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
2026-01-16 0600Z	295	9	6	-	34	6	53	6
2026-01-16 0000Z	313	9	6	-	40	6	53	6
2026-01-15 1800Z	316	8	6	-	44	6	53	6
2026-01-15 1200Z	271	9	6	-	48	6	53	6
2026-01-15 0600Z	238	11	6	-	51	6	54	6
2026-01-15 0000Z	217	7	6	-	52	6	53	6
2026-01-14 1800Z	232	6	6	-	53	6	54	6
2026-01-14 1200Z	235	6	6	-	53	6	53	6
2026-01-14 0600Z	232	6	6	-	52	6	53	6
2026-01-14 0000Z	204	5	6	-	53	6	54	6
2026-01-13 1800Z	223	3	6	-	48	6	54	6
2026-01-13 1200Z	297	4	6	-	42	6	54	6
2026-01-13 0600Z	300	3	6	-	44	6	54	6
2026-01-13 0000Z	285	2	6	-	44	6	54	6
2026-01-12 1800Z	27	2	6	-	41	6	54	6
2026-01-12 1200Z	358	8	6	-	35	6	54	6
2026-01-12 0600Z	338	7	6	-	41	6	55	6
2026-01-12 0000Z	322	10	6	-	52	6	55	6
2026-01-11 1800Z	275	8	6	-	60	6	55	6
2026-01-11 1200Z	223	7	6	-	57	6	56	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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