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
2025-12-25 1200Z	164	12	32	4	13	69	32	70	31
2025-12-25 0600Z	101	11	36	4	18	68	36	70	36
2025-12-25 0000Z	70	10	36	2	19	67	36	69	36
2025-12-24 1800Z	311	11	36	3	16	64	36	69	36
2025-12-24 1200Z	287	16	36	4	17	62	36	68	35
2025-12-24 0600Z	268	20	36	4	15	66	36	68	36
2025-12-24 0000Z	250	20	35	5	15	68	34	68	35
2025-12-23 1800Z	233	19	36	5	15	69	34	70	35
2025-12-23 1200Z	186	17	36	4	14	68	35	71	36
2025-12-23 0600Z	21	10	36	5	17	61	36	71	36
2025-12-23 0000Z	38	16	35	6	19	58	35	68	35
2025-12-22 1800Z	35	19	35	7	16	56	35	67	33
2025-12-22 1200Z	40	22	36	7	15	57	36	67	36
2025-12-22 0600Z	20	22	36	6	18	58	36	67	36
2025-12-22 0000Z	353	13	36	3	16	61	36	68	35
2025-12-21 1800Z	316	9	36	3	14	60	36	67	36
2025-12-21 1200Z	327	7	36	3	16	62	36	67	36
2025-12-21 0600Z	1	5	36	3	17	61	36	67	36
2025-12-21 0000Z	26	10	35	4	20	60	35	67	35
2025-12-20 1800Z	38	11	36	4	18	58	36	67	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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