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Station 41009 - Search and Rescue Data

CANAVERAL 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL
28.508 N 80.185 W (28°30'27" N 80°11'6" W)

Right whales are active off FL 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
2025-03-31 1800Z221726-072267326
2025-03-31 1200Z209936-072367336
2025-03-31 0600Z1641336-074367336
2025-03-31 0000Z1351635-074357335
2025-03-30 1800Z1461036-075367335
2025-03-30 1200Z1541236-074367235
2025-03-30 0600Z1271436-073367136
2025-03-30 0000Z1121536-072367035
2025-03-29 1800Z1151536-072367036
2025-03-29 1200Z1141636-072367036
2025-03-29 0600Z1211736-072357134
2025-03-29 0000Z1201835-072347235
2025-03-28 1800Z1111736-072357236
2025-03-28 1200Z1091536-073367335
2025-03-28 0600Z881136-073367336
2025-03-28 0000Z84835-074357435
2025-03-27 1800Z75636-075367436
2025-03-27 1200Z44636-074367336
2025-03-27 0600Z337436-073357435
2025-03-27 0000Z30635-074357432

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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