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Station 41013 - Search and Rescue Data

Frying Pan Shoals, NC
33.441 N 77.764 W (33°26'28" N 77°45'50" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. 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
2025-05-15 1200Z	225	13	20	4	9	75	20	75	20
2025-05-15 0600Z	218	14	36	4	20	75	36	75	35
2025-05-15 0000Z	208	13	35	4	17	75	35	76	35
2025-05-14 1800Z	208	10	36	4	20	75	36	76	35
2025-05-14 1200Z	219	5	36	5	21	75	36	75	36
2025-05-14 0600Z	224	13	36	7	17	75	36	75	35
2025-05-14 0000Z	206	13	35	7	15	75	35	76	33
2025-05-13 1800Z	183	6	36	7	16	75	36	76	34
2025-05-13 1200Z	169	12	36	9	16	73	36	76	34
2025-05-13 0600Z	146	22	36	9	17	73	36	75	33
2025-05-13 0000Z	148	19	36	7	14	74	36	76	35
2025-05-12 1800Z	151	19	36	7	17	77	36	76	36
2025-05-12 1200Z	153	17	36	5	16	77	36	76	36
2025-05-12 0600Z	142	13	36	5	14	76	36	75	36
2025-05-12 0000Z	124	15	34	4	17	75	34	75	34
2025-05-11 1800Z	72	12	36	4	15	71	36	73	35
2025-05-11 1200Z	78	3	36	4	15	72	36	73	35
2025-05-11 0600Z	95	11	36	4	18	74	36	73	36
2025-05-11 0000Z	69	13	34	5	15	72	34	73	34
2025-05-10 1800Z	54	19	36	6	15	69	36	73	35
2025-05-10 1200Z	47	19	36	5	20	70	36	74	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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