Station 42501 - SD 1042 - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA (Site of 42001)

Leased by National Data Buoy Center
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle
Saildrone Explorer
Currently located at 26.08 N 89.64 W

Site elevation: sea level
Air temp height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5.2 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 0.2 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1.5 m below water line
Water depth: 3194 m
Watch circle radius: 20254 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.

Data from the nearby moored buoy (42001) can be found here.

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Conditions at 42501 as of
(9:30 am CDT)
1430 GMT on 10/03/2022:
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):	N ( 7 deg)
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	4.9 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	5.6 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	2.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.04 in
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	79.0 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	84.0 °F
	Dew Point (DEWP):	61.7 °F

Previous 25 observations
MM	DD	HHMM CDT	LAT deg	LON deg	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F

10	03	8:30 am	26.08	-89.63	N	7	8	2.0	4	30.03	-	79.2	84.0	60.1
10	03	7:30 am	26.08	-89.64	N	3	5	2.0	4	30.03	-	79.0	84.0	61.0
10	03	6:30 am	26.09	-89.64	N	6	7	2.0	4	30.01	-	78.6	84.0	60.4
10	03	5:30 am	26.09	-89.65	N	7	10	2.0	4	30.01	-	78.8	84.0	63.9
10	03	4:30 am	26.09	-89.66	N	3	5	2.0	4	30.01	-	78.6	84.0	64.0
10	03	3:30 am	26.10	-89.67	NNE	10	11	2.0	4	30.01	-	78.6	84.0	64.2
10	03	2:30 am	26.10	-89.68	NNE	8	9	2.0	5	30.02	-	78.1	84.0	62.8
10	03	1:30 am	26.10	-89.65	NNE	7	8	2.0	4	30.03	-	78.4	84.0	61.9
10	03	12:30 am	26.09	-89.63	NNE	9	12	2.0	4	30.04	-	78.3	84.0	62.2
10	02	11:30 pm	26.10	-89.64	N	12	13	2.0	4	30.04	-	78.8	84.0	63.3
10	02	10:30 pm	26.10	-89.67	N	8	10	2.0	4	30.04	-	78.6	84.0	63.3
10	02	9:30 pm	26.10	-89.67	NNE	7	8	2.3	4	30.03	-	79.0	84.0	62.6
10	02	8:30 pm	26.10	-89.63	NNE	10	11	2.3	4	30.01	-	79.2	84.2	63.0
10	02	7:30 pm	26.10	-89.64	N	11	13	2.3	4	30.00	-	79.7	84.2	63.3
10	02	6:30 pm	26.10	-89.66	N	13	14	2.0	4	29.99	-	80.1	84.2	63.9
10	02	5:30 pm	26.10	-89.66	N	13	14	2.0	4	29.99	-	80.6	84.2	63.0
10	02	4:30 pm	26.09	-89.62	N	11	14	2.0	4	29.98	-	80.4	84.2	63.9
10	02	3:30 pm	26.10	-89.65	NNE	12	14	2.0	4	29.99	-	80.4	84.2	62.6
10	02	2:30 pm	26.10	-89.68	N	10	12	2.0	4	30.01	-	80.2	84.2	61.9
10	02	1:30 pm	26.10	-89.65	NNE	11	13	2.0	5	30.02	-	80.1	84.2	63.9
10	02	12:30 pm	26.09	-89.63	N	11	12	2.0	4	30.04	-	80.1	84.2	61.9
10	02	11:30 am	26.09	-89.65	NNE	10	12	2.0	4	30.04	-	80.1	84.2	62.6
10	02	10:30 am	26.09	-89.66	N	11	13	2.0	4	30.04	-	79.9	84.2	62.6
10	02	9:30 am	26.10	-89.68	N	11	13	2.0	5	30.03	-	79.5	84.2	64.2

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