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Station 41159 - Search and Rescue Data

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (217)
34.211 N 76.944 W (34°12'39" N 76°56'38" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/

Data from a nearby buoy (41064) 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 1800Z--0312-06712
2025-04-05 1200Z--0312-06612
2025-04-05 0600Z--0312-06712
2025-04-05 0000Z--0411-06711
2025-04-04 1800Z--0412-06712
2025-04-04 1200Z--0412-06612
2025-04-04 0600Z--0412-06712
2025-04-04 0000Z--0512-06712
2025-04-03 1800Z--0512-06712
2025-04-03 1200Z--0612-06612
2025-04-03 0600Z--0612-06612
2025-04-03 0000Z--0612-06512
2025-04-02 1800Z--0612-06412
2025-04-02 1200Z--0512-06312
2025-04-02 0600Z--0512-06312
2025-04-02 0000Z--0511-06311
2025-04-01 1800Z--0412-06312
2025-04-01 1200Z--0512-06312
2025-04-01 0600Z--0612-06312
2025-04-01 0000Z--0510-06410
2025-03-31 1800Z--0512-06412
2025-03-31 1200Z--0612-06312
2025-03-31 0600Z--0512-06412
2025-03-31 0000Z--0412-06512
2025-03-30 1800Z--0412-06412
2025-03-30 1200Z--0412-06212
2025-03-30 0600Z--0312-06212
2025-03-30 0000Z--0312-06412
2025-03-29 1800Z--0312-06312
2025-03-29 1200Z--0312-06212
2025-03-29 0600Z--0312-06212
2025-03-29 0000Z--0311-06211
2025-03-28 1800Z--0211-06211
2025-03-28 1200Z--0212-06112
2025-03-28 0600Z--0212-06112
2025-03-28 0000Z--0212-06212
2025-03-27 1800Z--0212-06112
2025-03-27 1200Z--0312-06012
2025-03-27 0600Z--0212-06012
2025-03-27 0000Z--0212-06212
2025-03-26 1800Z--0212-06112
2025-03-26 1200Z--0412-06112
2025-03-26 0600Z--0412-06212
2025-03-26 0000Z--0311-06311
2025-03-25 1800Z--0312-06312
2025-03-25 1200Z--0412-06212
2025-03-25 0600Z--0612-06212
2025-03-25 0000Z--0612-06312
2025-03-24 1800Z--0512-06412
2025-03-24 1200Z--0312-06412
2025-03-24 0600Z--0312-06512
2025-03-24 0000Z--0312-06512
2025-03-23 1800Z--0412-06412
2025-03-23 1200Z--0412-06212
2025-03-23 0600Z--0612-06312
2025-03-23 0000Z--0711-06311
2025-03-22 1800Z--0612-06412
2025-03-22 1200Z--0412-06412
2025-03-22 0600Z--0412-06412
2025-03-22 0000Z--0412-06512
2025-03-21 1800Z--0512-06512
2025-03-21 1200Z--0712-06512
2025-03-21 0600Z--0912-06512
2025-03-21 0000Z--0712-06512
2025-03-20 1800Z--0512-06612
2025-03-20 1200Z--0412-06612
2025-03-20 0600Z--0411-06611
2025-03-20 0000Z--0412-06712
2025-03-19 1800Z--044-0684

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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