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Station 44100 - Search and Rescue Data

Duck FRF 26m, NC (430)
36.258 N 75.593 W (36°15'30" N 75°35'36" 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
2025-04-01 1200Z--041256125312
2025-04-01 0600Z--04125995312
2025-04-01 0000Z--041159115411
2025-03-31 1800Z--041260125412
2025-03-31 1200Z--041257125412
2025-03-31 0600Z--031257125312
2025-03-31 0000Z--031258125412
2025-03-30 1800Z--021259125512
2025-03-30 1200Z--021257125312
2025-03-30 0600Z--021258125312
2025-03-30 0000Z--031259125412
2025-03-29 1800Z--021260125312
2025-03-29 1200Z--031258125312
2025-03-29 0600Z--031259125312
2025-03-29 0000Z--031259125212
2025-03-28 1800Z--021258125212
2025-03-28 1200Z--011254125112
2025-03-28 0600Z--021252125112
2025-03-28 0000Z--021250125212
2025-03-27 1800Z--021250125212

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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