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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
2026-07-22 1800Z	210	16	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-22 1200Z	213	17	6	-	84	6	-	0
2026-07-22 0600Z	206	20	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-22 0000Z	208	18	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-21 1800Z	204	15	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-21 1200Z	218	15	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-21 0600Z	210	15	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-21 0000Z	203	13	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-20 1800Z	218	15	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-20 1200Z	238	17	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-20 0600Z	227	19	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-20 0000Z	213	20	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-19 1800Z	217	19	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-19 1200Z	229	19	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-19 0600Z	222	20	5	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-19 0000Z	212	18	6	-	85	6	48	1
2026-07-18 1800Z	221	13	6	-	86	6	-	0
2026-07-18 1200Z	205	8	6	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-18 0600Z	226	9	5	-	85	6	-	0
2026-07-18 0000Z	203	11	6	-	85	6	-	0

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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