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TABS Buoy W -- Texas Automated Buoy System

TABS Buoy W Conditions at 05/24/2013 14:30 UTC (05/24/2013 09:30 CDT)
28° 21.0420'N   96° 0.3480'W
AA3900 DCS - sensor depth 2m
Water Depth: 72 feet (21 meters)
Speed: 7.71 cm/s (0.15 kts) Direction: 319 °T (NW) Water Temp: 25°C (76 °F)
System Voltage: 13.8 V Signal Strength: -1.9 dB Ping Count: 128
  


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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
05/24/2013 05:00:00   -11.42     0.38    11.43  271.9   25.0
05/24/2013 05:30:00   -11.19     1.43    11.28  277.3   25.0
05/24/2013 06:00:00    -8.49     3.46     9.17  292.2   25.0
05/24/2013 06:30:00    -9.79     5.85    11.40  300.9   24.9
05/24/2013 07:00:00   -12.69     4.78    13.56  290.6   24.9
05/24/2013 07:30:00    -9.30     4.73    10.43  297.0   24.9
05/24/2013 08:00:00    -9.13     5.89    10.87  302.8   24.8
05/24/2013 08:30:00    -7.13     5.35     8.91  306.9   24.8
05/24/2013 09:00:00    -5.75     3.46     6.71  301.0   24.8
05/24/2013 09:30:00    -8.00     3.64     8.79  294.5   24.8
05/24/2013 10:00:00    -7.83     5.62     9.64  305.7   24.7
05/24/2013 10:30:00    -7.19     4.77     8.63  303.6   24.7
05/24/2013 11:00:00    -7.35     5.57     9.22  307.2   24.7
05/24/2013 11:30:00    -8.95     8.18    12.12  312.4   24.7
05/24/2013 12:00:00    -7.47     6.89    10.16  312.7   24.7
05/24/2013 12:30:00    -8.74     8.07    11.90  312.7   24.6
05/24/2013 13:00:00    -8.55     8.09    11.77  313.4   24.6
05/24/2013 13:30:00    -8.59     7.41    11.34  310.8   24.7
05/24/2013 14:00:00    -5.62     8.37    10.08  326.1   24.7
05/24/2013 14:30:00    -5.05     5.82     7.71  319.1   24.7



       
 

Today's Temperature - Salinity Data     (Download)


   Date   |  Time  |   Temp |   Cond |Salinity| Density|SoundVel|
          |  (UTC) |   (°C) | (ms/cm)|        | kg/m^3 |  (m/s) |
==========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
05/24/2013 05:00:00    26.18     4.88    31.05     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 05:30:00    26.15     4.88    31.05     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 06:00:00    26.10     4.87    31.05     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 06:30:00    26.06     4.87    31.04     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 07:00:00    26.03     4.87    31.04     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 07:30:00    26.00     4.86    31.04     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 08:00:00    25.95     4.86    31.03     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 08:30:00    25.92     4.85    31.00     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 09:00:00    25.91     4.85    30.98     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 09:30:00    25.89     4.84    30.98     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 10:00:00    25.87     4.84    30.96     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 10:30:00    25.86     4.84    30.94     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 11:00:00    25.84     4.83    30.92     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 11:30:00    25.83     4.83    30.90     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 12:00:00    25.81     4.82    30.88     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 12:30:00    25.79     4.82    30.86     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 13:00:00    25.79     4.82    30.84     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 13:30:00    25.80     4.81    30.82     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 14:00:00    25.82     4.81    30.81     0.00     0.00
05/24/2013 14:30:00    25.83     4.82    30.81     0.00     0.00