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Station FRDF1 - Search and Rescue Data

8720030 - Fernandina Beach, FL
30.675 N 81.465 W (30°40'31" N 81°27'54" 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.

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
2025-04-02 1200Z126348-072367151
2025-04-02 0600Z121260-072426860
2025-04-02 0000Z107457-071397257
2025-04-01 1800Z93360-078456960
2025-04-01 1200Z267460-069426960
2025-04-01 0600Z196460-070486860
2025-04-01 0000Z220453-074447053
2025-03-31 1800Z243660-081486860
2025-03-31 1200Z215457-071456860
2025-03-31 0600Z168358-070416860
2025-03-31 0000Z136357-070406857
2025-03-30 1800Z138660-072456860
2025-03-30 1200Z116360-070436860
2025-03-30 0600Z130360-070386858
2025-03-30 0000Z122557-072516857
2025-03-29 1800Z110660-076486860
2025-03-29 1200Z113360-069436760
2025-03-29 0600Z126360-067486754
2025-03-29 0000Z132557-071426757
2025-03-28 1800Z96560-075426760

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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