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Station 42001 - Search and Rescue Data

MID GULF - 180 nm South of Southwest Pass, LA
25.926 N 89.662 W (25°55'32" N 89°39'43" W)

The highly endangered Rice's whale, a newly identified species, inhabit the northeastern Gulf of America 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.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Wave Obs	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-04-04 0000Z	125	17	26	6	11	78	26	77	26
2025-04-03 1800Z	140	17	36	6	17	78	36	77	36
2025-04-03 1200Z	141	18	36	7	16	78	36	76	36
2025-04-03 0600Z	139	22	36	8	18	78	36	76	36
2025-04-03 0000Z	133	19	35	7	18	78	35	77	35
2025-04-02 1800Z	147	16	36	7	18	78	36	76	36
2025-04-02 1200Z	150	21	36	7	18	78	36	77	36
2025-04-02 0600Z	134	17	36	4	20	78	36	77	35
2025-04-02 0000Z	135	10	34	3	18	77	34	77	34
2025-04-01 1800Z	149	9	36	3	17	77	36	77	36
2025-04-01 1200Z	142	11	36	3	16	76	36	77	36
2025-04-01 0600Z	126	8	36	3	19	76	36	77	36
2025-04-01 0000Z	158	5	34	4	18	77	34	77	34
2025-03-31 1800Z	187	9	36	5	19	77	36	77	36
2025-03-31 1200Z	162	17	36	5	17	76	36	75	36
2025-03-31 0600Z	138	12	36	4	18	76	36	75	36
2025-03-31 0000Z	146	9	34	4	16	76	34	75	33
2025-03-30 1800Z	156	12	36	5	17	76	36	76	36
2025-03-30 1200Z	157	14	36	5	16	76	36	75	36
2025-03-30 0600Z	119	13	36	5	17	75	36	74	36
2025-03-30 0000Z	113	10	34	6	19	75	34	74	34
2025-03-29 1800Z	134	9	36	7	18	75	36	74	36
2025-03-29 1200Z	130	10	36	7	16	75	36	73	36
2025-03-29 0600Z	123	12	36	7	20	75	36	74	36
2025-03-29 0000Z	117	14	34	7	16	75	34	74	33
2025-03-28 1800Z	118	16	35	7	20	75	35	73	35
2025-03-28 1200Z	125	14	36	7	17	75	36	73	36
2025-03-28 0600Z	111	18	36	5	19	75	36	73	36
2025-03-28 0000Z	94	13	34	4	16	74	34	74	34
2025-03-27 1800Z	75	9	36	3	17	74	36	74	35
2025-03-27 1200Z	101	9	36	3	18	73	36	73	36
2025-03-27 0600Z	91	12	36	2	18	74	36	74	35
2025-03-27 0000Z	76	11	35	2	20	74	35	74	34
2025-03-26 1800Z	64	11	36	2	19	73	36	74	36
2025-03-26 1200Z	84	8	36	2	19	72	36	73	36
2025-03-26 0600Z	76	11	36	2	17	73	36	73	36
2025-03-26 0000Z	55	10	34	3	18	74	34	74	32
2025-03-25 1800Z	54	9	36	3	17	73	36	74	36
2025-03-25 1200Z	29	9	36	2	19	72	36	74	36
2025-03-25 0600Z	103	2	36	4	19	75	36	74	35
2025-03-25 0000Z	133	18	36	4	18	70	36	74	35
2025-03-24 1800Z	54	8	36	3	20	71	36	75	36
2025-03-24 1200Z	157	10	36	3	19	76	36	75	36
2025-03-24 0600Z	118	13	36	3	19	74	36	76	36
2025-03-24 0000Z	111	13	35	3	19	74	35	77	35
2025-03-23 1800Z	114	13	36	3	19	74	36	77	35
2025-03-23 1200Z	124	13	36	3	20	72	36	76	36
2025-03-23 0600Z	127	15	36	3	20	72	36	76	36
2025-03-23 0000Z	124	14	34	3	19	72	34	76	33
2025-03-22 1800Z	108	12	36	2	18	71	36	76	36
2025-03-22 1200Z	104	10	36	3	18	71	36	76	36
2025-03-22 0600Z	119	9	36	3	19	71	36	76	36
2025-03-22 0000Z	121	9	34	3	17	70	34	77	34
2025-03-21 1800Z	88	12	36	4	16	68	36	77	36
2025-03-21 1200Z	45	14	36	6	18	66	36	77	35
2025-03-21 0600Z	10	15	36	7	18	65	36	77	35
2025-03-21 0000Z	345	19	35	10	19	66	35	76	35
2025-03-20 1800Z	337	20	36	9	18	68	36	76	35
2025-03-20 1200Z	324	12	34	4	20	72	34	77	34
2025-03-20 0600Z	173	7	35	4	20	75	35	78	35
2025-03-20 0000Z	168	6	34	4	22	76	34	78	33
2025-03-19 1800Z	167	13	33	5	18	75	32	77	32
2025-03-19 1200Z	147	16	36	5	19	74	36	76	36
2025-03-19 0600Z	143	17	36	4	21	73	36	76	34
2025-03-19 0000Z	131	13	34	2	17	73	34	77	33
2025-03-18 1800Z	109	9	34	2	19	71	33	77	33
2025-03-18 1200Z	76	8	35	2	19	68	35	77	35
2025-03-18 0600Z	40	10	35	3	20	67	35	76	35
2025-03-18 0000Z	22	10	35	5	20	68	35	75	35
2025-03-17 1800Z	19	17	35	6	17	69	35	75	35
2025-03-17 1200Z	14	20	35	6	19	70	34	75	33
2025-03-17 0600Z	353	21	36	7	18	71	35	77	36
2025-03-17 0000Z	343	22	36	8	18	71	35	78	36
2025-03-16 1800Z	338	19	35	7	22	76	35	78	35
2025-03-16 1200Z	354	14	35	7	22	78	34	78	35
2025-03-16 0600Z	210	4	36	8	21	78	35	78	35
2025-03-16 0000Z	176	16	34	10	16	79	34	78	35
2025-03-15 1800Z	166	27	36	13	19	79	36	78	36
2025-03-15 1200Z	167	25	35	11	17	79	35	78	35
2025-03-15 0600Z	143	23	36	7	19	78	35	79	34
2025-03-15 0000Z	148	17	35	5	16	78	35	79	35
2025-03-14 1800Z	151	15	34	4	22	78	34	78	32
2025-03-14 1200Z	149	14	36	3	16	77	36	77	36
2025-03-14 0600Z	171	9	36	3	19	77	36	78	36
2025-03-14 0000Z	190	10	33	3	18	78	32	78	31
2025-03-13 1800Z	181	11	35	3	19	78	35	78	35
2025-03-13 1200Z	156	9	36	2	16	76	36	78	36
2025-03-13 0600Z	182	9	31	2	14	76	31	78	28

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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