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
2026-01-23 1200Z	147	12	22	3	15	72	22	72	22
2026-01-23 0600Z	139	12	36	3	20	72	34	72	32
2026-01-23 0000Z	115	7	35	3	24	72	35	73	35
2026-01-22 1800Z	215	4	36	3	21	71	36	72	34
2026-01-22 1200Z	176	8	36	4	23	71	36	72	36
2026-01-22 0600Z	169	9	35	5	22	71	35	72	34
2026-01-22 0000Z	182	7	33	5	24	70	33	72	32
2026-01-21 1800Z	182	11	35	4	19	70	34	72	35
2026-01-21 1200Z	171	13	34	5	24	71	32	72	34
2026-01-21 0600Z	136	16	36	4	24	71	32	72	35
2026-01-21 0000Z	124	16	32	4	21	70	30	72	29
2026-01-20 1800Z	118	10	36	3	21	70	36	72	36
2026-01-20 1200Z	118	8	36	2	22	69	34	72	34
2026-01-20 0600Z	131	12	33	3	23	68	31	72	31
2026-01-20 0000Z	133	14	30	3	21	66	30	72	29
2026-01-19 1800Z	128	14	34	3	20	63	32	72	34
2026-01-19 1200Z	151	9	36	2	19	61	36	72	35
2026-01-19 0600Z	163	5	35	3	24	59	34	72	35
2026-01-19 0000Z	23	2	34	5	22	56	33	72	32
2026-01-18 1800Z	2	12	35	8	20	56	30	72	34

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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