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
2025-12-15 1800Z	10	15	26	6	10	34	26	66	25
2025-12-15 1200Z	7	23	36	8	17	32	36	66	36
2025-12-15 0600Z	353	26	36	8	17	35	36	65	36
2025-12-15 0000Z	339	25	35	7	16	47	35	66	34
2025-12-14 1800Z	316	17	36	7	16	56	36	66	34
2025-12-14 1200Z	237	21	36	6	17	68	36	67	35
2025-12-14 0600Z	233	20	36	5	18	68	36	69	36
2025-12-14 0000Z	213	15	35	2	19	67	35	70	34
2025-12-13 1800Z	237	11	36	2	19	65	35	69	36
2025-12-13 1200Z	214	6	36	2	15	63	36	69	36
2025-12-13 0600Z	357	3	36	2	13	58	36	69	36
2025-12-13 0000Z	346	8	35	2	17	56	34	69	34
2025-12-12 1800Z	259	6	36	2	17	57	36	70	36
2025-12-12 1200Z	293	7	36	2	15	54	35	69	36
2025-12-12 0600Z	287	9	36	3	19	53	36	70	36
2025-12-12 0000Z	302	13	36	4	15	52	36	69	36
2025-12-11 1800Z	312	14	36	5	15	50	36	70	34
2025-12-11 1200Z	305	20	36	7	17	55	36	70	35
2025-12-11 0600Z	259	28	36	9	18	62	36	71	35
2025-12-11 0000Z	233	25	35	7	16	64	35	71	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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