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Station 42023 - C13 - WFS South Buoy, 50m Isobath Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 42023

Owned and maintained by COMPS (University of South Florida)
Offshore Buoy
26.010 N 83.086 W (26°0'36" N 83°5'10" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.1 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 1.9 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 50 m

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Station 42023

Conditions at 42023 as of
(8:35 pm CDT on 05/19/2025)
0135 GMT on 05/20/2025:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):SSE ( 160 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 1.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 3.9 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.99 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 81.1 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 82.8 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL): 36.57 psu
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 76.1 °F
5-day plot - Heat Index Heat Index (HEAT): 87.8 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 3.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 3.9 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-05-19 08:05 pmSSE 1.9 3.9----29.98- 81.3 82.9 75.9 36.52--
2025-05-19 07:35 pm S 1.9 3.9----29.98- 81.5 82.9 76.1 36.57--
2025-05-19 07:05 pmSSE 3.9 3.9----29.98- 82.0 83.1 75.9 36.58--
2025-05-19 06:35 pm S 1.9 3.9----29.97- 82.6 83.1 75.9 36.58--
2025-05-19 06:05 pm SE 3.9 5.8----29.97- 82.2 83.1 75.9 36.57--
2025-05-19 05:35 pmSSE 5.8 5.8----29.97- 82.2 83.3 75.9 36.60--
2025-05-19 05:05 pmSSE 5.8 7.8----29.97- 82.0 83.3 75.9 36.58--
2025-05-19 04:35 pmSSE 5.8 7.8----29.98- 82.2 83.3 75.9 36.62--
2025-05-19 04:05 pmSSE 3.9 5.8----29.98- 82.4 83.1 75.7 36.60--
2025-05-19 03:35 pmSSE 5.8 7.8----29.98- 82.2 82.9 75.7 36.60--
2025-05-19 03:05 pm S 5.8 7.8----29.99- 82.0 82.9 75.4 36.61--
2025-05-19 02:35 pmSSE 5.8 7.8----30.00- 81.9 82.6 75.6 36.64--
2025-05-19 02:05 pm S 7.8 9.7----30.01- 82.0 82.6 75.9 36.58--
2025-05-19 01:35 pm S 7.8 9.7----30.02- 81.9 82.6 75.6 36.58--
2025-05-19 01:05 pm S 7.8 11.7----30.03- 81.9 82.6 76.5 36.62--
2025-05-19 12:35 pmSSE 7.8 11.7----30.03- 81.7 82.4 76.5 36.60--
2025-05-19 12:05 pmSSE 7.8 11.7----30.04- 81.7 82.2 75.7 36.60--
2025-05-19 11:35 amSSE 7.8 9.7----30.05- 81.7 82.2 75.6 36.61--
2025-05-19 11:05 amSSE 7.8 9.7----30.05- 81.5 82.0 75.7 36.61--
2025-05-19 10:35 amSSE 7.8 9.7----30.05- 81.7 81.9 75.4 36.60--
2025-05-19 10:05 amSSE 9.7 11.7----30.05- 81.7 81.7 75.0 36.60--
2025-05-19 09:35 amSSE 9.7 11.7----30.04- 81.7 81.7 76.1 36.57--
2025-05-19 09:05 amSSE 9.7 11.7----30.04- 81.7 81.7 75.6 36.59--
2025-05-19 08:35 am SE 7.8 9.7----30.04- 81.7 81.5 75.9 36.61--
2025-05-19 08:05 am SE 5.8 7.8----30.04- 81.5 81.7 76.1 36.60--
2025-05-19 07:35 am SE 7.8 9.7----30.03- 81.5 81.7 75.6 36.58--
2025-05-19 07:05 am SE 7.8 11.7----30.02- 81.3 81.7 75.2 36.56--
2025-05-19 06:35 amSSE 7.8 11.7----30.02- 81.1 81.7 75.9 36.62--
2025-05-19 06:05 amSSE 7.8 9.7----30.01- 80.6 81.9 75.9 36.59--
2025-05-19 05:35 amSSE 7.8 9.7----30.00- 80.6 81.9 75.7 36.58--
2025-05-19 05:05 amSSE 5.8 7.8----30.00- 80.6 81.9 76.1 36.56--
2025-05-19 04:35 amSSE 7.8 9.7----29.99- 80.8 81.9 76.3 36.56--
2025-05-19 04:05 amSSE 9.7 11.7----29.97- 81.0 81.9 76.3 36.60--
2025-05-19 03:35 amSSE 7.8 11.7----29.97- 81.0 82.0 76.1 36.62--
2025-05-19 03:05 amSSE 7.8 11.7----29.97- 81.0 82.2 76.8 36.61--
2025-05-19 02:35 am SE 7.8 9.7----29.97- 81.1 82.4 77.2 36.56--
2025-05-19 02:05 am SE 7.8 9.7----29.98- 81.1 82.4 77.2 36.57--
2025-05-19 01:35 amESE 7.8 9.7----29.99- 81.1 82.4 77.0 36.57--
2025-05-19 01:05 am E 7.8 9.7----30.00- 81.1 82.4 77.0 36.61--
2025-05-19 12:35 am E 5.8 7.8----30.01- 81.3 82.4 77.0 36.58--
2025-05-19 12:05 amESE 5.8 7.8----30.01- 81.3 82.4 77.0 36.59--
2025-05-18 11:35 pm E 3.9 5.8----30.02- 81.5 82.2 77.0 36.58--
2025-05-18 11:05 pm E 3.9 5.8----30.03- 81.5 82.2 77.0 36.65--
2025-05-18 10:35 pmENE 3.9 7.8----30.03- 81.7 82.2 76.6 36.63--
2025-05-18 10:05 pmENE 5.8 7.8----30.03- 81.7 82.4 76.3 36.61--

