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. The buoy from station 42020 has been recovered 5/8/26.

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
2026-05-02 1200Z	2	21	28	10	18	68	28	76	26
2026-05-02 0600Z	21	27	18	11	11	73	18	77	17
2026-05-02 0000Z	354	9	31	5	23	76	29	79	32
2026-05-01 1800Z	165	13	35	3	22	79	32	79	33
2026-05-01 1200Z	113	10	35	3	23	78	32	79	30
2026-05-01 0600Z	101	14	34	4	24	78	27	79	34
2026-05-01 0000Z	108	9	31	4	22	79	28	79	30
2026-04-30 1800Z	149	12	31	4	23	79	28	79	32
2026-04-30 1200Z	130	12	35	4	23	78	28	78	35
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
2026-04-25 1200Z	136	7	33	3	23	77	31	77	31
2026-04-25 0600Z	146	11	34	3	23	77	31	77	32
2026-04-25 0000Z	115	9	34	4	25	77	30	77	33
2026-04-24 1800Z	141	7	33	4	24	77	30	77	32
2026-04-24 1200Z	151	12	33	4	21	76	30	76	29
2026-04-24 0600Z	140	14	33	4	16	76	29	76	30
2026-04-24 0000Z	133	13	34	4	17	77	31	77	34
2026-04-23 1800Z	133	12	33	4	21	76	28	76	33
2026-04-23 1200Z	142	11	30	4	19	75	28	76	29
2026-04-23 0600Z	136	13	34	3	18	75	27	76	33
2026-04-23 0000Z	124	12	27	3	23	76	25	76	27
2026-04-22 1800Z	144	10	34	4	21	76	32	76	32
2026-04-22 1200Z	147	10	36	4	20	75	31	75	34
2026-04-22 0600Z	133	14	32	4	23	75	24	75	30
2026-04-22 0000Z	123	13	33	4	22	76	29	75	28
2026-04-21 1800Z	126	15	35	5	22	75	27	75	32
2026-04-21 1200Z	131	13	36	5	20	75	25	74	31
2026-04-21 0600Z	123	16	34	6	22	75	29	74	33
2026-04-21 0000Z	105	19	33	6	23	74	29	75	30
2026-04-20 1800Z	110	18	31	6	25	73	26	75	30
2026-04-20 1200Z	106	17	30	7	24	73	29	75	30
2026-04-20 0600Z	89	17	30	8	24	73	27	75	28
2026-04-20 0000Z	60	20	33	9	23	72	30	75	32
2026-04-19 1800Z	57	20	34	10	21	73	34	76	32
2026-04-19 1200Z	42	24	35	10	22	70	34	76	30
2026-04-19 0600Z	27	17	34	5	23	73	33	77	34
2026-04-19 0000Z	85	12	33	4	24	77	31	77	33
2026-04-18 1800Z	131	8	33	5	21	76	31	76	32
2026-04-18 1200Z	157	15	35	6	20	76	32	76	32
2026-04-18 0600Z	148	18	36	6	20	76	35	77	34
2026-04-18 0000Z	142	17	34	6	20	77	33	77	33
2026-04-17 1800Z	151	17	34	5	18	76	34	77	34
2026-04-17 1200Z	150	15	34	5	19	76	34	76	32
2026-04-17 0600Z	145	15	36	5	22	76	35	76	32
2026-04-17 0000Z	136	14	35	4	22	76	35	77	32
2026-04-16 1800Z	142	12	34	4	25	76	34	76	29
2026-04-16 1200Z	149	12	36	4	24	75	36	74	29
2026-04-16 0600Z	139	14	35	4	22	75	35	75	31
2026-04-16 0000Z	135	12	35	5	21	76	35	75	30
2026-04-15 1800Z	142	14	35	6	23	76	35	74	34
2026-04-15 1200Z	148	14	34	6	22	75	34	75	28
2026-04-15 0600Z	140	18	36	6	22	75	36	76	32
2026-04-15 0000Z	130	17	36	5	23	76	36	76	28
2026-04-14 1800Z	142	13	35	5	23	75	34	75	31
2026-04-14 1200Z	146	13	36	5	24	75	35	74	30
2026-04-14 0600Z	134	14	34	5	24	75	34	74	31
2026-04-14 0000Z	135	13	32	5	21	75	31	74	27
2026-04-13 1800Z	135	10	33	5	22	75	33	74	31
2026-04-13 1200Z	140	12	33	5	22	75	33	74	30
2026-04-13 0600Z	135	18	36	5	23	75	36	74	31
2026-04-13 0000Z	137	13	36	5	22	75	35	73	31
2026-04-12 1800Z	144	13	35	5	22	75	35	74	30
2026-04-12 1200Z	138	16	35	5	21	75	35	74	31
2026-04-12 0600Z	129	16	36	4	24	75	36	74	30
2026-04-12 0000Z	121	14	36	4	22	75	36	74	33
