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 D -- Texas Automated Buoy System

TABS Buoy D Conditions at 05/07/2024 09:30 UTC (05/07/2024 04:30 CDT)
27° 56.3760'N   96° 50.5740'W
AA3900 DCS - sensor depth 2m
Water Depth: 60 feet (18 meters)
Speed: 14.63 cm/s (0.28 kts) Direction: 188 °T (S) Water Temp: 26°C (78 °F)
System Voltage: 12.4 V Signal Strength: -26.9 dB Ping Count: 150
  


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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
05/06/2024 18:30:00    -6.37     5.43     8.37  310.4   25.7
05/06/2024 19:00:00    -6.82     3.42     7.63  296.6   25.7
05/06/2024 19:30:00   -10.26     4.48    11.20  293.6   25.8
05/06/2024 20:00:00   -10.90     2.47    11.18  282.8   25.8
05/06/2024 20:30:00    -8.93     2.35     9.23  284.7   26.0
05/06/2024 21:00:00   -10.36     2.03    10.56  281.1   26.1
05/06/2024 21:30:00   -13.99    -0.20    13.99  269.2   26.1
05/06/2024 22:00:00    -7.27    -7.44    10.40  224.3   26.2
05/06/2024 22:30:00    -6.49   -10.96    12.74  210.6   26.2
05/06/2024 23:00:00    -4.68   -13.29    14.09  199.4   26.2
05/06/2024 23:30:00    -6.87    -8.28    10.76  219.7   26.1
05/07/2024 00:00:00     2.92   -11.07    11.45  165.2   26.1
05/07/2024 00:30:00    -1.31   -12.02    12.09  186.2   26.1
05/07/2024 01:00:00    -3.24   -15.51    15.84  191.8   26.0
05/07/2024 01:30:00     4.28   -11.44    12.21  159.5   26.1
05/07/2024 02:00:00     1.51   -12.48    12.57  173.1   26.1
05/07/2024 02:30:00     1.43   -13.35    13.43  173.9   26.1
05/07/2024 03:00:00     7.97   -11.38    13.89  145.0   26.1
05/07/2024 03:30:00     5.84   -12.51    13.81  155.0   26.1
05/07/2024 04:00:00    -0.41   -14.40    14.41  181.6   26.2
05/07/2024 04:30:00    -2.34   -14.34    14.53  189.3   26.2
05/07/2024 05:00:00     1.28   -19.42    19.46  176.2   26.2
05/07/2024 05:30:00    -4.26   -16.70    17.23  194.3   26.2
05/07/2024 06:00:00    -3.64   -15.70    16.12  193.1   26.1
05/07/2024 06:30:00     4.77   -11.09    12.07  156.7   26.1
05/07/2024 07:00:00    -4.31   -16.54    17.09  194.6   26.0
05/07/2024 07:30:00    -5.33   -12.93    13.99  202.4   25.9
05/07/2024 08:00:00    -8.71   -10.79    13.87  218.9   25.9
05/07/2024 08:30:00    -7.56   -13.89    15.81  208.6   25.8
05/07/2024 09:00:00    -8.92   -13.11    15.86  214.2   25.7
05/07/2024 09:30:00    -1.98   -14.50    14.63  187.8   25.7