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 42023

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
7:10 pm CDT 6:10 pm CDT
Depth
ft		Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts
10 150 0.10120 0.16
13 70 0.14120 0.23
16 20 0.12130 0.08
20 20 0.21120 0.04
23 10 0.21 80 0.08
26 340 0.17320 0.08
30 270 0.19 30 0.10
33 220 0.17 20 0.14
36 250 0.17 40 0.16
39 240 0.21360 0.06
43 260 0.14330 0.14
46 250 0.12280 0.04
49 300 0.06310 0.08
52 260 0.10330 0.14
56 230 0.08290 0.08
59 280 0.04300 0.14
62 240 0.06310 0.14
66 250 0.12290 0.08
69 270 0.06260 0.06
72 170 0.08230 0.16
75 160 0.16230 0.17
79 160 0.14230 0.21
82 190 0.14230 0.23
85 210 0.16230 0.19
89 210 0.19220 0.21
92 210 0.21220 0.16
95 210 0.23210 0.16
98 210 0.16210 0.12
102 230 0.14210 0.17
105 210 0.25210 0.23
108 220 0.31210 0.27
112 240 0.27220 0.37
115 240 0.39230 0.35
118 240 0.35240 0.35
121 240 0.43240 0.37
125 250 0.39240 0.37
128 250 0.37250 0.33
131 260 0.31240 0.31
135 260 0.27250 0.25
138 280 0.27250 0.25

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42023

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Ocean Conditions at 42023 as of
(8:35 pm CDT on 05/19/2025)
0135 GMT on 05/20/2025:

These oceanographic 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.

Depth (DEPTH): 0.0 ft
5-day plot - Ocean Temperature Ocean Temperature (OTMP):82.81 °F
5-day plot - Salinity Salinity (SAL):36.57 psu
Previous observations
TIME
(CDT)		 DEPTH
ft		 5-day plot - Ocean Temperature
OTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Conductivity
COND
mS/cm		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Oxygen Saturation
O2%
%		 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration
O2PPM
ppm		 5-day plot - Chlorophyll
CLCON
ug/l		 5-day plot - Turbidity
TURB
FTU		 5-day plot - pH
PH
 		 5-day plot - Eh
EH
mv
2025-05-19 08:05 pm 0.082.92-36.52------
2025-05-19 07:35 pm 0.082.98-36.57------
2025-05-19 07:05 pm 0.083.10-36.58------
2025-05-19 06:35 pm 0.083.12-36.58------
2025-05-19 06:05 pm 0.083.14-36.57------
2025-05-19 05:35 pm 0.083.23-36.60------
2025-05-19 05:05 pm 0.083.28-36.58------
2025-05-19 04:35 pm 0.083.34-36.62------
2025-05-19 04:05 pm 0.083.07-36.60------
2025-05-19 03:35 pm 0.082.90-36.60------
2025-05-19 03:05 pm 0.082.89-36.61------
2025-05-19 02:35 pm 0.082.63-36.64------
2025-05-19 02:05 pm 0.082.62-36.58------
2025-05-19 01:35 pm 0.082.62-36.58------
2025-05-19 01:05 pm 0.082.53-36.62------
2025-05-19 12:35 pm 0.082.40-36.60------
2025-05-19 12:05 pm 0.082.26-36.60------
2025-05-19 11:35 am 0.082.22-36.61------
2025-05-19 11:05 am 0.082.06-36.61------
2025-05-19 10:35 am 0.081.93-36.60------
2025-05-19 10:05 am 0.081.75-36.60------
2025-05-19 09:35 am 0.081.66-36.57------
2025-05-19 09:05 am 0.081.63-36.59------
2025-05-19 08:35 am 0.081.57-36.61------
2025-05-19 08:05 am 0.081.59-36.60------
2025-05-19 07:35 am 0.081.64-36.58------
2025-05-19 07:05 am 0.081.68-36.56------
2025-05-19 06:35 am 0.081.72-36.62------
2025-05-19 06:05 am 0.081.77-36.59------
2025-05-19 05:35 am 0.081.81-36.58------
2025-05-19 05:05 am 0.081.84-36.56------
2025-05-19 04:35 am 0.081.84-36.56------
2025-05-19 04:05 am 0.081.93-36.60------
2025-05-19 03:35 am 0.082.04-36.62------
2025-05-19 03:05 am 0.082.22-36.61------
2025-05-19 02:35 am 0.082.35-36.56------
2025-05-19 02:05 am 0.082.33-36.57------
2025-05-19 01:35 am 0.082.33-36.57------
2025-05-19 01:05 am 0.082.38-36.61------
2025-05-19 12:35 am 0.082.45-36.58------
2025-05-19 12:05 am 0.082.44-36.59------
2025-05-18 11:35 pm 0.082.13-36.58------
2025-05-18 11:05 pm 0.082.13-36.65------
2025-05-18 10:35 pm 0.082.18-36.63------
2025-05-18 10:05 pm 0.082.38-36.61------