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 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
2026-04-30 1200Z	125	11	20	4	13	78	17	78	20
2026-04-30 0600Z	129	10	36	4	21	78	29	78	32
2026-04-30 0000Z	153	12	33	5	20	78	29	79	30
2026-04-29 1800Z	151	17	33	6	24	78	30	78	34
2026-04-29 1200Z	152	14	31	6	23	78	29	78	32
2026-04-29 0600Z	153	14	34	6	21	79	30	78	31
2026-04-29 0000Z	145	16	36	6	21	79	33	79	35
2026-04-28 1800Z	144	16	36	5	20	79	26	78	32
2026-04-28 1200Z	151	16	30	5	23	79	30	79	28
2026-04-28 0600Z	146	14	35	4	21	79	29	79	32
2026-04-28 0000Z	132	12	30	4	19	79	25	79	29
2026-04-27 1800Z	149	11	33	4	23	79	26	79	33
2026-04-27 1200Z	159	12	33	3	23	79	29	78	32
2026-04-27 0600Z	138	12	34	3	20	78	29	78	30
2026-04-27 0000Z	113	11	32	3	23	79	29	79	31
2026-04-26 1800Z	126	10	33	3	24	78	31	78	31
2026-04-26 1200Z	142	8	33	3	21	78	31	78	32
2026-04-26 0600Z	146	10	33	3	24	78	29	78	33
2026-04-26 0000Z	129	11	30	3	23	78	28	78	30
2026-04-25 1800Z	130	10	30	3	21	78	28	77	29

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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