Station 42020 - Search and Rescue Data

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - 60NM SSE of Corpus Christi, TX
26.955 N 96.687 W (26°57'18" N 96°41'12" 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
2023-06-08 1800Z	116	1	35	1	20	82	35	83	32
2023-06-08 1200Z	231	7	36	1	16	81	36	83	36
2023-06-08 0600Z	152	6	36	1	19	81	36	83	33
2023-06-08 0000Z	100	8	35	1	17	81	35	84	35
2023-06-07 1800Z	53	3	36	1	17	81	36	83	33
2023-06-07 1200Z	187	1	36	1	18	81	36	82	36
2023-06-07 0600Z	128	6	36	1	20	80	36	82	36
2023-06-07 0000Z	73	8	34	1	19	80	34	83	34
2023-06-06 1800Z	23	8	36	1	17	80	35	83	33
2023-06-06 1200Z	346	3	36	1	17	80	36	82	34
2023-06-06 0600Z	144	4	36	1	18	79	33	82	34
2023-06-06 0000Z	82	7	34	2	17	79	34	83	30
2023-06-05 1800Z	106	3	36	2	19	76	36	82	34
2023-06-05 1200Z	211	6	36	2	19	79	36	82	36
2023-06-05 0600Z	139	6	35	3	19	81	35	82	32
2023-06-05 0000Z	104	7	34	3	18	82	34	83	34
2023-06-04 1800Z	288	5	36	3	14	81	36	82	29
2023-06-04 1200Z	291	8	36	4	11	80	36	82	36
2023-06-04 0600Z	154	10	35	4	18	81	34	82	35
2023-06-04 0000Z	126	9	35	4	19	81	35	83	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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