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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
2023-09-27 0600Z	48	19	6	-	74	6	80	6
2023-09-27 0000Z	63	14	6	-	77	6	80	6
2023-09-26 1800Z	48	14	6	-	77	6	80	6
2023-09-26 1200Z	17	6	6	-	77	6	79	6
2023-09-26 0600Z	245	9	6	-	79	6	79	6
2023-09-26 0000Z	229	11	6	-	79	6	80	6
2023-09-25 1800Z	236	12	6	-	79	6	80	6
2023-09-25 1200Z	235	14	6	-	79	6	79	6
2023-09-25 0600Z	215	13	6	-	79	6	79	6
2023-09-25 0000Z	201	13	6	-	80	6	79	6
2023-09-24 1800Z	214	8	6	-	79	6	80	6
2023-09-24 1200Z	227	8	6	-	75	6	79	6
2023-09-24 0600Z	259	12	6	-	72	6	79	6
2023-09-24 0000Z	250	17	6	-	70	6	79	6
2023-09-23 1800Z	250	18	6	-	67	6	79	6
2023-09-23 1200Z	258	27	6	-	69	6	79	6
2023-09-23 0600Z	342	25	6	-	73	6	79	6
2023-09-23 0000Z	23	39	6	-	72	6	79	6
2023-09-22 1800Z	23	36	6	-	71	6	80	6
2023-09-22 1200Z	47	30	6	-	74	6	80	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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