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Station 41024 - Search and Rescue Data

Sunset Nearshore, NC (SUN2)
33.837 N 78.477 W (33°50'14" N 78°28'36" 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.

Wave data from this buoy (SSBN7) can be viewed here.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC) Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-03-11 0000Z25103-0573543
2025-03-10 1800Z71186-0566546
2025-03-10 1200Z41146-0536546
2025-03-10 0600Z4286-0536546
2025-03-10 0000Z8786-0546546
2025-03-09 1800Z7956-0526546
2025-03-09 1200Z23125-0505535
2025-03-09 0600Z18126-0566546
2025-03-09 0000Z26346-0636546
2025-03-08 1800Z207136-0576546
2025-03-08 1200Z223136-0546536
2025-03-08 0600Z223156-0546546
2025-03-08 0000Z202126-0536536
2025-03-07 1800Z19266-0516546
2025-03-07 1200Z342106-0426536
2025-03-07 0600Z30686-0476546
2025-03-07 0000Z283166-0546546
2025-03-06 1800Z273226-0516546
2025-03-06 1200Z257226-0486546
2025-03-06 0600Z247136-0566546
2025-03-06 0000Z195156-0576546
2025-03-05 1800Z174236-0616536
2025-03-05 1200Z158156-0596536
2025-03-05 0600Z155136-0586536
2025-03-05 0000Z13586-0566546
2025-03-04 1800Z10466-0566546
2025-03-04 1200Z7696-0536526
2025-03-04 0600Z9856-0536526
2025-03-04 0000Z14896-0526536
2025-03-03 1800Z13386-0506536
2025-03-03 1200Z5976-0446526
2025-03-03 0600Z5776-0456526
2025-03-03 0000Z13276-0466536
2025-03-02 1800Z3876-0456536
2025-03-02 1200Z10186-0456526
2025-03-02 0600Z318106-0566536
2025-03-02 0000Z206216-0586536
2025-03-01 1800Z202176-0576536
2025-03-01 1200Z220156-0546536
2025-03-01 0600Z223126-0556536
2025-03-01 0000Z196115-0565545
2025-02-28 1800Z18286-0556546
2025-02-28 1200Z28436-0536536
2025-02-28 0600Z26686-0576546
2025-02-28 0000Z206216-0586536
2025-02-27 1800Z202156-0576556
2025-02-27 1200Z21666-0566556
2025-02-27 0600Z25626-0576566
2025-02-27 0000Z18016-0596566
2025-02-26 1800Z18116-0596566
2025-02-26 1200Z4516-0536536
2025-02-26 0600Z25646-0546536
2025-02-26 0000Z21416-0546536
2025-02-25 1800Z16056-0546536
2025-02-25 1200Z2636-0496516
2025-02-25 0600Z1736-0506526
2025-02-25 0000Z13836-0526516
2025-02-24 1800Z14746-0526526
2025-02-24 1200Z32536-0486506
2025-02-24 0600Z23856-0516506
2025-02-24 0000Z19666-0526506
2025-02-23 1800Z17386-0506506
2025-02-23 1200Z28956-0466496
2025-02-23 0600Z13536-0496496
2025-02-23 0000Z16866-0486506
2025-02-22 1800Z15866-0446496
2025-02-22 1200Z156-0366496
2025-02-22 0600Z30536-0416496
2025-02-22 0000Z31386-0436506
2025-02-21 1800Z34096-0376496
2025-02-21 1200Z332146-0286496
2025-02-21 0600Z320186-0316506
2025-02-21 0000Z304136-0346506
2025-02-20 1800Z335146-0336506
2025-02-20 1200Z335146-0316506
2025-02-20 0600Z340186-0346516
2025-02-20 0000Z13186-0356516
2025-02-19 1800Z33196-0416526
2025-02-19 1200Z46156-0476526
2025-02-19 0600Z51116-0486526
2025-02-19 0000Z9596-0506526
2025-02-18 1800Z10576-0476526
2025-02-18 1200Z3286-0426526
2025-02-18 0600Z32076-0446526
2025-02-18 0000Z222126-0486526
2025-02-17 1800Z31736-0466526
