Station 41009 - Search and Rescue Data

CANAVERAL 20 NM East of Cape Canaveral, FL
28.501 N 80.184 W (28°30'4" N 80°11'1" 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
10-15-2018	1800Z	130	6	32	3	5
10-15-2018	1200Z	156	8	36	3	6
10-15-2018	0600Z	114	10	36	3	6
10-15-2018	0000Z	76	14	35	3	8
10-14-2018	1800Z	71	10	36	2	8
10-14-2018	1200Z	94	7	36	2	7
10-14-2018	0600Z	85	9	36	2	6
10-14-2018	0000Z	48	9	35	2	9
10-13-2018	1800Z	8	10	36	2	6
10-13-2018	1200Z	5	10	35	2	8
10-13-2018	0600Z	69	6	36	2	9
10-13-2018	0000Z	81	5	36	2	6
10-12-2018	1800Z	300	4	36	2	8
10-12-2018	1200Z	299	12	35	3	8
10-12-2018	0600Z	264	12	36	3	7
10-12-2018	0000Z	210	12	35	3	10
10-11-2018	1800Z	204	13	36	4	6
10-11-2018	1200Z	201	18	35	6	7
10-11-2018	0600Z	189	19	35	6	10
10-11-2018	0000Z	159	21	35	6	9

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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