Station 42026 - Loop Current Pressure Point Buoy, 70m Isobath

Owned and maintained by COMPS (University of South Florida)
Offshore Buoy
25.171 N 83.475 W (25°10'16" N 83°28'30" W)

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.8 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 3.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 2.8 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 70 m

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Conditions at 42026 as of
(2:30 am CDT)
0730 GMT on 10/19/2019:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
	Wind Direction (WDIR):	S ( 180 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	23.3 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	29.1 kts
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.74 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	84.2 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	84.4 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	36.12 psu
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	27.2 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	29.1 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
10	19	2:00 am	S	21.4	27.2	-	-	-	-	29.76	-	84.2	84.4	-	36.12	-	-
10	19	1:30 am	S	19.4	25.3	-	-	-	-	29.77	-	84.4	84.4	-	36.12	-	-
10	19	1:00 am	S	23.3	29.1	-	-	-	-	29.77	-	84.4	84.4	-	36.12	-	-
10	19	12:30 am	S	23.3	29.1	-	-	-	-	29.76	-	84.2	84.4	-	36.11	-	-
10	19	12:00 am	S	23.3	29.1	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	84.4	84.4	-	36.11	-	-
10	18	11:00 pm	S	21.4	25.3	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	84.4	84.4	-	36.12	-	-
10	18	10:30 pm	S	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	29.81	-	83.5	84.4	-	36.11	-	-
10	18	10:00 pm	S	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	29.82	-	82.9	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	9:30 pm	SSE	21.4	25.3	-	-	-	-	29.81	-	84.6	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	9:00 pm	SSE	19.4	23.3	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	84.4	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	8:30 pm	SSE	19.4	23.3	-	-	-	-	29.81	-	84.2	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	8:00 pm	SSE	19.4	23.3	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	84.0	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	7:30 pm	SSE	19.4	23.3	-	-	-	-	29.78	-	84.0	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	7:00 pm	SSE	19.4	21.4	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	84.0	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	6:30 pm	SSE	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	29.80	-	84.0	84.4	-	36.10	-	-
10	18	6:00 pm	SSE	17.5	21.4	-	-	-	-	29.79	-	83.8	84.4	-	36.09	-	-
10	18	4:30 pm	SSE	15.5	17.5	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	83.8	84.4	-	36.08	-	-
10	18	4:00 pm	S	15.5	17.5	-	-	-	-	29.83	-	83.8	84.6	-	36.07	-	-

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

Ocean Current Data for 42026

	2:00 am CDT		1:00 am CDT		12:00 am CDT
Depth ft	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts	Dir °	Speed kts
13	50	0.23	20	0.41	60	0.33
16	30	0.17	20	0.41	50	0.31
20	40	0.14	20	0.33	50	0.33
23	40	0.21	0	0.35	40	0.39
26	50	0.19	10	0.37	50	0.29
30	60	0.12	20	0.25	60	0.23
33	180	0.27	140	0.14	130	0.23
36	40	0.17	20	0.37	50	0.31
39	20	0.19	20	0.33	60	0.37
43	30	0.14	10	0.29	50	0.37
46	30	0.21	10	0.37	50	0.35
49	50	0.17	10	0.35	60	0.33
52	30	0.14	10	0.37	50	0.39
56	30	0.17	10	0.33	50	0.29
59	20	0.12	10	0.27	60	0.37
62	20	0.17	10	0.33	50	0.31
66	30	0.19	20	0.31	60	0.37
69	50	0.16	10	0.33	60	0.33
72	30	0.17	10	0.33	60	0.35
75	50	0.14	10	0.31	50	0.25
79	70	0.14	0	0.33	50	0.29
82	50	0.14	10	0.29	50	0.27
85	30	0.16	10	0.27	40	0.29
89	50	0.16	10	0.27	50	0.27
92	40	0.16	10	0.35	40	0.23
95	40	0.12	10	0.41	50	0.21
98	50	0.14	10	0.35	50	0.23
102	50	0.16	10	0.33	40	0.27
105	70	0.16	0	0.31	50	0.31
108	50	0.10	0	0.29	30	0.25
112	50	0.16	10	0.33	30	0.33
115	50	0.16	10	0.31	30	0.27
118	50	0.12	0	0.37	40	0.27
121	70	0.12	360	0.33	40	0.29
125	60	0.14	10	0.33	40	0.29
128	40	0.21	0	0.31	40	0.27
131	30	0.16	360	0.27	40	0.27
135	60	0.14	360	0.29	50	0.25
138	30	0.14	350	0.35	40	0.23
141	50	0.12	0	0.27	40	0.25
144	20	0.17	340	0.27	30	0.19
148	360	0.12	340	0.29	20	0.23
151	10	0.12	340	0.27	20	0.19
154	330	0.06	330	0.29	10	0.23
157	320	0.16	340	0.33	360	0.19
161	310	0.19	320	0.27	20	0.21
164	290	0.19	330	0.25	10	0.23
167	290	0.16	320	0.23	20	0.17
171	300	0.17	330	0.23	30	0.19
174	310	0.12	320	0.21	40	0.21
177	280	0.10	330	0.27	40	0.17
180	270	0.16	330	0.23	30	0.21
184	240	0.12	320	0.21	20	0.16
187	250	0.08	330	0.19	30	0.17
190	300	0.12	330	0.21	30	0.17
194	240	0.08	330	0.19	30	0.25
197	300	0.08	340	0.19	40	0.27
200	250	0.02	350	0.19	40	0.27
203	220	0.06	360	0.23	50	0.27
207	270	0.00	360	0.16	50	0.25

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 42026

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Ocean Conditions at 42026 as of
(2:30 am CDT)
0730 GMT on 10/19/2019:
These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: 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):	3.3 ft
	Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	84.36 °F
	Salinity (SAL):	36.12 psu

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (CDT)	DEPTH ft	OTMP °F	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv
10	19	2:00 am	3.3	84.36	-	36.12	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	19	1:30 am	3.3	84.36	-	36.12	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	19	1:00 am	3.3	84.36	-	36.12	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	19	12:30 am	3.3	84.38	-	36.11	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	19	12:00 am	3.3	84.38	-	36.11	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	11:30 pm	3.3	84.38	-	36.11	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	11:00 pm	3.3	84.36	-	36.12	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	10:30 pm	3.3	84.38	-	36.11	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	10:00 pm	3.3	84.40	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	9:30 pm	3.3	84.42	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	9:00 pm	3.3	84.40	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	8:30 pm	3.3	84.40	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	8:00 pm	3.3	84.40	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	7:30 pm	3.3	84.40	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	7:00 pm	3.3	84.42	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	6:30 pm	3.3	84.42	-	36.10	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	6:00 pm	3.3	84.43	-	36.09	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	4:30 pm	3.3	84.45	-	36.08	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	18	4:00 pm	3.3	84.47	-	36.07	-	-	-	-	-	-

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