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Station 41029 - Search and Rescue Data

Capers Nearshore, SC (CAP2)
32.803 N 79.624 W (32°48'12" N 79°37'26" W)

Right whales are active off SC 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. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

Wave data from this buoy (41065) 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
2026-10-24 1200Z	22	20	5	-	59	5	68	5
2026-10-24 0600Z	20	16	6	-	63	6	68	6
2026-10-24 0000Z	44	13	6	-	67	6	70	6
2026-10-23 1800Z	43	16	6	-	64	6	70	6
2026-10-23 1200Z	13	14	6	-	61	6	70	6
2026-10-23 0600Z	7	7	6	-	65	6	70	6
2026-10-23 0000Z	86	3	6	-	67	6	70	6
2026-10-22 1800Z	44	8	6	-	65	6	70	6
2026-10-22 1200Z	2	10	6	-	61	6	70	6
2026-10-22 0600Z	358	8	6	-	64	6	70	6
2026-10-22 0000Z	340	7	6	-	69	6	70	6
2026-10-21 1800Z	13	10	6	-	65	6	70	6
2026-10-21 1200Z	8	14	6	-	61	6	70	6
2026-10-21 0600Z	15	14	6	-	65	6	70	6
2026-10-21 0000Z	345	9	6	-	70	6	70	6
2026-10-20 1800Z	6	11	6	-	68	6	70	6
2026-10-20 1200Z	5	15	6	-	57	6	71	6
2026-10-20 0600Z	8	13	5	-	61	5	71	5
2026-10-20 0000Z	360	13	6	-	66	6	72	6
2026-10-19 1800Z	14	12	6	-	62	6	71	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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