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Station 41029 - Search and Rescue Data

Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2)
32.803 N 79.624 W (32°48'12" N 79°37'26" W)

Right whales are active off SC 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. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

Wave data from this buoy (41065) 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
2025-04-05 1800Z20166-0716696
2025-04-05 1200Z18856-0696686
2025-04-05 0600Z18266-0706696
2025-04-05 0000Z193106-0716706
2025-04-04 1800Z20066-0706706
2025-04-04 1200Z20076-0686676
2025-04-04 0600Z18086-0686666
2025-04-04 0000Z16486-0696676
2025-04-03 1800Z17866-0686676
2025-04-03 1200Z15766-0666656
2025-04-03 0600Z17076-0676656
2025-04-03 0000Z141106-0686666
2025-04-02 1800Z10196-0676656
2025-04-02 1200Z92126-0656656
2025-04-02 0600Z9886-0656656
2025-04-02 0000Z15876-0656666
2025-04-01 1800Z17156-0656656
2025-04-01 1200Z281106-0646636
2025-04-01 0600Z229146-0646646
2025-04-01 0000Z203125-0645655
2025-03-31 1800Z20076-0656656
2025-03-31 1200Z22636-0656646
2025-03-31 0600Z18756-0656646
2025-03-31 0000Z18056-0656656
2025-03-30 1800Z14436-0666646
2025-03-30 1200Z12656-0646636
2025-03-30 0600Z14566-0656646
2025-03-30 0000Z13256-0656646
2025-03-29 1800Z11336-0666636
2025-03-29 1200Z16036-0636626
2025-03-29 0600Z18756-0636626
2025-03-29 0000Z188106-0656626
2025-03-28 1800Z11976-0646626
2025-03-28 1200Z9186-0626616
2025-03-28 0600Z12956-0616616
2025-03-28 0000Z126116-0616616
2025-03-27 1800Z91166-0596626
2025-03-27 1200Z53196-0576616
2025-03-27 0600Z5596-0606616
2025-03-27 0000Z15066-0616616
2025-03-26 1800Z135116-0606616
2025-03-26 1200Z32106-0606616
2025-03-26 0600Z240136-0626616
2025-03-26 0000Z207126-0626616
2025-03-25 1800Z14776-0626626
2025-03-25 1200Z31486-0606606
2025-03-25 0600Z252106-0626606
2025-03-25 0000Z225165-0615605
2025-03-24 1800Z221196-0616616
2025-03-24 1200Z220146-0626616
2025-03-24 0600Z21096-0626616
2025-03-24 0000Z189106-0626626
2025-03-23 1800Z10556-0616616
2025-03-23 1200Z29366-0586606
2025-03-23 0600Z240146-0606606
2025-03-23 0000Z220196-0616606
2025-03-22 1800Z218186-0596606
2025-03-22 1200Z241166-0576596
2025-03-22 0600Z240146-0586606
2025-03-22 0000Z230136-0586616
2025-03-21 1800Z30986-0556606
2025-03-21 1200Z304196-0486596
2025-03-21 0600Z289246-0526606
2025-03-21 0000Z246196-0606606
2025-03-20 1800Z212186-0626606
2025-03-20 1200Z227146-0616596
2025-03-20 0600Z207116-0626606
2025-03-20 0000Z200106-0616606
2025-03-19 1800Z21296-0606606
2025-03-19 1200Z25886-0586596
2025-03-19 0600Z26796-0586596
2025-03-19 0000Z232126-0596606
2025-03-18 1800Z18146-0576606
2025-03-18 1200Z356166-0506596
2025-03-18 0600Z333136-0566596
2025-03-18 0000Z303176-0626606
2025-03-17 1800Z287186-0616606
2025-03-17 1200Z276176-0606596
2025-03-17 0600Z230156-0626596
2025-03-17 0000Z206156-0636596
2025-03-16 1800Z190206-0656596
2025-03-16 1200Z175176-0646596
2025-03-16 0600Z163135-0635595
2025-03-16 0000Z14696-0636596
2025-03-15 1800Z15166-0636596
2025-03-15 1200Z12246-0616586
