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 05/18/2024 21:30 UTC (05/18/2024 16:30 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: 22.75 cm/s (0.44 kts) Direction: 287 °T (WNW) Water Temp: 27°C (81 °F)
System Voltage: 12.9 V Signal Strength: 0.0 dB Ping Count: 0
Wind: 0.0 m/s (0.0 kts)
          From 90°T (E)
Air Temp: N/A
Relative Humidity:  0 %
Pressure: 1018.0 mb (30.06 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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05/18/2024 00:00:00   -29.60   -13.10    32.37  246.1   26.1
05/18/2024 00:30:00   -29.50     1.20    29.52  272.3   26.1
05/18/2024 01:00:00   -37.80    -6.90    38.42  259.7   26.1
05/18/2024 01:30:00   -23.30     0.70    23.31  271.7   26.1
05/18/2024 02:00:00   -31.30    -5.60    31.80  259.9   26.1
05/18/2024 02:30:00   -32.00    -4.40    32.30  262.2   26.1
05/18/2024 03:00:00   -24.60    -4.30    24.97  260.1   25.9
05/18/2024 03:30:00   -23.40    -3.30    23.63  262.0   25.9
05/18/2024 04:00:00   -17.90    -1.60    17.97  264.9   25.9
05/18/2024 04:30:00   -17.60    -4.60    18.19  255.4   25.9
05/18/2024 05:00:00   -33.30     8.50    34.37  284.3   25.9
05/18/2024 05:30:00   -29.50     5.00    29.92  279.6   25.9
05/18/2024 06:00:00   -35.10     5.20    35.48  278.4   25.9
05/18/2024 06:30:00   -39.60     2.00    39.65  272.9   25.9
05/18/2024 07:00:00   -29.30     2.00    29.37  273.9   25.9
05/18/2024 07:30:00   -27.20     6.70    28.01  283.8   25.9
05/18/2024 08:00:00   -33.90    -6.40    34.50  259.3   25.8
05/18/2024 08:30:00   -29.20     3.90    29.46  277.6   25.8
05/18/2024 09:00:00   -37.60     6.10    38.09  279.2   25.8
05/18/2024 09:30:00   -31.00     4.60    31.34  278.4   25.6
05/18/2024 10:00:00   -38.00    -0.90    38.01  268.6   25.6
05/18/2024 10:30:00   -39.90    -7.30    40.56  259.6   25.8
05/18/2024 11:00:00   -38.10     0.20    38.10  270.3   25.6
05/18/2024 11:30:00   -36.10     1.60    36.14  272.5   25.6
05/18/2024 12:00:00   -33.20    -3.80    33.42  263.5   25.6
05/18/2024 12:30:00   -29.40    -9.20    30.81  252.6   25.6
05/18/2024 13:00:00   -29.70    -9.60    31.21  252.1   25.4
05/18/2024 13:30:00   -22.60    -3.50    22.87  261.2   25.6
05/18/2024 14:00:00   -23.00   -18.80    29.71  230.7   25.8
05/18/2024 14:30:00   -17.70   -19.70    26.48  221.9   25.8
05/18/2024 15:00:00   -20.00    -9.80    22.27  243.9   25.9
05/18/2024 15:30:00   -20.10    -4.00    20.49  258.7   25.9
05/18/2024 16:00:00   -13.10    -6.20    14.49  244.7   25.9
05/18/2024 16:30:00   -16.80    -5.60    17.71  251.6   26.1
05/18/2024 17:00:00    -8.10    -6.80    10.58  230.0   26.1
05/18/2024 17:30:00   -16.60    -6.30    17.76  249.2   26.2
05/18/2024 18:00:00   -16.00   -12.90    20.55  231.1   26.4
05/18/2024 18:30:00   -14.90    -5.10    15.75  251.1   26.4
05/18/2024 19:00:00   -22.30    -6.80    23.31  253.0   26.8
05/18/2024 19:30:00   -17.30   -10.00    19.98  240.0   26.9
05/18/2024 20:00:00   -15.10    -8.90    17.53  239.5   27.1
05/18/2024 20:30:00   -10.20    -0.60    10.22  266.6   27.1
05/18/2024 21:00:00   -26.50    -4.30    26.85  260.8   27.4
05/18/2024 21:30:00   -21.80     6.50    22.75  286.6   27.4



       
  Today's Wave Data

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