Texas General Land Office
 Texas General Land Office
 Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D.

 Oil Spill Prevention
 & Response

Texas Automated Buoy System
Real Time Ocean Observations
Supporting Oil Spill Prevention and
Response since 1995
Geochemical and Environmental Research Group
TABS Buoy B -- Texas Automated Buoy System

TABS Buoy B Conditions at 04/19/2024 09:00 UTC (04/19/2024 04:00 CDT)
28° 58.9386'N   94° 53.9436'W
RDI 300kHz Workhorse ADCP-sensor depth 2m
Anemometer height: 2m
Water Depth: 63 feet (19 meters)
Speed: 32.25 cm/s (0.63 kts) Direction: 152 °T (SSE) Water Temp: 23°C (73 °F)
System Voltage: 12.3 V Signal Strength: 0.0 dB Ping Count: 0
Wind: 3.0 m/s (5.8 kts)
          From 193°T (SSW)
Air Temp: N/A
Relative Humidity:  0 %
Pressure: 1016.0 mb (30.00 inHg)
Waves: 0.0 m (0.0 ft) @ 0 sec
  


IMPORTANT: Notice to Mariners


Today's Velocity Data (download)

   Date   |  Time  |   East |   North|   Speed|  Dir | WaterT |
          |  (UTC) |  (cm/s)|  (cm/s)|  (cm/s)| (°T) |  (°C)  |
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04/19/2024 00:00:00     5.10   -13.40    14.34  159.2   23.4
04/19/2024 00:30:00     3.50   -18.10    18.44  169.1   23.4
04/19/2024 01:00:00     8.50    -7.70    11.47  132.2   23.4
04/19/2024 01:30:00    -7.60   -15.30    17.08  206.4   23.4
04/19/2024 02:00:00    -7.20   -13.20    15.04  208.6   23.4
04/19/2024 02:30:00    -1.50    -8.10     8.24  190.5   23.1
04/19/2024 03:00:00    10.20   -11.20    15.15  137.7   23.1
04/19/2024 03:30:00    10.30    -7.50    12.74  126.1   23.1
04/19/2024 04:00:00     9.20    -4.30    10.16  115.1   23.1
04/19/2024 04:30:00     7.50    -8.70    11.49  139.2   23.1
04/19/2024 05:00:00    13.50     3.70    14.00   74.7   23.4
04/19/2024 05:30:00   -13.00   -47.00    48.76  195.5   23.2
04/19/2024 06:00:00     4.10   -54.40    54.55  175.7   23.1
04/19/2024 06:30:00    -2.80   -58.50    58.57  182.7   23.1
04/19/2024 07:00:00    12.60   -55.30    56.72  167.2   23.1
04/19/2024 07:30:00     3.70   -46.10    46.25  175.4   23.1
04/19/2024 08:00:00    13.40   -40.30    42.47  161.6   22.9
04/19/2024 08:30:00    18.80   -44.40    48.22  157.1   22.9
04/19/2024 09:00:00    14.90   -28.60    32.25  152.5   22.8



       
  Today's Wave Data

   Date   |  Time  |Sig Wave Ht| Peak Period|
          |  (UTC) | (meters)  |    (sec)   |
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