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
10-01-2022	1800Z	60	9	36	3	20	78	36	85	36
10-01-2022	1200Z	80	8	36	3	20	77	36	85	35
10-01-2022	0600Z	76	13	36	3	22	78	36	85	36
10-01-2022	0000Z	59	10	33	4	21	79	33	85	33
09-30-2022	1800Z	23	7	36	4	19	80	36	85	36
09-30-2022	1200Z	19	7	36	5	20	80	36	85	36
09-30-2022	0600Z	74	3	36	6	20	80	36	85	36
09-30-2022	0000Z	23	9	36	8	17	80	36	85	36
09-29-2022	1800Z	15	14	36	8	10	80	36	85	34
09-29-2022	1200Z	30	12	36	7	9	82	36	85	36
09-29-2022	0600Z	60	12	36	7	7	81	36	85	36
09-29-2022	0000Z	60	15	35	7	8	81	35	85	35
09-28-2022	1800Z	55	17	36	6	9	81	36	85	36
09-28-2022	1200Z	49	15	36	6	8	82	36	85	36
09-28-2022	0600Z	58	14	36	5	9	82	36	85	35
09-28-2022	0000Z	49	15	35	5	8	82	35	85	35
09-27-2022	1800Z	56	15	36	4	9	83	36	86	36
09-27-2022	1200Z	57	9	36	2	12	83	36	86	36
09-27-2022	0600Z	326	3	36	2	12	84	36	86	36
09-27-2022	0000Z	47	4	35	2	12	85	35	86	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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