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
2026-07-06 1800Z	203	9	32	4	16	83	32	83	30
2026-07-06 1200Z	223	11	36	4	18	82	36	83	35
2026-07-06 0600Z	210	14	36	3	17	83	35	83	32
2026-07-06 0000Z	200	10	34	3	17	83	34	83	33
2026-07-05 1800Z	218	10	36	3	20	83	36	83	34
2026-07-05 1200Z	248	10	36	3	19	82	36	84	34
2026-07-05 0600Z	220	11	36	2	19	82	36	84	36
2026-07-05 0000Z	173	7	35	2	21	83	35	85	35
2026-07-04 1800Z	104	4	36	2	20	83	36	84	34
2026-07-04 1200Z	111	2	36	2	19	81	36	83	36
2026-07-04 0600Z	308	0	36	2	18	81	35	84	33
2026-07-04 0000Z	39	2	36	3	20	82	35	84	33
2026-07-03 1800Z	25	6	36	3	20	81	36	84	35
2026-07-03 1200Z	343	4	36	3	18	80	36	83	34
2026-07-03 0600Z	31	4	36	4	18	80	36	83	33
2026-07-03 0000Z	23	11	36	4	20	81	36	83	35
2026-07-02 1800Z	21	11	36	4	20	81	36	83	34
2026-07-02 1200Z	26	13	36	5	17	80	35	83	35
2026-07-02 0600Z	38	14	36	5	20	80	36	83	32
2026-07-02 0000Z	41	15	36	6	20	80	36	83	32

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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