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Station 41013 - Search and Rescue Data

Frying Pan Shoals, NC
33.441 N 77.764 W (33°26'28" N 77°45'50" 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/

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 1800Z22472661467266526
2025-03-31 1200Z179113661867366636
2025-03-31 0600Z185113652068366636
2025-03-31 0000Z18663451868346634
2025-03-30 1800Z16083651768366634
2025-03-30 1200Z14783641868366535
2025-03-30 0600Z15973642067366536
2025-03-30 0000Z16473542067356635
2025-03-29 1800Z18173642167366436
2025-03-29 1200Z18483631967366435
2025-03-29 0600Z18893632066366436
2025-03-29 0000Z182113521668356534
2025-03-28 1800Z16093522167356535
2025-03-28 1200Z14683621766366436
2025-03-28 0600Z126103621864366436
2025-03-28 0000Z92103521860356435
2025-03-27 1800Z40123631958366336
2025-03-27 1200Z21163631559366336
2025-03-27 0600Z3673621761366335
2025-03-27 0000Z16483521961356334

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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