2025-02-17 1200Z317136-0426526
2025-02-17 0600Z287186-0536526
2025-02-17 0000Z212176-0556526
2025-02-16 1800Z205226-0586526
2025-02-16 1200Z197146-0586526
2025-02-16 0600Z179136-0586526
2025-02-16 0000Z15566-0566526
2025-02-15 1800Z11266-0566526
2025-02-15 1200Z52126-0466516
2025-02-15 0600Z58136-0456526
2025-02-15 0000Z98176-0486526
2025-02-14 1800Z93106-0476516
2025-02-14 1200Z22176-0456516
2025-02-14 0600Z337126-0566526
2025-02-14 0000Z24386-0566526
2025-02-13 1800Z209176-0576516
2025-02-13 1200Z21556-0556516
2025-02-13 0600Z6056-0526516
2025-02-13 0000Z4886-0496516
2025-02-12 1800Z3786-0446516
2025-02-12 1200Z3296-0416516
2025-02-12 0600Z196-0416516
2025-02-12 0000Z359116-0436526
2025-02-11 1800Z37136-0446526
2025-02-11 1200Z52156-0436526
2025-02-11 0600Z40136-0426526
2025-02-11 0000Z25146-0456526
2025-02-10 1800Z13166-0466536
2025-02-10 1200Z19126-0496536
2025-02-10 0600Z71136-0546536
2025-02-10 0000Z9646-0576556
2025-02-09 1800Z21066-0566536
2025-02-09 1200Z223116-0546536
2025-02-09 0600Z216116-0556536
2025-02-09 0000Z14566-0536536
2025-02-08 1800Z10666-0546536
2025-02-08 1200Z9376-0546536
2025-02-08 0600Z12626-0556546
2025-02-08 0000Z18326-0566546
2025-02-07 1800Z22156-0596536
2025-02-07 1200Z22676-0546526
2025-02-07 0600Z23086-0546526
2025-02-07 0000Z21576-0546536
2025-02-06 1800Z19836-0526526
2025-02-06 1200Z33636-0476516
2025-02-06 0600Z886-0516516
2025-02-06 0000Z7786-0556526
2025-02-05 1800Z9796-0546526
2025-02-05 1200Z63126-0526516
2025-02-05 0600Z7046-0536516
2025-02-05 0000Z24136-0546526
2025-02-04 1800Z22086-0546516
2025-02-04 1200Z23386-0516506
2025-02-04 0600Z24286-0506506
2025-02-04 0000Z21566-0496516
2025-02-03 1800Z20246-0476516
2025-02-03 1200Z34836-0446506
2025-02-03 0600Z35396-0476506
2025-02-03 0000Z1796-0516506
2025-02-02 1800Z38116-0516506
2025-02-02 1200Z43156-0466506
2025-02-02 0600Z60156-0496506
2025-02-02 0000Z4946-0576506
2025-02-01 1800Z32886-0596496
2025-02-01 1200Z272116-0546496
2025-02-01 0600Z237136-0536496
2025-02-01 0000Z194105-0525495
2025-01-31 1800Z20176-0546496
2025-01-31 1200Z7026-0516486
2025-01-31 0600Z11466-0516486
2025-01-31 0000Z8776-0516496
2025-01-30 1800Z10566-0526486
2025-01-30 1200Z4446-0486476
2025-01-30 0600Z26446-0496476
2025-01-30 0000Z22586-0516486
2025-01-29 1800Z214106-0506476
2025-01-29 1200Z245146-0476466
2025-01-29 0600Z234116-0486466
2025-01-29 0000Z224106-0486466
2025-01-28 1800Z211115-0475465
2025-01-28 1200Z266106-0476456
2025-01-28 0600Z245106-0476456
2025-01-28 0000Z22486-0466456
2025-01-27 1800Z22576-0446456
2025-01-27 1200Z28546-0446456
2025-01-27 0600Z26036-0456456
2025-01-27 0000Z22066-0466456
2025-01-26 1800Z21296-0466456
2025-01-26 1200Z25896-0426446
2025-01-26 0600Z24476-0446446
2025-01-26 0000Z20986-0466456
2025-01-25 1800Z19666-0436456
2025-01-25 1200Z26786-0386446
2025-01-25 0600Z25776-0406446
2025-01-25 0000Z27776-0416446

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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