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 07/27/2024 06:30 UTC (07/27/2024 01:30 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: 6.81 cm/s (0.13 kts) Direction: 230 °T (SW) Water Temp: 29°C (83 °F)
System Voltage: -5.2 V Signal Strength: -4.4 dB Ping Count: 230
Wind: 2.7 m/s (5.2 kts)
          From 76°T (ENE)
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)  |
==========+========+========+========+========+======+========+
07/27/2024 00:00:00    -7.80    -7.90    11.10  224.6   28.6
07/27/2024 00:30:00    -3.20    -6.50     7.24  206.2   28.6
07/27/2024 01:00:00    -8.30   -15.80    17.85  207.7   28.6
07/27/2024 01:30:00    -9.70   -12.20    15.59  218.5   28.6
07/27/2024 02:00:00    -7.40   -13.20    15.13  209.3   28.6
07/27/2024 02:30:00    -6.10   -16.60    17.69  200.2   28.6
07/27/2024 03:00:00    -2.30   -23.80    23.91  185.5   28.6
07/27/2024 03:30:00    -8.80   -23.70    25.28  200.4   28.6
07/27/2024 04:00:00    -2.20   -19.00    19.13  186.6   28.6
07/27/2024 04:30:00   -10.70   -16.20    19.41  213.4   28.6
07/27/2024 05:00:00    -5.90   -18.00    18.94  198.1   28.6
07/27/2024 05:30:00   -11.80   -13.20    17.71  221.8   28.6
07/27/2024 06:00:00    -5.20   -14.90    15.78  199.2   28.6
07/27/2024 06:30:00    -5.20    -4.40     6.81  229.8   28.6



       
 

Today's Temperature - Salinity Data     (Download)

    Date   |  Time  | WaterT |  Cond  |  Salt  | Chloro |  Oil   |  Fuel  |
           |  (UTC) |  (°C)  |        |        |        |        |        |
===========+========+========+========+========+========+========+========+
07/27/2024 00:00:00    28.60    51.86    31.56     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 00:30:00    28.59    51.79    31.52     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 01:00:00    28.63    51.76    31.47     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 01:30:00    28.69    51.78    31.45     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 02:00:00    28.68    51.76    31.44     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 02:30:00    28.67    51.73    31.42     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 03:00:00    28.68    51.77    31.45     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 03:30:00    28.66    51.57    31.32     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 04:00:00    28.67    51.57    31.32     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 04:30:00    28.64    51.50    31.29     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 05:00:00    28.64    51.48    31.28     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 05:30:00    28.63    51.47    31.28     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 06:00:00    28.61    51.44    31.27     0.00     0.00     0.00
07/27/2024 06:30:00    28.60    51.44    31.27     0.00     0.00     0.00