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
10-19-2019	1800Z	144	15	21	5	6
10-19-2019	1200Z	99	12	36	5	8
10-19-2019	0600Z	91	16	36	5	6
10-19-2019	0000Z	89	15	35	2	6
10-18-2019	1800Z	94	6	36	2	9
10-18-2019	1200Z	25	3	36	2	8
10-18-2019	0600Z	323	5	36	2	6
10-18-2019	0000Z	5	7	35	2	8
10-17-2019	1800Z	334	9	36	2	8
10-17-2019	1200Z	319	11	36	2	6
10-17-2019	0600Z	277	16	36	3	7
10-17-2019	0000Z	246	13	36	2	7
10-16-2019	1800Z	207	14	36	3	8
10-16-2019	1200Z	200	17	36	3	7
10-16-2019	0600Z	173	14	36	3	8
10-16-2019	0000Z	118	10	36	2	8
10-15-2019	1800Z	124	6	36	3	7
10-15-2019	1200Z	121	4	36	3	9
10-15-2019	0600Z	112	6	36	3	7
10-15-2019	0000Z	90	5	36	3	7

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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