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
2023-12-04 1800Z	221	10	6	-	60	6	59	6
2023-12-04 1200Z	272	4	6	-	60	6	59	6
2023-12-04 0600Z	255	7	6	-	61	6	59	6
2023-12-04 0000Z	220	10	6	-	62	6	59	6
2023-12-03 1800Z	211	8	6	-	62	6	59	6
2023-12-03 1200Z	212	5	6	-	61	6	59	6
2023-12-03 0600Z	95	1	6	-	63	6	59	6
2023-12-03 0000Z	85	3	6	-	62	6	59	6
2023-12-02 1800Z	212	1	6	-	62	6	59	6
2023-12-02 1200Z	225	2	6	-	63	6	58	6
2023-12-02 0600Z	177	6	6	-	64	6	58	6
2023-12-02 0000Z	178	5	6	-	63	6	58	6
2023-12-01 1800Z	113	4	6	-	63	6	58	6
2023-12-01 1200Z	57	6	6	-	57	6	58	6
2023-12-01 0600Z	49	5	6	-	55	6	57	6
2023-12-01 0000Z	107	3	5	-	56	5	58	5
2023-11-30 1800Z	106	3	6	-	54	6	58	6
2023-11-30 1200Z	307	6	6	-	46	6	58	6
2023-11-30 0600Z	297	4	6	-	50	6	58	6
2023-11-30 0000Z	162	1	6	-	50	6	59	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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