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
12-05-2019	1800Z	320	10	36	3	6
12-05-2019	1200Z	313	14	36	4	6
12-05-2019	0600Z	298	18	36	4	7
12-05-2019	0000Z	266	16	36	3	6
12-04-2019	1800Z	293	16	35	4	9
12-04-2019	1200Z	289	21	36	4	6
12-04-2019	0600Z	282	20	36	4	7
12-04-2019	0000Z	257	12	36	3	9
12-03-2019	1800Z	283	11	36	3	9
12-03-2019	1200Z	309	14	36	4	8
12-03-2019	0600Z	318	15	36	4	9
12-03-2019	0000Z	297	16	35	5	9
12-02-2019	1800Z	287	21	36	6	10
12-02-2019	1200Z	271	21	36	5	9
12-02-2019	0600Z	222	25	36	5	6
12-02-2019	0000Z	213	18	36	4	7
12-01-2019	1800Z	216	17	36	5	9
12-01-2019	1200Z	212	19	36	5	10
12-01-2019	0600Z	187	14	36	5	7
12-01-2019	0000Z	155	9	33	4	8

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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