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
2026-04-14 1800Z	196	7	5	-	67	5	68	5
2026-04-14 1200Z	236	4	6	-	65	6	67	6
2026-04-14 0600Z	211	4	6	-	66	6	67	6
2026-04-14 0000Z	191	3	6	-	68	6	67	6
2026-04-13 1800Z	182	3	6	-	68	6	67	6
2026-04-13 1200Z	165	3	6	-	66	6	66	6
2026-04-13 0600Z	151	4	6	-	66	6	66	6
2026-04-13 0000Z	108	4	6	-	67	6	67	6
2026-04-12 1800Z	88	2	6	-	68	6	66	6
2026-04-12 1200Z	80	2	6	-	64	6	65	6
2026-04-12 0600Z	121	1	6	-	65	6	65	6
2026-04-12 0000Z	213	5	6	-	66	6	65	6
2026-04-11 1800Z	202	5	6	-	65	6	65	6
2026-04-11 1200Z	275	4	6	-	61	6	63	6
2026-04-11 0600Z	258	2	6	-	62	6	63	6
2026-04-11 0000Z	157	3	6	-	63	6	63	6
2026-04-10 1800Z	127	3	6	-	63	6	63	6
2026-04-10 1200Z	34	5	6	-	57	6	62	6
2026-04-10 0600Z	54	6	6	-	58	6	62	6
2026-04-10 0000Z	78	6	6	-	62	6	62	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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