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
2026-02-20 1800Z	222	19	36	6	16	65	36	59	35
2026-02-20 1200Z	221	16	36	4	17	65	36	61	36
2026-02-20 0600Z	212	11	36	4	18	65	36	61	36
2026-02-20 0000Z	221	14	35	4	22	65	35	64	34
2026-02-19 1800Z	221	13	36	4	16	65	36	64	36
2026-02-19 1200Z	237	9	36	4	16	65	36	64	36
2026-02-19 0600Z	231	11	36	5	19	65	36	64	36
2026-02-19 0000Z	221	14	35	4	19	66	34	63	35
2026-02-18 1800Z	234	12	36	4	15	65	36	63	36
2026-02-18 1200Z	217	15	36	4	14	67	36	66	36
2026-02-18 0600Z	194	14	36	4	17	66	36	66	36
2026-02-18 0000Z	176	4	36	4	17	61	36	67	36
2026-02-17 1800Z	39	3	36	4	15	56	36	63	36
2026-02-17 1200Z	23	9	36	5	18	52	36	62	36
2026-02-17 0600Z	54	10	36	5	17	52	36	61	36
2026-02-17 0000Z	27	17	35	7	18	53	35	63	35
2026-02-16 1800Z	10	22	36	8	15	52	36	63	36
2026-02-16 1200Z	354	21	36	8	16	55	36	64	36
2026-02-16 0600Z	246	13	36	10	13	64	36	64	36
2026-02-16 0000Z	184	21	35	8	19	66	35	64	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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