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
2024-04-25 0600Z	244	10	6	-	67	6	67	6
2024-04-25 0000Z	205	17	6	-	68	6	67	6
2024-04-24 1800Z	205	19	6	-	67	6	67	6
2024-04-24 1200Z	225	18	6	-	64	6	66	6
2024-04-24 0600Z	207	18	6	-	64	6	66	6
2024-04-24 0000Z	195	14	6	-	63	6	67	6
2024-04-23 1800Z	173	8	6	-	61	6	67	6
2024-04-23 1200Z	320	8	6	-	54	6	66	6
2024-04-23 0600Z	45	8	6	-	56	6	66	6
2024-04-23 0000Z	1	11	6	-	59	6	67	6
2024-04-22 1800Z	355	15	6	-	57	6	67	6
2024-04-22 1200Z	13	15	6	-	52	6	67	6
2024-04-22 0600Z	3	15	6	-	54	6	68	6
2024-04-22 0000Z	15	17	6	-	56	6	69	6
2024-04-21 1800Z	1	16	6	-	62	6	69	6
2024-04-21 1200Z	27	7	6	-	66	6	69	6
2024-04-21 0600Z	243	0	6	-	69	6	70	6
2024-04-21 0000Z	229	4	6	-	71	6	69	6
2024-04-20 1800Z	200	8	6	-	71	6	69	6
2024-04-20 1200Z	182	5	6	-	69	6	68	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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