Station 42035 (LLNR 1200) - GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
SCOOP payload
29.232 N 94.413 W (29°13'54" N 94°24'45" 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: 16.2 m
Watch circle radius: 52 yards

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.

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Data for last 45 days:These real time data have undergone gross error checking only. Please use with discretion.
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- Real time supplemental measurements data and their description.
- Real time derived measurements data and their description.

Quality controlled data for 2022 (data descriptions)
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Historical data (data descriptions)
- Standard meteorological data: 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Continuous winds data: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
- Spectral wave density data: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha1) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (alpha2) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r1) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Spectral wave (r2) direction data: 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007b 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
- Supplemental measurements data: 2018 2019 2020 2021
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