2026-04-11 1800Z	112	14	36	4	24	75	35	74	35
2026-04-11 1200Z	111	12	36	4	22	74	36	74	36
2026-04-11 0600Z	112	12	33	4	20	74	33	74	32
2026-04-11 0000Z	103	9	35	4	22	74	35	74	33
2026-04-10 1800Z	115	8	35	5	21	74	35	74	34
2026-04-10 1200Z	131	10	35	4	22	74	35	74	33
2026-04-10 0600Z	112	14	35	4	21	74	35	74	35
2026-04-10 0000Z	88	12	34	4	22	74	33	74	31
2026-04-09 1800Z	105	10	35	4	22	74	31	74	33
2026-04-09 1200Z	115	9	34	3	23	73	34	74	34
2026-04-09 0600Z	108	10	35	3	21	74	35	74	32
2026-04-09 0000Z	97	11	30	3	22	74	30	74	29
2026-04-08 1800Z	107	9	34	3	22	73	34	74	33
2026-04-08 1200Z	112	8	36	3	21	72	36	74	36
2026-04-08 0600Z	99	12	33	4	20	72	32	74	34
2026-04-08 0000Z	84	12	36	4	17	71	36	74	35
2026-04-07 1800Z	69	7	36	4	18	71	36	74	34
2026-04-07 1200Z	71	10	35	4	21	69	35	73	35
2026-04-07 0600Z	56	13	35	5	17	69	35	73	35
2026-04-07 0000Z	23	12	36	6	19	67	36	74	36
2026-04-06 1800Z	10	16	34	6	21	67	34	74	34
2026-04-06 1200Z	8	18	35	7	19	66	35	74	35
2026-04-06 0600Z	13	20	34	8	20	66	34	74	34
2026-04-06 0000Z	356	23	34	8	18	66	34	74	34
2026-04-05 1800Z	13	19	35	7	18	69	35	74	35
2026-04-05 1200Z	22	19	35	6	19	71	35	74	34
2026-04-05 0600Z	58	8	31	4	20	74	31	75	29
2026-04-05 0000Z	93	9	34	5	21	75	34	75	34
2026-04-04 1800Z	123	9	33	5	21	74	33	74	33
2026-04-04 1200Z	138	10	36	6	16	74	36	74	36
2026-04-04 0600Z	135	15	36	6	18	75	36	74	35
2026-04-04 0000Z	122	17	34	6	14	75	34	74	33
2026-04-03 1800Z	131	14	36	5	19	75	36	73	36
2026-04-03 1200Z	146	13	35	5	18	74	35	73	34
2026-04-03 0600Z	142	16	36	6	18	74	36	73	35
2026-04-03 0000Z	122	15	34	6	19	74	34	73	34
2026-04-02 1800Z	142	13	33	6	21	74	33	73	33
2026-04-02 1200Z	150	19	36	6	18	74	36	73	36
2026-04-02 0600Z	145	18	36	5	19	74	36	73	36
2026-04-02 0000Z	130	12	34	4	17	74	34	73	34
2026-04-01 1800Z	142	11	36	4	20	73	36	73	35
2026-04-01 1200Z	139	11	34	4	21	73	34	72	34
2026-04-01 0600Z	136	11	35	4	19	73	35	72	34
2026-04-01 0000Z	131	11	33	4	15	73	33	72	33
2026-03-31 1800Z	139	11	35	4	20	73	35	71	35
2026-03-31 1200Z	136	11	36	3	16	73	36	71	36
2026-03-31 0600Z	138	11	35	3	19	72	35	72	35
2026-03-31 0000Z	126	11	34	3	17	73	34	72	34
2026-03-30 1800Z	136	9	36	3	18	73	36	71	34
2026-03-30 1200Z	142	11	35	3	19	72	35	72	34
2026-03-30 0600Z	136	11	35	3	19	72	35	72	35
2026-03-30 0000Z	130	12	34	3	17	72	34	72	34
2026-03-29 1800Z	116	9	36	3	17	72	36	72	36
2026-03-29 1200Z	127	10	36	3	18	71	36	71	36
2026-03-29 0600Z	85	13	36	4	19	70	36	72	34
2026-03-29 0000Z	45	17	34	4	17	70	34	72	34
2026-03-28 1800Z	36	13	36	4	19	71	36	72	36
2026-03-28 1200Z	6	12	36	3	18	71	36	72	35
2026-03-28 0600Z	97	5	36	3	19	72	36	72	35
2026-03-28 0000Z	101	10	34	3	18	73	34	73	33
2026-03-27 1800Z	134	8	36	3	18	73	36	73	36
2026-03-27 1200Z	154	14	36	4	19	73	36	72	33
2026-03-27 0600Z	154	14	36	3	19	73	36	72	36
2026-03-27 0000Z	144	12	34	3	17	73	34	73	34
2026-03-26 1800Z	143	12	36	3	18	73	36	72	36
2026-03-26 1200Z	154	13	32	4	19	72	30	72	31
2026-03-26 0600Z	144	15	32	3	25	73	32	73	32
2026-03-26 0000Z	139	13	34	3	26	73	34	73	33

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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