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
2025-02-12 0600Z183143642074367436
2025-02-12 0000Z160143532074357434
2025-02-11 1800Z158123632174367436
2025-02-11 1200Z148103622174367436
2025-02-11 0600Z11483621874367436
2025-02-11 0000Z8753411973347434
2025-02-10 1800Z32723622171367435
2025-02-10 1200Z25753622271367336
2025-02-10 0600Z19483622073367435
2025-02-10 0000Z14093522173357435
2025-02-09 1800Z21063622171367436
2025-02-09 1200Z23893621971367336
2025-02-09 0600Z191103622173367436
2025-02-09 0000Z158113421774347434
2025-02-08 1800Z21843621972367436
2025-02-08 1200Z25733621872367436
2025-02-08 0600Z17023622272367436
2025-02-08 0000Z10143421772347534
2025-02-07 1800Z32453622169367436
2025-02-07 1200Z25883621970367336

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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