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Station HCGN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8654467 - USCG Station Hatteras, NC
35.209 N 75.704 W (35°12'31" N 75°42'15" 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 1200Z2921160-064426760
2025-04-01 0600Z2441360-066486860
2025-04-01 0000Z221953-068446853
2025-03-31 1800Z207660-068486760
2025-03-31 1200Z202657-067456760
2025-03-31 0600Z194658-068416860
2025-03-31 0000Z181857-069406857
2025-03-30 1800Z183760-071456760
2025-03-30 1200Z192460-066436660
2025-03-30 0600Z227560-065386758
2025-03-30 0000Z223957-067516657
2025-03-29 1800Z2331160-069486560
2025-03-29 1200Z2411060-066436460
2025-03-29 0600Z2351060-065486554
2025-03-29 0000Z2221157-066426457
2025-03-28 1800Z220960-067426260
2025-03-28 1200Z210660-063456260
2025-03-28 0600Z201460-060426360
2025-03-28 0000Z196557-058426357
2025-03-27 1800Z315358-056406260

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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