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Station 44056 - Duck FRF, NC

Owned and maintained by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Data provided by Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Waverider Buoy
36.200 N 75.714 W (36°11'59" N 75°42'51" W)

Water depth: 17.8 m

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/?

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Ocean Current Data for 44056

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	5:00 pm EDT		4:30 pm EDT		4:00 pm EDT		3:30 pm EDT		3:00 pm EDT		2:30 pm EDT		2:00 pm EDT		1:30 pm EDT		1:00 pm EDT		12:30 pm EDT		12:00 pm EDT		11:30 am EDT		11:00 am EDT		10:00 am EDT		9:30 am EDT		9:00 am EDT		7:30 am EDT		7:00 am EDT		6:00 am EDT		5:30 am EDT		5:00 am EDT		4:30 am EDT		4:00 am EDT		3:30 am EDT		3:00 am EDT		2:30 am EDT		2:00 am EDT		1:30 am EDT		1:00 am EDT		12:30 am EDT		12:00 am EDT		11:30 pm EDT		11:00 pm EDT		10:30 pm EDT		10:00 pm EDT		9:30 pm EDT		9:00 pm EDT		8:30 pm EDT		8:00 pm EDT		7:30 pm EDT		7:00 pm EDT		6:30 pm EDT		6:00 pm EDT
3	160	0.49	180	0.45	170	0.54	170	0.52	180	0.52	170	0.56	180	0.74	170	0.80	170	0.82	180	0.70	170	0.66	170	0.85	180	0.80	170	0.76	180	0.85	170	0.97	170	1.18	170	1.13	170	1.18	170	1.11	160	1.01	160	1.01	160	0.91	150	0.91	150	0.93	160	0.80	150	0.80	160	0.80	160	0.78	160	0.82	160	0.82	160	0.78	160	0.78	160	0.76	160	0.78	160	0.78	160	0.85	160	0.85	160	0.87	160	0.84	170	0.87	160	0.78	160	0.74

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