Station 41002 - Search and Rescue Data

SOUTH HATTERAS - 225 NM South of Cape Hatteras
31.759 N 74.936 W (31°45'33" N 74°56'10" W)

As of 2000z, 12/30/24, the buoy at station 41002 has gone adrift. Data will be restored during our next service visit to this location. Click here to see the latest positions on the adrift buoy. 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
2024-12-31 0000Z	227	10	26	6	15	71	26	72	26
2024-12-30 1800Z	231	9	30	6	14	72	30	72	29
2024-12-30 1200Z	215	18	36	7	19	71	36	72	36
2024-12-30 0600Z	184	21	36	7	18	71	36	72	36
2024-12-30 0000Z	165	19	36	7	19	69	36	73	36
2024-12-29 1800Z	154	19	36	6	17	70	36	73	35
2024-12-29 1200Z	142	16	36	5	18	69	36	73	36
2024-12-29 0600Z	128	15	36	5	18	69	36	73	34
2024-12-29 0000Z	123	13	36	5	20	68	36	73	35
2024-12-28 1800Z	122	12	36	6	19	68	36	72	34
2024-12-28 1200Z	103	15	36	6	18	68	36	72	36
2024-12-28 0600Z	108	15	36	5	18	68	36	72	36
2024-12-28 0000Z	105	13	35	4	18	68	35	71	34
2024-12-27 1800Z	84	13	36	5	19	67	36	71	36
2024-12-27 1200Z	66	15	36	5	17	67	36	70	36
2024-12-27 0600Z	69	11	36	4	18	66	36	71	36
2024-12-27 0000Z	53	14	36	5	20	66	36	72	35
2024-12-26 1800Z	50	13	34	5	22	66	34	74	35
2024-12-26 1200Z	49	15	36	5	23	66	36	74	36
2024-12-26 0600Z	50	16	35	6	16	67	35	73	36
2024-12-26 0000Z	41	16	35	6	19	68	34	72	34
2024-12-25 1800Z	31	16	36	6	21	68	36	73	36
2024-12-25 1200Z	348	15	36	6	21	70	36	74	36
2024-12-25 0600Z	212	15	36	7	20	72	36	74	35
2024-12-25 0000Z	143	20	35	7	18	68	35	73	34
2024-12-24 1800Z	133	19	36	6	21	67	36	73	33
2024-12-24 1200Z	119	15	36	5	16	66	35	74	35
2024-12-24 0600Z	101	14	36	5	21	66	36	74	36
2024-12-24 0000Z	77	14	34	5	20	65	34	74	32
2024-12-23 1800Z	67	12	36	5	22	64	36	75	34
2024-12-23 1200Z	49	13	36	6	22	62	36	74	35
2024-12-23 0600Z	34	13	36	6	16	61	36	74	33
2024-12-23 0000Z	31	15	35	7	19	61	34	74	33
2024-12-22 1800Z	28	15	36	6	18	60	36	75	35
2024-12-22 1200Z	34	15	36	6	21	60	36	75	35
2024-12-22 0600Z	32	16	36	6	20	61	36	75	33
2024-12-22 0000Z	19	15	35	6	17	62	35	75	34
2024-12-21 1800Z	359	16	36	7	17	63	36	75	35
2024-12-21 1200Z	348	16	36	8	19	64	36	75	36
2024-12-21 0600Z	323	20	36	9	20	66	36	75	36
2024-12-21 0000Z	272	19	34	7	18	71	34	75	34
2024-12-20 1800Z	285	14	36	6	20	70	36	76	36
2024-12-20 1200Z	267	10	36	5	20	73	36	75	36
2024-12-20 0600Z	203	6	36	6	17	71	36	73	36
2024-12-20 0000Z	79	7	35	5	20	72	35	75	33
2024-12-19 1800Z	180	13	36	5	20	72	36	74	36
2024-12-19 1200Z	179	13	36	5	22	72	36	74	35
2024-12-19 0600Z	162	16	36	5	16	71	36	72	36
2024-12-19 0000Z	164	14	35	5	17	72	34	72	35
2024-12-18 1800Z	169	11	36	6	20	72	36	72	36
2024-12-18 1200Z	166	11	35	6	20	72	35	74	35
2024-12-18 0600Z	157	10	36	6	21	73	36	75	36
2024-12-18 0000Z	154	10	34	6	17	73	34	75	34
2024-12-17 1800Z	135	6	36	6	23	71	36	75	36
2024-12-17 1200Z	121	10	36	7	20	71	36	75	35
2024-12-17 0600Z	106	10	36	8	18	70	36	74	36
2024-12-17 0000Z	103	13	34	9	21	70	34	74	33
2024-12-16 1800Z	94	14	36	10	21	70	36	74	36
2024-12-16 1200Z	87	14	36	10	21	69	36	75	36
2024-12-16 0600Z	89	18	36	11	19	69	36	74	36
2024-12-16 0000Z	81	21	34	11	21	69	34	74	33
