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Station JMPN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8658163 - Wrightsville Beach, NC
34.213 N 77.786 W (34°12'48" N 77°47'11" W)

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Wilmington WFO.

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 1200Z270560-065425760
2025-04-01 0600Z222960-063485860
2025-04-01 0000Z2041353-063445953
2025-03-31 1800Z1821460-065485960
2025-03-31 1200Z2071057-063455860
2025-03-31 0600Z185958-063415960
2025-03-31 0000Z191757-064405857
2025-03-30 1800Z196960-066455960
2025-03-30 1200Z156660-064435960
2025-03-30 0600Z183660-062385858
2025-03-30 0000Z198857-062515957
2025-03-29 1800Z1791660-065485960
2025-03-29 1200Z198760-061435860
2025-03-29 0600Z204960-061485854
2025-03-29 0000Z2011157-063425957
2025-03-28 1800Z1831060-063425960
2025-03-28 1200Z173660-060455860
2025-03-28 0600Z168860-059425860
2025-03-28 0000Z141757-058425957
2025-03-27 1800Z111958-057405960

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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