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Station 41009 - Search and Rescue Data

CANAVERAL 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL
28.508 N 80.185 W (28°30'27" N 80°11'6" W)

Right whales are active off FL 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
2025-05-17 1200Z2041111-077117615
2025-05-17 0600Z19999-07797613
2025-05-17 0000Z159913-079137820
2025-05-16 1800Z178811-077117817
2025-05-16 1200Z21688-07687714
2025-05-16 0600Z2111018-076187719
2025-05-16 0000Z170123-0793784
2025-05-15 1800Z179511-0-07715
2025-05-15 1200Z215513-0-07622
2025-05-15 0600Z21799-0-07614
2025-05-15 0000Z126101229-07717
2025-05-14 1800Z8783-0771772
2025-05-14 1200Z31081-0751-0
2025-05-14 0600Z20245-0765768
2025-05-14 0000Z--037-07716
2025-05-13 1800Z154973197477716
2025-05-13 1200Z24883312732769
2025-05-13 0600Z240101-0741-0
2025-05-13 0000Z15313747757768
2025-05-12 1800Z1611785167687510

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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