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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 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.

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
2025-05-16 0000Z18993632079367833
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2025-05-15 1200Z196153641977367736
2025-05-15 0600Z197183631877367835
2025-05-15 0000Z200133632077367835
2025-05-14 1800Z216123631977367736
2025-05-14 1200Z214133632176367734
2025-05-14 0600Z213133622075367735
2025-05-14 0000Z227103421975347734
2025-05-13 1800Z25883622073367735
2025-05-13 1200Z290103631972367634
2025-05-13 0600Z238133641973367633
2025-05-13 0000Z209133541874357735
2025-05-12 1800Z228123632374367635
2025-05-12 1200Z246133642073367636
2025-05-12 0600Z211133641975367636
2025-05-12 0000Z19583632175367736
2025-05-11 1800Z10773631974367736
2025-05-11 1200Z10823642273367636
2025-05-11 0600Z23473642174367636
2025-05-11 0000Z224113431874347734
2025-05-10 1800Z252103641872367734
2025-05-10 1200Z190113662073367634
2025-05-10 0600Z90223652072367636
2025-05-10 0000Z3563521970357732
2025-05-09 1800Z4973621976367733
2025-05-09 1200Z34433621976367735
2025-05-09 0600Z25273621976367736
2025-05-09 0000Z19383431876347732
2025-05-08 1800Z19633632175367731
2025-05-08 1200Z2933632175367734
2025-05-08 0600Z19393651876367734
2025-05-08 0000Z13493551775357728
2025-05-07 1800Z133113131675317730
2025-05-07 1200Z17153641974367735
2025-05-07 0600Z109103632076367733
2025-05-07 0000Z116153631976367831
2025-05-06 1800Z100143632075367833
2025-05-06 1200Z100133611975367731
2025-05-06 0600Z15153611875367834
2025-05-06 0000Z16143611875367833
2025-05-05 1800Z9373621872367833
2025-05-05 1200Z58143621870367734
2025-05-05 0600Z31543611873367834
2025-05-05 0000Z25093611973367935
2025-05-04 1800Z29953511771357832
2025-05-04 1200Z15123622070367834
2025-05-04 0600Z340163631973367836
2025-05-04 0000Z224153441877347934
2025-05-03 1800Z157123632074367935
2025-05-03 1200Z1973642071367935
2025-05-03 0600Z161153642177368036
2025-05-03 0000Z167143432077348031
2025-05-02 1800Z146123631976368034
2025-05-02 1200Z152103631776358035
2025-05-02 0600Z157103632077368036
2025-05-02 0000Z15693431977348033
2025-05-01 1800Z16493632076368036
2025-05-01 1200Z15093632076367935
2025-05-01 0600Z150103632176367936
2025-05-01 0000Z147143331877338031
2025-04-30 1800Z14293632177368035
2025-04-30 1200Z126103622176368036
2025-04-30 0600Z14083621976368035
2025-04-30 0000Z14073522177358032
2025-04-29 1800Z118113622177367936
2025-04-29 1200Z110103612176367933
2025-04-29 0600Z15453611976367936
2025-04-29 0000Z17793511877357933
2025-04-28 1800Z14453612177368034
2025-04-28 1200Z24223611976367936
2025-04-28 0600Z22473612076367836
2025-04-28 0000Z20993512078358034
2025-04-27 1800Z19843612277367934
2025-04-27 1200Z26633611876367734
2025-04-27 0600Z22953621776367835
2025-04-27 0000Z21483421776347934
2025-04-26 1800Z18653622175367835
2025-04-26 1200Z17113631875367634
2025-04-26 0600Z19263632075367734
2025-04-26 0000Z20663432176347734
2025-04-25 1800Z17183632075367635
2025-04-25 1200Z14583632074367635
2025-04-25 0600Z145103621974367536
2025-04-25 0000Z134103521975357534
2025-04-24 1800Z125103622174367535
2025-04-24 1200Z10173622274367636
2025-04-24 0600Z12363621874367635
2025-04-24 0000Z15863421974347533
