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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 1200Z22513204975207520
2025-05-15 0600Z218143642075367535
2025-05-15 0000Z208133541775357635
2025-05-14 1800Z208103642075367635
2025-05-14 1200Z21953652175367536
2025-05-14 0600Z224133671775367535
2025-05-14 0000Z206133571575357633
2025-05-13 1800Z18363671675367634
2025-05-13 1200Z169123691673367634
2025-05-13 0600Z146223691773367533
2025-05-13 0000Z148193671474367635
2025-05-12 1800Z151193671777367636
2025-05-12 1200Z153173651677367636
2025-05-12 0600Z142133651476367536
2025-05-12 0000Z124153441775347534
2025-05-11 1800Z72123641571367335
2025-05-11 1200Z7833641572367335
2025-05-11 0600Z95113641874367336
2025-05-11 0000Z69133451572347334
2025-05-10 1800Z54193661569367335
2025-05-10 1200Z47193652070367435

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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