2025-03-15 0600Z7396-0586586
2025-03-15 0000Z74106-0586596
2025-03-14 1800Z9976-0596586
2025-03-14 1200Z24926-0586576
2025-03-14 0600Z24656-0586586
2025-03-14 0000Z21896-0596586
2025-03-13 1800Z216126-0586576
2025-03-13 1200Z23576-0576566
2025-03-13 0600Z23786-0586576
2025-03-13 0000Z201126-0606576
2025-03-12 1800Z210116-0586576
2025-03-12 1200Z24076-0566566
2025-03-12 0600Z24486-0576566
2025-03-12 0000Z26066-0616576
2025-03-11 1800Z324105-0625565
2025-03-11 1200Z313196-0516556
2025-03-11 0600Z324216-0526566
2025-03-11 0000Z330146-0546566
2025-03-10 1800Z78206-0576566
2025-03-10 1200Z73206-0546566
2025-03-10 0600Z51106-0556566
2025-03-10 0000Z101126-0556566
2025-03-09 1800Z65156-0536566
2025-03-09 1200Z68206-0556566
2025-03-09 0600Z1966-0596566
2025-03-09 0000Z230156-0596566
2025-03-08 1800Z224176-0586566
2025-03-08 1200Z248146-0566566
2025-03-08 0600Z239136-0566566
2025-03-08 0000Z214126-0556576
2025-03-07 1800Z15836-0516566
2025-03-07 1200Z2186-0476556
2025-03-07 0600Z297146-0526556
2025-03-07 0000Z286166-0566566
2025-03-06 1800Z287226-0526566
2025-03-06 1200Z273256-0486566
2025-03-06 0600Z274236-0566566
2025-03-06 0000Z240136-0586566
2025-03-05 1800Z204196-0616556
2025-03-05 1200Z180186-0626556
2025-03-05 0600Z164126-0616556
2025-03-05 0000Z155106-0596556
2025-03-04 1800Z12866-0596556
2025-03-04 1200Z9286-0566546
2025-03-04 0600Z7086-0556546
2025-03-04 0000Z87126-0536556
2025-03-03 1800Z70126-0526556
2025-03-03 1200Z77126-0496556
2025-03-03 0600Z5486-0486556
2025-03-03 0000Z87106-0486556
2025-03-02 1800Z73176-0466556
2025-03-02 1200Z36196-0526556
2025-03-02 0600Z312106-0596556
2025-03-02 0000Z220186-0596566
2025-03-01 1800Z220166-0576556
2025-03-01 1200Z238136-0566556
2025-03-01 0600Z230136-0576556
2025-03-01 0000Z202135-0585555
2025-02-28 1800Z200105-0565565
2025-02-28 1200Z28266-0556546
2025-02-28 0600Z284106-0596546
2025-02-28 0000Z219166-0596546
2025-02-27 1800Z220146-0576546
2025-02-27 1200Z21986-0556546
2025-02-27 0600Z22046-0566546
2025-02-27 0000Z19156-0586566
2025-02-26 1800Z22636-0586546
2025-02-26 1200Z24816-0546526
2025-02-26 0600Z24046-0546536
2025-02-26 0000Z22656-0556536
2025-02-25 1800Z10736-0546536
2025-02-25 1200Z35386-0516526
2025-02-25 0600Z346-0516526
2025-02-25 0000Z16436-0536526
2025-02-24 1800Z14636-0536526
2025-02-24 1200Z29956-0506516
2025-02-24 0600Z26746-0516516
2025-02-24 0000Z21276-0536526
2025-02-23 1800Z17166-0516516
2025-02-23 1200Z29866-0486516
2025-02-23 0600Z7526-0506516
2025-02-23 0000Z5366-0496516
2025-02-22 1800Z67106-0476506
2025-02-22 1200Z1866-0446496
2025-02-22 0600Z1736-0446506
2025-02-22 0000Z32176-0436506
2025-02-21 1800Z6546-0356515
2025-02-21 1200Z15206-0306516
2025-02-21 0600Z10196-0356516
2025-02-21 0000Z6136-0376526
2025-02-20 1800Z331125-0415525
2025-02-20 1200Z345156-0366526
2025-02-20 0600Z8156-0386536
2025-02-20 0000Z39196-0416546
2025-02-19 1800Z52216-0496546
2025-02-19 1200Z67206-0536546
2025-02-19 0600Z67156-0546556
2025-02-19 0000Z80173-0523553

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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