Station 41013 - Search and Rescue Data

Frying Pan Shoals, NC
33.436 N 77.764 W (33°26'9" N 77°45'52" 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
2026-09-16 1800Z	46	16	26	4	14	80	26	83	23
2026-09-16 1200Z	49	14	36	4	20	80	36	81	33
2026-09-16 0600Z	36	17	34	5	20	78	34	82	30
2026-09-16 0000Z	46	17	35	5	18	78	35	82	32
2026-09-15 1800Z	45	19	36	6	20	79	36	82	32
2026-09-15 1200Z	47	20	36	6	17	80	36	82	31
2026-09-15 0600Z	57	19	36	5	18	81	36	83	30
2026-09-15 0000Z	186	1	35	2	20	84	35	84	32
2026-09-14 1800Z	264	5	35	2	20	83	35	83	33
2026-09-14 1200Z	262	10	36	3	20	82	36	83	31
2026-09-14 0600Z	240	13	36	3	16	82	36	83	33
2026-09-14 0000Z	222	12	36	3	20	82	36	83	32
2026-09-13 1800Z	240	10	36	3	20	81	36	83	31
2026-09-13 1200Z	238	11	36	3	20	82	36	83	29
2026-09-13 0600Z	214	14	36	3	21	83	35	83	30
2026-09-13 0000Z	185	14	36	3	18	82	36	84	32
2026-09-12 1800Z	193	11	36	2	19	80	36	83	35
2026-09-12 1200Z	210	3	35	2	17	81	35	83	33
2026-09-12 0600Z	240	7	34	2	17	83	34	84	29
2026-09-12 0000Z	205	12	35	2	21	83	35	84	29

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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