Station 42001 (LLNR 1465) - MID GULF - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA 
Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
SCOOP payload
25.926 N 89.662 W (25°55'32" N 89°39'43" W)
Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 3.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 4.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.7 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below water line
Water depth: 3200 m
Watch circle radius: 3238 yards
Data from the nearby Saildrone (42501) can be found here.

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
![]() | E ( 80 deg true ) |
![]() | 11.7 kts |
![]() | 15.5 kts |
![]() | 3.0 ft |
![]() | 5 sec |
![]() | 4.0 sec |
![]() | ENE ( 77 deg true ) |
![]() | 29.81 in |
![]() | 79.5 °F |
![]() | 82.6 °F |
![]() | 70.7 °F |
![]() | 82.6 °F |
![]() | 11.7 kts |
![]() | 13.6 kts |
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These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation. | |
![]() | 3.0 ft |
![]() | 0.7 ft |
![]() | 8.3 sec |
![]() | ESE |
![]() | 3.0 ft |
![]() | 5.0 sec |
![]() | ENE |
![]() | VERY_STEEP |
![]() | 4.0 sec |
Links which are specific to this station are listed below:
Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.
Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.
The weekly status report and the weekly maintenance report also provide valuable station information.
Note that the payload types and the station locations occasionally change.