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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 1800Z	206	10	26	3	9	67	26	75	26
2026-05-04 1200Z	252	9	36	3	14	66	36	74	36
2026-05-04 0600Z	224	10	36	4	15	64	36	75	36
2026-05-04 0000Z	207	3	34	6	15	61	34	75	34
2026-05-03 1800Z	5	10	36	6	14	57	36	74	36
2026-05-03 1200Z	327	16	36	5	13	58	36	74	35
2026-05-03 0600Z	347	22	35	6	13	59	35	74	35
2026-05-03 0000Z	360	22	34	6	14	58	34	75	32
2026-05-02 1800Z	10	21	36	5	15	61	36	74	36
2026-05-02 1200Z	321	7	36	5	16	65	36	75	36
2026-05-02 0600Z	167	17	36	5	15	70	36	76	36
2026-05-02 0000Z	109	12	35	5	15	67	35	76	35
2026-05-01 1800Z	31	16	36	5	13	62	36	76	35
2026-05-01 1200Z	23	21	36	6	16	61	36	76	36
2026-05-01 0600Z	359	9	36	4	15	66	36	77	36
2026-05-01 0000Z	20	14	33	5	16	65	33	77	33
2026-04-30 1800Z	13	15	36	5	13	65	36	77	35
2026-04-30 1200Z	318	12	36	5	14	69	36	77	36
2026-04-30 0600Z	244	20	36	6	16	73	36	77	36
2026-04-30 0000Z	217	15	36	6	13	72	36	77	36

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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