Station 42019 - Search and Rescue Data

FREEPORT, TX - 60 NM South of Freeport, TX
27.908 N 95.343 W (27°54'28" N 95°20'34" 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.)	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-01-15 1800Z	41	19	26	8	12	-	72	25
2025-01-15 1200Z	79	18	36	8	21	-	72	36
2025-01-15 0600Z	52	21	36	7	17	-	72	35
2025-01-15 0000Z	63	18	34	6	16	-	72	34
2025-01-14 1800Z	64	17	36	6	23	-	72	36
2025-01-14 1200Z	52	15	36	5	22	-	72	36
2025-01-14 0600Z	50	14	36	5	19	-	72	36
2025-01-14 0000Z	38	16	36	6	18	-	72	35
2025-01-13 1800Z	20	16	36	7	21	-	72	36
2025-01-13 1200Z	13	19	35	6	21	-	72	35
2025-01-13 0600Z	2	19	21	5	18	-	72	23
2025-01-13 0000Z	10	16	4	4	14	-	72	5
2025-01-12 1800Z	8	7	7	4	18	-	73	10
2025-01-12 1200Z	172	14	6	3	18	-	73	13
2025-01-12 0600Z	182	15	5	3	16	-	73	11
2025-01-12 0000Z	126	5	4	1	15	-	73	13
2025-01-11 1800Z	350	6	1	3	16	-	73	6
2025-01-11 1200Z	-	-	0	5	14	-	73	6
2025-01-11 0600Z	334	22	5	7	14	-	73	11
2025-01-11 0000Z	-	-	0	7	13	-	73	6
2025-01-10 1800Z	332	21	5	8	15	-	73	10
2025-01-10 1200Z	337	23	3	11	15	-	74	10
2025-01-10 0600Z	-	-	0	12	12	-	74	12
2025-01-10 0000Z	-	-	0	11	11	-	74	11
2025-01-09 1800Z	-	-	0	8	12	-	74	12
2025-01-09 1200Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	74	12
2025-01-09 0600Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	74	12
2025-01-09 0000Z	-	-	0	5	11	-	74	11
2025-01-08 1800Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	74	12
2025-01-08 1200Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	74	11
2025-01-08 0600Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	74	12
2025-01-08 0000Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	74	12
2025-01-07 1800Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	74	12
2025-01-07 1200Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	75	12
2025-01-07 0600Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	75	12
2025-01-07 0000Z	-	-	0	6	11	-	75	11
2025-01-06 1800Z	-	-	0	8	11	-	75	11
2025-01-06 1200Z	-	-	0	11	12	-	75	12
2025-01-06 0600Z	-	-	0	10	12	-	75	11
2025-01-06 0000Z	-	-	0	10	11	-	76	11
2025-01-05 1800Z	-	-	0	11	12	-	76	12
2025-01-05 1200Z	-	-	0	10	12	-	76	12
2025-01-05 0600Z	-	-	0	7	12	-	76	12
2025-01-05 0000Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	76	12
2025-01-04 1800Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2025-01-04 1200Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2025-01-04 0600Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	11
2025-01-04 0000Z	-	-	0	5	11	-	76	11
2025-01-03 1800Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2025-01-03 1200Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	11
2025-01-03 0600Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2025-01-03 0000Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	12
2025-01-02 1800Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	11
