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 05/18/2024 21:30 UTC (05/18/2024 16:30 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: 1.24 cm/s (0.02 kts) Direction: 272 °T (W) Water Temp: 28°C (82 °F)
System Voltage: 12.0 V Signal Strength: -1.9 dB Ping Count: 130
Wind: 0.0 m/s (0.0 kts)
          From 270°T (W)		 Air Temp: 28 °C (82 °F)
Relative Humidity:  90 %		 Pressure: 1010.0 mb (29.83 inHg)
Waves: 0.0 m (0.0 ft) @ 0 sec
  

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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     0.39   -20.38    20.38  178.9   27.7
05/18/2024 00:30:00    -1.21   -18.70    18.74  183.7   27.7
05/18/2024 01:00:00    -5.00   -19.35    19.99  194.5   27.7
05/18/2024 01:30:00    -4.54   -11.89    12.73  200.9   27.7
05/18/2024 02:00:00    -9.60   -13.12    16.26  216.2   27.6
05/18/2024 02:30:00    -7.18   -10.78    12.95  213.7   27.6
05/18/2024 03:00:00    -6.33   -13.93    15.30  204.4   27.6
05/18/2024 03:30:00    -6.67    -8.50    10.80  218.1   27.6
05/18/2024 04:00:00    -9.29    -7.01    11.64  233.0   27.5
05/18/2024 04:30:00    -6.74    -7.61    10.17  221.5   27.5
05/18/2024 05:00:00    -6.49    -9.49    11.50  214.4   27.5
05/18/2024 05:30:00    -8.93    -6.88    11.27  232.4   27.4
05/18/2024 06:00:00    -7.35    -6.94    10.11  226.6   27.4
05/18/2024 06:30:00    -7.72   -11.01    13.45  215.0   27.4
05/18/2024 07:00:00   -11.09   -11.94    16.30  222.9   27.4
05/18/2024 07:30:00    -7.56    -7.35    10.54  225.8   27.4
05/18/2024 08:00:00    -6.45   -11.38    13.08  209.5   27.4
05/18/2024 08:30:00    -9.41   -14.27    17.09  213.4   27.4
05/18/2024 09:00:00    -7.60   -16.78    18.42  204.4   27.4
05/18/2024 09:30:00    -9.54   -14.24    17.14  213.8   27.3
05/18/2024 10:00:00    -7.56   -15.43    17.18  206.1   27.3
05/18/2024 10:30:00    -7.70   -11.84    14.12  213.0   27.3
05/18/2024 11:00:00    -4.84    -8.32     9.63  210.2   27.3
05/18/2024 11:30:00    -8.14   -13.16    15.47  211.7   27.3
05/18/2024 12:00:00   -12.38   -14.28    18.90  220.9   27.3
05/18/2024 12:30:00   -13.73   -12.35    18.47  228.0   27.2
05/18/2024 13:00:00   -15.53   -12.03    19.64  232.2   27.2
05/18/2024 13:30:00   -14.20   -10.04    17.39  234.7   27.2
05/18/2024 14:00:00   -13.85    -7.21    15.61  242.5   27.2
05/18/2024 14:30:00   -17.49    -5.11    18.22  253.7   27.3
05/18/2024 15:00:00   -19.27    -5.90    20.15  253.0   27.3
05/18/2024 15:30:00   -17.10    -3.58    17.47  258.2   27.4
05/18/2024 16:00:00   -18.70    -4.40    19.21  256.8   27.4
05/18/2024 16:30:00   -19.03    -4.15    19.48  257.7   27.5
05/18/2024 17:00:00   -19.82    -4.42    20.31  257.4   27.5
05/18/2024 17:30:00   -18.71    -1.73    18.79  264.7   27.6
05/18/2024 18:00:00   -13.46     1.32    13.52  275.6   27.6
05/18/2024 18:30:00    -9.66     3.00    10.12  287.3   27.6
05/18/2024 19:00:00   -10.86     0.89    10.90  274.7   27.7
05/18/2024 19:30:00   -13.32     4.38    14.02  288.2   27.7
05/18/2024 20:00:00   -10.28     2.26    10.53  282.4   27.9
05/18/2024 20:30:00    -6.57     1.49     6.74  282.8   27.8
05/18/2024 21:00:00    -3.83     1.90     4.28  296.4   27.7
05/18/2024 21:30:00    -1.24     0.04     1.24  271.8   27.7
       
  Today's Wave Data 

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