Station 41002 - Search and Rescue Data

SOUTH HATTERAS - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras
31.759 N 74.936 W (31°45'33" N 74°56'10" W)

Right whales are active off SC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. 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.

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
2024-07-22 1200Z	171	8	36	4	20	83	36	85	36
2024-07-22 0600Z	192	10	36	4	21	84	36	85	35
2024-07-22 0000Z	183	12	35	4	18	84	35	85	35
2024-07-21 1800Z	195	8	36	4	18	84	36	85	36
2024-07-21 1200Z	213	10	36	4	21	84	36	85	36
2024-07-21 0600Z	197	14	36	4	19	84	36	85	34
2024-07-21 0000Z	189	10	34	4	17	83	34	84	34
2024-07-20 1800Z	215	8	36	4	18	83	36	84	36
2024-07-20 1200Z	193	14	36	4	20	84	36	84	36
2024-07-20 0600Z	190	13	36	4	21	83	36	84	36
2024-07-20 0000Z	195	9	34	4	20	84	34	85	34
2024-07-19 1800Z	246	8	36	4	19	83	36	84	35
2024-07-19 1200Z	213	13	36	4	21	84	36	84	36
2024-07-19 0600Z	204	15	36	4	20	84	36	85	36
2024-07-19 0000Z	188	14	34	4	18	84	34	85	34
2024-07-18 1800Z	221	10	36	4	22	84	36	85	36
2024-07-18 1200Z	208	13	36	4	20	83	36	85	34
2024-07-18 0600Z	201	13	36	4	20	83	36	85	35
2024-07-18 0000Z	191	13	35	4	19	84	35	85	35
2024-07-17 1800Z	210	12	36	4	20	84	36	85	36

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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