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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
2024-10-07 1200Z	30	3	4	-	71	4	78	4
2024-10-07 0600Z	111	5	6	-	75	6	78	6
2024-10-07 0000Z	112	10	6	-	76	6	79	6
2024-10-06 1800Z	94	5	6	-	76	6	79	6
2024-10-06 1200Z	35	10	6	-	71	6	78	6
2024-10-06 0600Z	42	7	6	-	74	6	78	6
2024-10-06 0000Z	94	8	6	-	77	6	78	6
2024-10-05 1800Z	116	4	6	-	77	6	79	6
2024-10-05 1200Z	26	7	6	-	73	6	78	6
2024-10-05 0600Z	50	7	6	-	76	6	78	6
2024-10-05 0000Z	67	9	6	-	77	6	78	6
2024-10-04 1800Z	88	13	6	-	78	6	78	6
2024-10-04 1200Z	31	11	6	-	70	6	78	6
2024-10-04 0600Z	45	11	6	-	73	6	78	6
2024-10-04 0000Z	89	12	6	-	76	6	79	6
2024-10-03 1800Z	96	9	6	-	76	6	79	6
2024-10-03 1200Z	35	11	6	-	71	6	78	6
2024-10-03 0600Z	36	8	6	-	73	6	78	6
2024-10-03 0000Z	11	7	6	-	75	6	79	6
2024-10-02 1800Z	11	9	6	-	75	6	78	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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