NDBC will be participating in PACIFEX26, a partner tabletop exercise with the Tsunami Warning Centers (TWCs) scheduled for May 05 at 1600 UTC. To simulate real-time tsunami observations, the exercise may involve activating Deep Ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami (DART) buoys. For more information please see PNS26-39.

Station 41025 - Search and Rescue Data

Diamond Shoals, NC
35.026 N 75.380 W (35°1'32" N 75°22'48" W)

This buoy is located 3 NM to the East of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary.

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike/

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC) Average
Wind Dir
(True)
Average
Wind Spd
(Knots)
Wind
Obs
Average
Seas
(Feet)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2026-05-04 1800Z20610263967267526
2026-05-04 1200Z25293631466367436
2026-05-04 0600Z224103641564367536
2026-05-04 0000Z20733461561347534
2026-05-03 1800Z5103661457367436
2026-05-03 1200Z327163651358367435
2026-05-03 0600Z347223561359357435
2026-05-03 0000Z360223461458347532
2026-05-02 1800Z10213651561367436
2026-05-02 1200Z32173651665367536
2026-05-02 0600Z167173651570367636
2026-05-02 0000Z109123551567357635
2026-05-01 1800Z31163651362367635
2026-05-01 1200Z23213661661367636
2026-05-01 0600Z35993641566367736
2026-05-01 0000Z20143351665337733
2026-04-30 1800Z13153651365367735
2026-04-30 1200Z318123651469367736
2026-04-30 0600Z244203661673367736
2026-04-30 0000Z217153661372367736

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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