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Station 41037 - Search and Rescue Data

Wrightsville Beach Offshore, NC (ILM3)
33.988 N 77.362 W (33°59'16" N 77°21'42" 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. 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

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
2024-09-09 1800Z	54	17	6	-	74	6	80	6
2024-09-09 1200Z	68	20	6	-	74	6	80	6
2024-09-09 0600Z	58	20	6	-	74	6	80	6
2024-09-09 0000Z	71	16	6	-	71	4	80	6
2024-09-08 1800Z	66	17	6	-	72	4	80	6
2024-09-08 1200Z	65	18	6	-	74	1	81	6
2024-09-08 0600Z	17	10	6	-	76	4	81	6
2024-09-08 0000Z	340	10	6	-	77	6	81	6
2024-09-07 1800Z	29	19	6	-	76	6	81	6
2024-09-07 1200Z	68	11	6	-	75	6	80	6
2024-09-07 0600Z	84	8	6	-	77	6	81	6
2024-09-07 0000Z	85	14	6	-	78	6	81	6
2024-09-06 1800Z	57	12	5	-	77	5	81	5
2024-09-06 1200Z	43	13	6	-	74	6	81	6
2024-09-06 0600Z	50	15	6	-	76	6	81	6
2024-09-06 0000Z	50	18	6	-	79	6	81	6
2024-09-05 1800Z	50	18	6	-	78	6	81	6
2024-09-05 1200Z	53	19	6	-	75	6	81	6
2024-09-05 0600Z	57	21	6	-	75	6	81	6
2024-09-05 0000Z	65	25	6	-	78	6	81	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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