2025-01-02 1200Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	12
2025-01-02 0600Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	75	12
2025-01-02 0000Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	75	12
2025-01-01 1800Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	75	11
2025-01-01 1200Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	76	12
2025-01-01 0600Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	12
2025-01-01 0000Z	-	-	0	5	11	-	76	11
2024-12-31 1800Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	12
2024-12-31 1200Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	75	12
2024-12-31 0600Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	75	12
2024-12-31 0000Z	-	-	0	5	11	-	75	11
2024-12-30 1800Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	75	12
2024-12-30 1200Z	-	-	0	2	12	-	75	12
2024-12-30 0600Z	-	-	0	2	12	-	75	12
2024-12-30 0000Z	-	-	0	2	12	-	76	12
2024-12-29 1800Z	-	-	0	2	12	-	76	11
2024-12-29 1200Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2024-12-29 0600Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	11
2024-12-29 0000Z	-	-	0	6	12	-	76	12
2024-12-28 1800Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	77	12
2024-12-28 1200Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	12
2024-12-28 0600Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2024-12-28 0000Z	-	-	0	3	12	-	76	12
2024-12-27 1800Z	-	-	0	4	12	-	76	11
2024-12-27 1200Z	-	-	0	5	12	-	76	12
2024-12-27 0600Z	-	-	0	7	12	-	76	12
2024-12-27 0000Z	-	-	0	7	12	-	76	12
2024-12-26 1800Z	170	17	30	5	19	-	76	31
2024-12-26 1200Z	167	14	36	4	24	-	76	36
2024-12-26 0600Z	155	12	36	4	20	-	76	36
2024-12-26 0000Z	146	15	36	4	22	-	76	35
2024-12-25 1800Z	121	15	36	5	23	-	76	34
2024-12-25 1200Z	111	6	35	6	22	-	76	35
2024-12-25 0600Z	153	19	36	6	22	-	76	36
2024-12-25 0000Z	161	15	34	5	19	-	76	34
2024-12-24 1800Z	175	15	36	5	22	-	76	36
2024-12-24 1200Z	185	14	36	5	23	-	76	35
2024-12-24 0600Z	166	13	36	5	23	-	76	36
2024-12-24 0000Z	148	12	34	4	19	-	76	34
2024-12-23 1800Z	133	16	36	4	22	-	76	36
2024-12-23 1200Z	139	15	36	4	21	-	76	36
2024-12-23 0600Z	134	15	36	4	22	-	76	36
2024-12-23 0000Z	115	12	34	3	20	-	76	34
2024-12-22 1800Z	109	10	35	3	20	-	76	35
2024-12-22 1200Z	94	11	36	4	23	-	76	36
2024-12-22 0600Z	78	14	36	4	22	-	76	36
2024-12-22 0000Z	58	13	34	4	19	-	76	33
2024-12-21 1800Z	53	14	36	4	19	-	76	36
2024-12-21 1200Z	41	13	36	4	21	-	76	36
2024-12-21 0600Z	29	14	36	4	21	-	77	36
2024-12-21 0000Z	19	16	34	4	19	-	77	34
2024-12-20 1800Z	14	15	36	3	22	-	76	36
2024-12-20 1200Z	19	10	36	2	22	-	76	36
2024-12-20 0600Z	41	4	36	2	19	-	76	36
2024-12-20 0000Z	45	7	34	2	21	-	76	34
2024-12-19 1800Z	20	8	36	3	23	-	77	36
2024-12-19 1200Z	25	12	36	4	20	-	77	36
2024-12-19 0600Z	15	18	36	5	22	-	77	36
2024-12-19 0000Z	351	13	34	3	21	-	77	34
2024-12-18 1800Z	321	2	36	3	23	-	77	36
2024-12-18 1200Z	150	8	36	3	21	-	77	36
