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
2025-12-24 1800Z	315	16	36	7	19	73	36	77	36
2025-12-24 1200Z	293	21	36	9	18	74	36	77	35
2025-12-24 0600Z	247	20	36	7	17	72	36	77	36
2025-12-24 0000Z	228	15	34	5	18	70	34	77	32
2025-12-23 1800Z	186	12	36	5	17	66	36	74	33
2025-12-23 1200Z	114	6	36	5	18	64	36	73	35
2025-12-23 0600Z	87	13	36	6	17	64	36	75	36
2025-12-23 0000Z	54	17	34	6	16	63	34	76	33
2025-12-22 1800Z	37	19	36	7	17	64	35	76	35
2025-12-22 1200Z	22	20	36	7	17	66	36	75	36
2025-12-22 0600Z	10	18	36	5	18	70	36	76	36
2025-12-22 0000Z	306	6	36	5	18	71	36	76	35
2025-12-21 1800Z	267	4	36	6	18	71	36	76	35
2025-12-21 1200Z	162	1	36	5	18	69	36	76	36
2025-12-21 0600Z	112	4	36	4	17	68	36	75	36
2025-12-21 0000Z	102	4	34	5	16	68	34	75	34
2025-12-20 1800Z	69	9	36	6	17	68	36	75	35
2025-12-20 1200Z	18	11	36	8	17	68	36	75	36
2025-12-20 0600Z	316	14	36	10	18	70	36	76	36
2025-12-20 0000Z	259	20	34	11	15	75	34	76	33

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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