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
2026-02-20 0600Z	220	16	36	5	17	70	36	71	36
2026-02-20 0000Z	227	13	34	5	18	70	34	71	33
2026-02-19 1800Z	219	17	36	6	16	70	36	71	34
2026-02-19 1200Z	216	16	36	6	16	69	36	70	36
2026-02-19 0600Z	193	16	36	7	18	69	36	70	35
2026-02-19 0000Z	199	15	35	7	20	68	35	69	34
2026-02-18 1800Z	201	16	36	7	19	67	36	69	35
2026-02-18 1200Z	179	12	36	7	18	65	36	69	36
2026-02-18 0600Z	173	7	36	8	18	64	36	69	36
2026-02-18 0000Z	136	4	34	9	17	64	34	69	34
2026-02-17 1800Z	60	7	36	10	17	64	36	69	35
2026-02-17 1200Z	35	11	36	12	18	63	36	69	36
2026-02-17 0600Z	23	15	36	12	17	64	36	71	36
2026-02-17 0000Z	7	20	34	13	17	64	34	71	34
2026-02-16 1800Z	351	21	36	11	16	66	36	70	35
2026-02-16 1200Z	200	16	36	11	18	68	36	70	35
2026-02-16 0600Z	178	28	36	10	19	69	36	72	36
2026-02-16 0000Z	170	25	35	6	18	68	35	73	35
2026-02-15 1800Z	157	19	36	4	17	65	36	73	34
2026-02-15 1200Z	141	9	36	2	19	62	36	72	35

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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