Here's a great source for interesting off shore data.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/maps/WestGulf.shtml

Just click on the label by the colored spot and see what's going on off the coast of TX. Here's one in the path.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=42001

Here's the world-wide source.

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/