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
2026-02-24 1800Z	309	13	20	5	7	51	20	71	20
2026-02-24 1200Z	321	16	36	5	19	51	36	71	36
2026-02-24 0600Z	323	17	36	6	13	54	36	71	35
2026-02-24 0000Z	316	13	35	5	17	55	35	71	35
2026-02-23 1800Z	319	18	36	7	14	49	36	70	36
2026-02-23 1200Z	315	23	36	8	14	51	36	70	36
2026-02-23 0600Z	326	23	36	9	14	58	36	71	36
2026-02-23 0000Z	341	22	35	6	14	66	35	71	34
2026-02-22 1800Z	272	9	36	2	15	69	36	71	36
2026-02-22 1200Z	233	12	36	2	14	69	36	71	36
2026-02-22 0600Z	205	11	36	2	14	72	36	72	36
2026-02-22 0000Z	146	10	35	1	15	74	35	72	35
2026-02-21 1800Z	180	6	36	1	13	71	36	72	36
2026-02-21 1200Z	217	10	36	2	15	70	36	71	36
2026-02-21 0600Z	200	10	36	2	13	72	36	72	36
2026-02-21 0000Z	160	12	35	2	14	74	35	72	34
2026-02-20 1800Z	180	8	36	2	15	71	36	70	36
2026-02-20 1200Z	208	10	36	3	15	70	36	70	36
2026-02-20 0600Z	195	13	36	3	16	71	36	70	36
2026-02-20 0000Z	160	10	35	3	12	72	35	71	35
2026-02-19 1800Z	182	9	36	4	12	70	36	71	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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