Station 42012 - Search and Rescue Data

ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL
30.060 N 87.548 W (30°3'36" N 87°32'54" 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
2023-11-29 1200Z	20	13	32	2	14	54	32	69	31
2023-11-29 0600Z	8	12	36	2	20	57	36	69	35
2023-11-29 0000Z	352	10	35	1	20	59	35	69	35
2023-11-28 1800Z	14	13	36	2	18	53	36	69	35
2023-11-28 1200Z	5	20	36	3	18	50	36	69	35
2023-11-28 0600Z	355	18	36	3	18	53	36	70	36
2023-11-28 0000Z	343	13	34	2	15	56	34	70	34
2023-11-27 1800Z	352	13	36	2	19	52	36	70	36
2023-11-27 1200Z	347	15	36	3	19	52	36	70	36
2023-11-27 0600Z	343	17	36	3	18	61	36	71	36
2023-11-27 0000Z	322	8	34	4	18	66	34	70	34
2023-11-26 1800Z	50	8	36	4	17	66	36	70	35
2023-11-26 1200Z	67	14	36	3	16	65	36	72	36
2023-11-26 0600Z	87	12	36	2	18	69	36	72	36
2023-11-26 0000Z	94	8	34	1	14	68	34	71	34
2023-11-25 1800Z	78	8	36	1	18	66	36	72	36
2023-11-25 1200Z	49	11	36	1	19	62	36	72	36
2023-11-25 0600Z	12	11	36	1	15	62	36	72	36
2023-11-25 0000Z	326	5	34	1	18	63	34	71	34
2023-11-24 1800Z	24	5	36	1	19	61	36	71	36

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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