2024-12-18 0600Z	132	11	36	4	23	-	77	35
2024-12-18 0000Z	133	10	34	4	18	-	77	32
2024-12-17 1800Z	137	12	36	4	22	-	77	35
2024-12-17 1200Z	130	11	36	3	21	-	76	36
2024-12-17 0600Z	148	10	36	4	23	-	76	36
2024-12-17 0000Z	158	7	35	4	21	-	76	35
2024-12-16 1800Z	174	11	36	5	24	-	76	36
2024-12-16 1200Z	159	15	36	5	23	-	76	36
2024-12-16 0600Z	149	16	36	5	21	-	77	36
2024-12-16 0000Z	151	14	35	5	21	-	77	35
2024-12-15 1800Z	151	12	35	4	23	-	77	34
2024-12-15 1200Z	156	10	36	5	23	-	77	36
2024-12-15 0600Z	159	13	36	5	22	-	76	36
2024-12-15 0000Z	161	13	33	6	23	-	77	32
2024-12-14 1800Z	157	15	36	6	20	-	76	36
2024-12-14 1200Z	147	18	36	7	23	-	76	36
2024-12-14 0600Z	140	21	36	8	18	-	76	35
2024-12-14 0000Z	138	19	34	7	21	-	77	34
2024-12-13 1800Z	135	16	36	5	23	-	77	36
2024-12-13 1200Z	125	14	36	4	19	-	77	35
2024-12-13 0600Z	133	15	35	4	22	-	77	35
2024-12-13 0000Z	122	14	34	2	22	-	77	34
2024-12-12 1800Z	131	10	36	2	22	-	77	36
2024-12-12 1200Z	113	7	36	1	22	-	77	36
2024-12-12 0600Z	36	4	36	2	24	-	77	36
2024-12-12 0000Z	351	8	33	3	20	-	77	32
2024-12-11 1800Z	1	16	36	6	21	-	77	36
2024-12-11 1200Z	355	25	36	10	23	-	77	36
2024-12-11 0600Z	341	27	36	10	20	-	77	36
2024-12-11 0000Z	343	26	34	8	17	-	77	34
2024-12-10 1800Z	337	15	36	4	23	-	78	35
2024-12-10 1200Z	235	9	36	5	23	-	78	36
2024-12-10 0600Z	199	14	36	5	22	-	78	36
2024-12-10 0000Z	195	13	34	5	20	-	78	34
2024-12-09 1800Z	209	12	36	5	22	-	78	36
2024-12-09 1200Z	205	15	36	5	23	-	78	36
2024-12-09 0600Z	209	15	36	4	19	-	77	36
2024-12-09 0000Z	198	8	35	4	19	-	78	35
2024-12-08 1800Z	300	5	36	4	23	-	78	36
2024-12-08 1200Z	273	8	36	5	19	-	78	36
2024-12-08 0600Z	158	13	36	6	19	-	78	36
2024-12-08 0000Z	107	16	36	7	19	-	78	32
2024-12-07 1800Z	97	18	36	7	24	-	78	36
2024-12-07 1200Z	81	18	36	6	24	-	78	36
2024-12-07 0600Z	84	17	36	7	20	-	78	35
2024-12-07 0000Z	61	18	34	7	22	-	78	33
2024-12-06 1800Z	55	19	36	8	24	-	78	36
2024-12-06 1200Z	52	22	36	9	23	-	78	36
2024-12-06 0600Z	50	22	36	8	19	-	78	36
2024-12-06 0000Z	43	21	34	6	21	-	78	33
2024-12-05 1800Z	20	14	36	4	21	-	78	36
2024-12-05 1200Z	314	13	36	5	23	-	78	36
2024-12-05 0600Z	248	14	36	7	23	-	78	35
2024-12-05 0000Z	181	20	35	9	22	-	78	34
2024-12-04 1800Z	171	23	36	10	23	-	78	35
2024-12-04 1200Z	140	22	36	9	23	-	79	35
2024-12-04 0600Z	118	21	36	9	22	-	79	36
2024-12-04 0000Z	97	21	36	9	23	-	79	36
2024-12-03 1800Z	77	21	36	9	24	-	78	36
2024-12-03 1200Z	62	20	36	8	22	-	78	35
2024-12-03 0600Z	59	17	36	6	22	-	78	36
2024-12-03 0000Z	57	17	34	6	22	-	78	34
2024-12-02 1800Z	56	15	36	5	23	-	78	36
2024-12-02 1200Z	61	16	36	5	24	-	78	36
2024-12-02 0600Z	62	17	36	5	20	-	78	35
2024-12-02 0000Z	57	16	35	5	22	-	79	35
2024-12-01 1800Z	52	18	36	6	22	-	79	36
2024-12-01 1200Z	50	17	36	5	24	-	79	36
2024-12-01 0600Z	88	15	36	5	22	-	79	35
2024-12-01 0000Z	83	15	18	5	11	-	79	18

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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