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
2023-12-04 1200Z	281	10	20	3	9	74	20	79	20
2023-12-04 0600Z	190	9	36	2	17	77	36	79	36
2023-12-04 0000Z	216	2	35	2	15	77	35	79	35
2023-12-03 1800Z	239	9	36	3	19	76	36	79	35
2023-12-03 1200Z	234	11	36	4	19	75	36	79	36
2023-12-03 0600Z	198	15	36	4	17	77	36	79	36
2023-12-03 0000Z	173	13	34	4	16	79	34	79	33
2023-12-02 1800Z	176	10	36	4	17	79	36	79	36
2023-12-02 1200Z	152	11	36	5	15	78	36	77	35
2023-12-02 0600Z	150	9	36	5	16	78	36	77	36
2023-12-02 0000Z	148	11	35	5	18	78	35	77	35
2023-12-01 1800Z	161	12	36	6	17	78	36	77	35
2023-12-01 1200Z	143	11	36	5	19	77	36	77	34
2023-12-01 0600Z	131	12	36	4	18	75	35	78	35
2023-12-01 0000Z	95	13	33	3	16	74	33	78	30
2023-11-30 1800Z	112	10	36	2	18	72	36	78	34
2023-11-30 1200Z	93	10	36	3	17	71	36	79	34
2023-11-30 0600Z	353	13	36	3	17	69	35	79	35
2023-11-30 0000Z	349	13	35	3	18	69	35	80	35
2023-11-29 1800Z	347	13	36	3	17	68	36	80	34
2023-11-29 1200Z	346	15	36	4	18	66	36	80	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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