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
2024-04-23 1200Z46133271369327632
2024-04-23 0600Z25143671669367636
2024-04-23 0000Z355203661770367536
2024-04-22 1800Z333193652069367536
2024-04-22 1200Z338143641870367535
2024-04-22 0600Z307143632175367636
2024-04-22 0000Z180123421677347734
2024-04-21 1800Z19983621976367736
2024-04-21 1200Z23293631874367736
2024-04-21 0600Z185163631977367835
2024-04-21 0000Z155133421778347933
2024-04-20 1800Z9113631876367936
2024-04-20 1200Z23963631675367836
2024-04-20 0600Z193133641877367936
2024-04-20 0000Z156123531978357935
2024-04-19 1800Z18883632176367936
2024-04-19 1200Z209103632075367836
2024-04-19 0600Z19593632376367836
2024-04-19 0000Z14393532276357834
2024-04-18 1800Z21433631875367736

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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