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Station 41069 - Search and Rescue Data

Ponce de Leon Inlet, FL (PNC)
29.289 N 80.803 W (29°17'20" N 80°48'10" 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

Wave data from this station (41070) 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
2025-04-01 1200Z25066-0716726
2025-04-01 0600Z22586-0726726
2025-04-01 0000Z135105-0725725
2025-03-31 1800Z14866-0716726
2025-03-31 1200Z22286-0696716
2025-03-31 0600Z190146-0706716
2025-03-31 0000Z133116-0726716
2025-03-30 1800Z12096-0726716
2025-03-30 1200Z11996-0716706
2025-03-30 0600Z135126-0716706
2025-03-30 0000Z125116-0716706
2025-03-29 1800Z128116-0716706
2025-03-29 1200Z126126-0716706
2025-03-29 0600Z132166-0716706
2025-03-29 0000Z130146-0716706
2025-03-28 1800Z129126-0716706
2025-03-28 1200Z10366-0716706
2025-03-28 0600Z2686-0706706
2025-03-28 0000Z22146-0696706
2025-03-27 1800Z11126-0706706

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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