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Station 41025 - Search and Rescue Data

Diamond Shoals, NC
35.010 N 75.454 W (35°0'35" N 75°27'16" W)

This buoy is located 2 NM to the East-Northeast of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.

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 1800Z1961226715-06926
2025-03-31 1200Z2091436722-06936
2025-03-31 0600Z1841436623-06936
2025-03-31 0000Z1701635519-06933
2025-03-30 1800Z1761436421-06936
2025-03-30 1200Z1981236421-06936
2025-03-30 0600Z2101236322-06736
2025-03-30 0000Z2161335323-06835
2025-03-29 1800Z2311436322-06836
2025-03-29 1200Z2291536420-06836
2025-03-29 0600Z2171836522-06735
2025-03-29 0000Z2102135418-07035
2025-03-28 1800Z2011836421-07236
2025-03-28 1200Z1961336222-07236
2025-03-28 0600Z180536221-07336
2025-03-28 0000Z200334219-07334
2025-03-27 1800Z336436222-07236
2025-03-27 1200Z3481136222-06835
2025-03-27 0600Z318736221-06836
2025-03-27 0000Z347934221-06833

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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