-18 1800Z	44	9	35	4	19	81	32	81	29
2024-05-18 1200Z	53	7	34	4	21	81	30	81	28
2024-05-18 0600Z	49	11	36	4	23	81	29	81	30
2024-05-18 0000Z	49	15	34	5	23	80	29	82	30
2024-05-17 1800Z	27	12	34	4	23	80	30	82	28
2024-05-17 1200Z	69	6	36	3	19	81	33	81	30
2024-05-17 0600Z	136	6	33	4	23	82	29	81	28
2024-05-17 0000Z	164	12	34	5	22	82	31	81	29
2024-05-16 1800Z	145	16	35	5	23	81	29	80	31
2024-05-16 1200Z	123	15	35	5	21	81	28	81	33
2024-05-16 0600Z	130	17	35	4	13	81	33	81	34
2024-05-16 0000Z	96	16	36	3	12	81	36	81	36
2024-05-15 1800Z	127	12	36	3	14	80	36	82	36
2024-05-15 1200Z	142	12	36	3	19	80	36	81	36
2024-05-15 0600Z	98	8	35	3	20	80	35	82	35
2024-05-15 0000Z	108	5	36	3	21	81	36	82	36
2024-05-14 1800Z	28	5	36	4	21	80	34	81	36
2024-05-14 1200Z	29	6	36	4	21	79	36	81	36
2024-05-14 0600Z	76	7	36	5	21	79	36	81	36
2024-05-14 0000Z	34	13	35	5	21	79	35	82	34
2024-05-13 1800Z	161	15	36	5	19	82	34	82	36
2024-05-13 1200Z	157	9	36	4	21	81	36	82	36
2024-05-13 0600Z	142	14	36	4	20	81	35	82	36
2024-05-13 0000Z	133	13	18	5	10	81	17	82	18
2024-05-05 1800Z	111	16	2	4	2	81	2	81	2

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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