Station 41024 - Search and Rescue Data

Sunset Nearshore, NC (SUN2)
33.837 N 78.477 W (33°50'14" N 78°28'36" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Wave data from this buoy (SSBN7) can be viewed here.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-06-01 1200Z	153	6	4	-	73	4	75	4
2026-06-01 0600Z	148	6	6	-	74	6	76	6
2026-06-01 0000Z	106	7	5	-	72	5	76	5
2026-05-31 1800Z	91	9	6	-	71	6	76	6
2026-05-31 1200Z	66	10	6	-	69	6	75	6
2026-05-31 0600Z	77	11	6	-	72	6	76	6
2026-05-31 0000Z	107	2	5	-	77	5	77	5
2026-05-30 1800Z	283	3	6	-	78	6	77	6
2026-05-30 1200Z	229	2	6	-	76	6	76	6
2026-05-30 0600Z	190	5	6	-	77	6	76	6
2026-05-30 0000Z	140	5	6	-	77	6	77	6
2026-05-29 1800Z	94	5	6	-	77	6	76	6
2026-05-29 1200Z	75	6	6	-	76	6	76	6
2026-05-29 0600Z	315	1	6	-	76	6	77	6
2026-05-29 0000Z	225	3	6	-	78	6	78	6
2026-05-28 1800Z	214	5	6	-	78	6	77	6
2026-05-28 1200Z	248	5	6	-	76	6	77	6
2026-05-28 0600Z	217	8	6	-	77	6	76	6
2026-05-28 0000Z	227	6	6	-	77	6	78	6
2026-05-27 1800Z	202	10	6	-	79	6	79	6

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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