2025-04-23 1800Z123103622074367536
2025-04-23 1200Z13753622173367536
2025-04-23 0600Z16483622074367534
2025-04-23 0000Z15893631974367634
2025-04-22 1800Z14473632274367532
2025-04-22 1200Z16963631973367535
2025-04-22 0600Z146103641773367536
2025-04-22 0000Z14583541974357434
2025-04-21 1800Z122113642073367436
2025-04-21 1200Z11583651773367433
2025-04-21 0600Z143113551773357334
2025-04-21 0000Z123133351873337431
2025-04-20 1800Z11593651973367434
2025-04-20 1200Z124133652272367336
2025-04-20 0600Z118113641872367336
2025-04-20 0000Z104123632072367331
2025-04-19 1800Z109113632072357333
2025-04-19 1200Z119123632171367335
2025-04-19 0600Z12493631972367336
2025-04-19 0000Z119133531972357335
2025-04-18 1800Z140123632072367336
2025-04-18 1200Z152123521970357234
2025-04-18 0600Z169123621770367236
2025-04-18 0000Z144103411970347333
2025-04-17 1800Z12473612169367236
2025-04-17 1200Z5153611968367136
2025-04-17 0600Z25853612069367235
2025-04-17 0000Z21993411669347234
2025-04-16 1800Z8773622166367236
2025-04-16 1200Z32153622065367135
2025-04-16 0600Z5123611670367236
2025-04-16 0000Z33393511874357335
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2025-04-15 1200Z280163632171367236
2025-04-15 0600Z232143622071367236
2025-04-15 0000Z223113511971357334
2025-04-14 1800Z211103611970367236
2025-04-14 1200Z22883611870367236
2025-04-14 0600Z226103612070367236
2025-04-14 0000Z18093411969347233
2025-04-13 1800Z12553611867367236
2025-04-13 1200Z7773611867367136
2025-04-13 0600Z2883611868367136
2025-04-13 0000Z265133411968347134
2025-04-12 1800Z29173611863367135
2025-04-12 1200Z18133621861367136
2025-04-12 0600Z7173621866367135
2025-04-12 0000Z326143421573347233
2025-04-11 1800Z28793621770367235
2025-04-11 1200Z943631968367135
2025-04-11 0600Z250173631971367136
2025-04-11 0000Z239143521770357235
2025-04-10 1800Z283103611768367236
2025-04-10 1200Z301113611868367136
2025-04-10 0600Z26573611968367136
2025-04-10 0000Z23393611766367136
2025-04-09 1800Z8503611763367036
2025-04-09 1200Z34123621961367036
2025-04-09 0600Z354113621566367036
2025-04-09 0000Z278133621667367036
2025-04-08 1800Z32773621762367036
2025-04-08 1200Z342133421357327032
2025-04-08 0600Z34316313855247127
2025-04-08 0000Z327183341657337131
2025-04-07 1800Z324143642060367235
2025-04-07 1200Z326143642064367234
2025-04-07 0600Z25783662072367335
2025-04-07 0000Z175153562075357334
2025-04-06 1800Z168163661775367336
2025-04-06 1200Z159153661874367235
2025-04-06 0600Z149153661974367236
2025-04-06 0000Z137163661873367336
2025-04-05 1800Z126143662073367235
2025-04-05 1200Z123143651873367236
2025-04-05 0600Z135143661973367235
2025-04-05 0000Z109143461972347233
2025-04-04 1800Z123143661773367236
2025-04-04 1200Z120143651872367134
2025-04-04 0600Z123123661872367136
2025-04-04 0000Z126133661772367134
2025-04-03 1800Z134143661873367136
2025-04-03 1200Z129123661772367135
2025-04-03 0600Z141153661872367134
2025-04-03 0000Z131143551972357135
2025-04-02 1800Z127143641872367136
2025-04-02 1200Z127123632071367035
2025-04-02 0600Z134133622171367036
2025-04-02 0000Z126113421870347034
2025-04-01 1800Z95103621868367036
2025-04-01 1200Z35103621767366936
2025-04-01 0600Z24063621970366936
2025-04-01 0000Z2679183971186918

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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