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 X -- Texas Automated Buoy System

TABS Buoy X Conditions at 04/24/2024 12:00 UTC (04/24/2024 07:00 CDT)
27° 3.9600'N   96° 20.2980'W
AA3900 DCS - sensor depth 2m
RDI 75kHz ADCP-sensor depth 2m
Anemometer height: 4m
Water Depth: 950 feet (289 meters)
Speed: 10.26 cm/s (0.20 kts) Direction: 71 °T (ENE) Water Temp: 24°C (75 °F)
System Voltage: 11.6 V Signal Strength: -1.8 dB Ping Count: 134
Wind: 0.0 m/s (0.0 kts)
          From 270°T (W)
Air Temp: 24 °C (75 °F)
Relative Humidity:  86 %
Pressure: 1017.5 mb (30.05 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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04/24/2024 00:00:00     6.06    23.43    24.20   14.5   24.0
04/24/2024 00:30:00     8.13    20.42    21.98   21.7   24.0
04/24/2024 01:00:00     6.96    19.95    21.13   19.2   24.0
04/24/2024 01:30:00     9.08    15.51    17.97   30.3   24.0
04/24/2024 02:00:00     9.52    18.80    21.07   26.9   23.9
04/24/2024 02:30:00     8.51    14.95    17.20   29.6   23.9
04/24/2024 03:00:00     7.34    13.64    15.49   28.3   23.9
04/24/2024 03:30:00     5.93    12.92    14.22   24.7   23.9
04/24/2024 04:00:00     5.16    14.70    15.58   19.3   23.9
04/24/2024 04:30:00     9.58    15.19    17.96   32.2   23.9
04/24/2024 05:00:00     5.36    16.54    17.39   18.0   23.9
04/24/2024 05:30:00     7.30    14.33    16.08   27.0   23.9
04/24/2024 06:00:00     8.59    11.48    14.34   36.8   23.9
04/24/2024 06:30:00    10.75    12.30    16.34   41.2   23.9
04/24/2024 07:00:00    10.70    12.12    16.17   41.4   23.9
04/24/2024 07:30:00     9.76    11.29    14.92   40.8   23.9
04/24/2024 08:00:00     7.65    11.01    13.41   34.8   23.9
04/24/2024 08:30:00    11.89    11.27    16.38   46.5   23.9
04/24/2024 09:00:00     8.87    10.66    13.87   39.8   23.9
04/24/2024 09:30:00     5.43     7.36     9.15   36.4   23.9
04/24/2024 10:00:00     9.47     9.14    13.16   46.0   23.9
04/24/2024 10:30:00     7.13     4.42     8.39   58.2   23.9
04/24/2024 11:00:00     7.54     8.46    11.33   41.7   23.9
04/24/2024 11:30:00     9.88     5.47    11.29   61.0   23.9
04/24/2024 12:00:00     9.68     3.41    10.26   70.6   23.8



       
  Today's Wave Data

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