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 04/20/2024 13:00 UTC (04/20/2024 08:00 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: 24.65 cm/s (0.48 kts) Direction: 102 °T (ESE) Water Temp: 23°C (74 °F)
System Voltage: 12.0 V Signal Strength: 0.0 dB Ping Count: 0
Wind: 3.4 m/s (6.6 kts)
          From 128°T (SE)
Air Temp: N/A
Relative Humidity:  0 %
Pressure: 1017.0 mb (30.03 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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04/20/2024 00:00:00    13.10   -20.00    23.91  146.8   23.6
04/20/2024 00:30:00     9.10    -9.60    13.23  136.5   23.6
04/20/2024 01:00:00     6.60   -15.60    16.94  157.1   23.6
04/20/2024 01:30:00     7.50   -21.70    22.96  160.9   23.4
04/20/2024 02:00:00     2.90   -30.90    31.04  174.6   23.4
04/20/2024 02:30:00    17.50    -8.50    19.46  115.9   23.4
04/20/2024 03:00:00    15.90   -20.30    25.79  141.9   23.4
04/20/2024 03:30:00     6.30   -24.80    25.59  165.7   23.4
04/20/2024 04:00:00     8.60   -13.00    15.59  146.5   23.4
04/20/2024 04:30:00     0.70   -26.50    26.51  178.5   23.4
04/20/2024 05:00:00    14.10   -18.70    23.42  143.0   23.4
04/20/2024 05:30:00     5.50   -20.60    21.32  165.1   23.4
04/20/2024 06:00:00     5.70   -20.30    21.09  164.3   23.4
04/20/2024 06:30:00    15.90   -14.70    21.65  132.8   23.2
04/20/2024 07:00:00     4.70    -5.90     7.54  141.5   23.2
04/20/2024 07:30:00     5.20   -25.00    25.54  168.3   23.2
04/20/2024 08:00:00     7.50   -10.90    13.23  145.5   23.2
04/20/2024 08:30:00     6.10   -17.80    18.82  161.1   23.2
04/20/2024 09:00:00    14.10   -15.70    21.10  138.1   23.2
04/20/2024 09:30:00    11.60    -8.60    14.44  126.6   23.2
04/20/2024 10:00:00    15.70   -13.70    20.84  131.1   23.2
04/20/2024 10:30:00    15.10    -6.80    16.56  114.2   23.2
04/20/2024 11:00:00    20.10   -12.60    23.72  122.1   23.2
04/20/2024 11:30:00    21.80    -6.10    22.64  105.6   23.2
04/20/2024 12:00:00    21.60    -8.90    23.36  112.4   23.2
04/20/2024 12:30:00    24.30    -9.30    26.02  110.9   23.2
04/20/2024 13:00:00    24.10    -5.20    24.65  102.2   23.2



       
  Today's Wave Data

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