Station 41002 - Search and Rescue Data

SOUTH HATTERAS - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras
31.743 N 74.955 W (31°44'36" N 74°57'18" W)

Right whales are active off SC 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
2026-08-22 0600Z214113621984368635
2026-08-22 0000Z18593421985348634
2026-08-21 1800Z24243621985368634
2026-08-21 1200Z22883622085368636
2026-08-21 0600Z213133621785368633
2026-08-21 0000Z20493521985358634
2026-08-20 1800Z23173421886348633
2026-08-20 1200Z20753621985368535
2026-08-20 0600Z23663521885338532
2026-08-20 0000Z23473622085368636
2026-08-19 1800Z22293532185358634
2026-08-19 1200Z22373632084368536
2026-08-19 0600Z241103631885368536
2026-08-19 0000Z21793431785348533
2026-08-18 1800Z23393541985358534
2026-08-18 1200Z25683631984368535
2026-08-18 0600Z245103531784348434
2026-08-18 0000Z227103432085348534
2026-08-17 1800Z23453632085358534
2026-08-17 1200Z18503621781368436

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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