Station 42020 - Search and Rescue Data

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - 60NM SSE of Corpus Christi, TX
26.968 N 96.693 W (26°58'5" N 96°41'33" 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
01-28-2023	1200Z	174	18	36	7	19	71	36	72	36
01-28-2023	0600Z	155	18	36	5	19	68	36	72	36
01-28-2023	0000Z	120	14	35	4	19	65	35	72	35
01-27-2023	1800Z	106	12	36	3	19	63	36	72	36
01-27-2023	1200Z	93	10	36	2	16	63	36	72	36
01-27-2023	0600Z	69	9	36	3	18	62	36	72	36
01-27-2023	0000Z	40	12	36	4	19	59	36	72	36
01-26-2023	1800Z	22	12	36	4	19	58	36	72	36
01-26-2023	1200Z	20	13	36	4	15	59	36	72	36
01-26-2023	0600Z	13	14	36	4	18	61	36	72	36
01-26-2023	0000Z	352	14	36	4	18	60	36	72	34
01-25-2023	1800Z	341	15	36	5	21	55	36	71	36
01-25-2023	1200Z	344	19	36	7	19	58	36	71	36
01-25-2023	0600Z	334	22	36	8	17	63	36	72	35
01-25-2023	0000Z	334	15	36	9	19	66	36	72	35
01-24-2023	1800Z	173	20	36	10	19	73	36	72	36
01-24-2023	1200Z	130	23	36	9	19	72	36	72	35
01-24-2023	0600Z	112	23	36	7	19	69	36	72	35
01-24-2023	0000Z	97	20	36	6	19	67	36	72	36
01-23-2023	1800Z	92	17	36	5	19	66	36	72	35

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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