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
2025-12-24 1800Z	324	11	36	4	13	71	36	76	36
2025-12-24 1200Z	324	8	36	4	15	72	36	76	35
2025-12-24 0600Z	357	4	36	5	14	73	36	76	36
2025-12-24 0000Z	57	5	35	6	15	73	35	76	34
2025-12-23 1800Z	91	9	36	7	17	73	35	76	35
2025-12-23 1200Z	85	16	36	8	15	73	36	76	35
2025-12-23 0600Z	85	19	36	8	17	73	36	77	36
2025-12-23 0000Z	73	19	35	7	15	74	35	77	35
2025-12-22 1800Z	67	16	36	6	15	75	35	78	34
2025-12-22 1200Z	54	15	36	5	13	74	36	78	35
2025-12-22 0600Z	43	11	36	4	17	75	36	78	36
2025-12-22 0000Z	2	12	36	3	14	74	36	78	36
2025-12-21 1800Z	16	6	36	3	15	74	36	78	35
2025-12-21 1200Z	82	5	36	3	15	74	36	77	35
2025-12-21 0600Z	90	6	36	3	17	74	36	77	36
2025-12-21 0000Z	81	4	35	4	14	73	35	77	35
2025-12-20 1800Z	57	5	36	4	16	73	36	76	36
2025-12-20 1200Z	12	10	36	4	14	71	36	76	36
2025-12-20 0600Z	341	14	36	4	15	72	36	76	36
2025-12-20 0000Z	276	8	35	3	13	76	35	76	35

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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