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Station 41064 - Search and Rescue Data

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3)
34.207 N 76.949 W (34°12'26" N 76°56'56" 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 waverider buoy (41159) 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
2025-04-03 1800Z21284-0704664
2025-04-03 1200Z20386-0696666
2025-04-03 0600Z179126-0706666
2025-04-03 0000Z159146-0696656
2025-04-02 1800Z139135-0685645
2025-04-02 1200Z90156-0646636
2025-04-02 0600Z88176-0636636
2025-04-02 0000Z97146-0636636
2025-04-01 1800Z136-0646636
2025-04-01 1200Z270106-0646636
2025-04-01 0600Z239166-0656646
2025-04-01 0000Z236165-0665645
2025-03-31 1800Z23156-0676646
2025-03-31 1200Z22395-0665635
2025-03-31 0600Z21196-0676646
2025-03-31 0000Z20036-0666656
2025-03-30 1800Z20146-0676646
2025-03-30 1200Z18655-0655625
2025-03-30 0600Z19546-0646626
2025-03-30 0000Z21096-0666646

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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