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
2026-05-22 1200Z	137	12	32	4	17	74	32	75	32
2026-05-22 0600Z	150	12	36	4	20	74	36	75	36
2026-05-22 0000Z	150	11	34	4	17	75	34	75	34
2026-05-21 1800Z	155	11	36	4	20	75	36	75	36
2026-05-21 1200Z	153	11	36	5	18	74	36	75	36
2026-05-21 0600Z	157	11	36	5	20	74	36	75	36
2026-05-21 0000Z	139	13	33	5	21	75	33	75	32
2026-05-20 1800Z	134	13	36	5	20	74	36	75	36
2026-05-20 1200Z	114	13	36	5	19	74	36	74	35
2026-05-20 0600Z	102	13	36	4	19	74	36	75	33
2026-05-20 0000Z	82	10	34	4	19	74	34	75	33
2026-05-19 1800Z	78	8	36	4	19	74	36	75	35
2026-05-19 1200Z	88	7	35	4	21	72	35	74	35
2026-05-19 0600Z	106	8	36	4	20	71	36	74	36
2026-05-19 0000Z	99	12	34	3	19	72	34	75	33
2026-05-18 1800Z	90	9	36	3	18	72	36	75	36
2026-05-18 1200Z	85	4	36	3	18	71	36	74	36
2026-05-18 0600Z	134	7	36	3	18	71	36	74	36
2026-05-18 0000Z	109	8	34	3	18	71	34	75	34
2026-05-17 1800Z	123	5	36	3	19	71	36	75	36

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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