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Station VCAF1 - Search and Rescue Data

8723970 - Vaca Key, FL
24.711 N 81.107 W (24°42'40" N 81°6'24" W)

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-04-01 1200Z	144	1	60	-	78	42	80	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	172	3	60	-	78	48	80	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	166	4	53	-	79	44	81	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	173	7	60	-	82	48	80	60
2025-03-31 1200Z	164	2	57	-	78	45	78	60
2025-03-31 0600Z	144	3	58	-	77	41	78	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	130	5	55	-	79	38	78	55
2025-03-30 1800Z	143	7	60	-	81	45	77	60
2025-03-30 1200Z	128	6	60	-	78	43	75	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	128	8	60	-	77	38	75	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	110	8	57	-	77	51	76	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	94	9	60	-	76	48	76	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	98	8	60	-	76	43	76	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	103	9	60	-	75	48	77	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	86	14	57	-	76	42	78	57
2025-03-28 1800Z	93	12	60	-	78	42	78	60
2025-03-28 1200Z	97	8	60	-	76	45	77	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	84	10	60	-	75	42	78	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	76	14	59	-	77	44	80	59
2025-03-27 1800Z	74	12	58	-	79	40	80	60

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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Station VCAF1 - Search and Rescue Data

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