Station BFTN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8656483 - Beaufort, NC
34.717 N 76.671 W (34°43'2" N 76°40'14" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-05-20 0600Z	28	10	57	-	63	54	72	60
2024-05-20 0000Z	39	10	51	-	66	35	73	54
2024-05-19 1800Z	34	12	56	-	67	48	73	60
2024-05-19 1200Z	26	9	49	-	65	38	73	54
2024-05-19 0600Z	30	5	60	-	68	60	74	60
2024-05-19 0000Z	249	4	57	-	73	50	73	57
2024-05-18 1800Z	217	6	58	-	76	53	73	60
2024-05-18 1200Z	145	3	56	-	71	53	72	55
2024-05-18 0600Z	106	6	60	-	66	57	72	60
2024-05-18 0000Z	109	7	55	-	66	54	73	58
2024-05-17 1800Z	120	9	60	-	69	54	74	60
2024-05-17 1200Z	59	4	60	-	70	60	73	60
2024-05-17 0600Z	278	4	60	-	70	60	73	60
2024-05-17 0000Z	249	5	57	-	72	55	74	57
2024-05-16 1800Z	330	3	60	-	75	60	73	60
2024-05-16 1200Z	15	5	60	-	68	58	72	58
2024-05-16 0600Z	37	3	53	-	67	53	72	53
2024-05-16 0000Z	230	4	36	-	70	36	73	36
2024-05-15 1800Z	221	3	52	-	75	55	71	55
2024-05-15 1200Z	252	4	60	-	72	60	71	60

The six-hour averages are calculated as follows:

The 0000Z average uses data from 2100Z to 0259Z.
The 0600Z average uses data from 0300Z to 0859Z.
The 1200Z average uses data from 0900Z to 1459Z.
The 1800Z average uses data from 1500Z to 2059Z.

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