2024-12-15 1800Z	70	21	36	10	24	67	36	74	36
2024-12-15 1200Z	63	22	36	12	23	67	36	74	36
2024-12-15 0600Z	61	23	36	15	20	67	36	74	36
2024-12-15 0000Z	56	26	34	15	17	67	34	74	32
2024-12-14 1800Z	60	26	36	14	19	68	36	75	35
2024-12-14 1200Z	51	26	36	12	24	67	36	75	36
2024-12-14 0600Z	50	24	36	11	19	67	36	75	36
2024-12-14 0000Z	55	25	34	10	20	67	34	75	34
2024-12-13 1800Z	47	23	36	7	22	66	36	75	36
2024-12-13 1200Z	41	19	36	5	23	64	36	75	36
2024-12-13 0600Z	28	17	35	5	19	62	35	75	35
2024-12-13 0000Z	3	16	34	6	20	61	34	76	34
2024-12-12 1800Z	351	16	36	8	21	61	36	76	36
2024-12-12 1200Z	351	18	36	11	18	61	36	76	36
2024-12-12 0600Z	318	22	36	11	21	67	36	76	36
2024-12-12 0000Z	199	24	34	11	16	75	34	76	33
2024-12-11 1800Z	187	23	36	9	18	75	36	76	36
2024-12-11 1200Z	178	20	36	7	19	74	36	76	36
2024-12-11 0600Z	165	20	36	5	15	74	36	76	36
2024-12-11 0000Z	164	15	34	4	18	74	34	76	34
2024-12-10 1800Z	195	14	36	4	18	74	36	76	36
2024-12-10 1200Z	196	15	36	4	17	73	36	75	36
2024-12-10 0600Z	202	14	36	4	20	73	36	75	36
2024-12-10 0000Z	204	15	34	3	21	72	34	75	34
2024-12-09 1800Z	204	13	36	3	23	71	36	75	36
2024-12-09 1200Z	219	11	36	4	23	71	36	75	36
2024-12-09 0600Z	245	11	36	4	18	71	36	76	36
2024-12-09 0000Z	264	13	34	4	18	70	34	76	34
2024-12-08 1800Z	257	13	36	3	19	68	36	76	35
2024-12-08 1200Z	266	12	36	3	17	64	36	76	35
2024-12-08 0600Z	277	7	36	3	14	62	36	76	36
2024-12-08 0000Z	317	7	29	3	19	59	29	75	23
2024-12-07 1800Z	326	11	36	4	23	60	36	75	36
2024-12-07 1200Z	346	12	36	4	17	59	36	75	36
2024-12-07 0600Z	341	14	36	5	18	58	36	76	36
2024-12-07 0000Z	336	17	34	6	20	60	34	75	34
2024-12-06 1800Z	351	14	36	8	21	62	36	75	36
2024-12-06 1200Z	20	16	36	8	18	64	36	75	36
2024-12-06 0600Z	310	19	36	13	18	70	36	75	36
2024-12-06 0000Z	254	25	34	13	20	72	34	75	34
2024-12-05 1800Z	240	24	36	9	20	71	36	75	36
2024-12-05 1200Z	235	20	36	6	20	68	36	75	36
2024-12-05 0600Z	225	15	36	4	20	64	36	76	36
2024-12-05 0000Z	247	6	35	4	19	61	35	76	35
2024-12-04 1800Z	325	5	36	5	21	60	36	75	35
2024-12-04 1200Z	349	13	36	7	19	59	36	75	36
2024-12-04 0600Z	343	16	36	9	19	58	36	76	33
2024-12-04 0000Z	340	19	36	7	19	59	36	74	36
2024-12-03 1800Z	318	6	36	5	21	58	36	73	36
2024-12-03 1200Z	302	10	36	5	19	59	36	73	34
2024-12-03 0600Z	320	13	36	6	22	59	36	73	35
2024-12-03 0000Z	316	18	34	7	19	60	34	72	34
2024-12-02 1800Z	300	19	36	5	21	64	36	72	35
2024-12-02 1200Z	302	12	36	3	19	65	36	72	36
2024-12-02 0600Z	256	4	36	2	19	64	36	73	36
2024-12-02 0000Z	132	4	35	3	19	63	35	73	34
2024-12-01 1800Z	88	2	36	3	20	63	36	73	36
2024-12-01 1200Z	45	4	36	4	23	60	36	73	36
2024-12-01 0600Z	23	8	36	5	19	59	36	73	36
2024-12-01 0000Z	348	11	32	6	19	59	32	73	32
2024-11-30 1800Z	343	16	36	7	21	61	36	73	35
2024-11-30 1200Z	329	14	36	6	21	64	36	73	35
2024-11-30 0600Z	318	17	36	6	21	67	36	75	36
2024-11-30 0000Z	321	18	34	6	19	71	34	75	34
2024-11-29 1800Z	253	13	36	6	20	75	36	75	36
2024-11-29 1200Z	247	9	36	7	21	75	36	75	36
2024-11-29 0600Z	236	16	36	8	19	76	36	75	36
2024-11-29 0000Z	224	19	34	8	17	76	34	75	34

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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