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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)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-04-24 1800Z3684-0694704
2025-04-24 1200Z57116-0686696
2025-04-24 0600Z62116-0706706
2025-04-24 0000Z9526-0726716
2025-04-23 1800Z22286-0726716
2025-04-23 1200Z21966-0716706
2025-04-23 0600Z20496-0716706
2025-04-23 0000Z208106-0716706
2025-04-22 1800Z218116-0716706
2025-04-22 1200Z213105-0715705
2025-04-22 0600Z195136-0716706
2025-04-22 0000Z185116-0726696
2025-04-21 1800Z16855-0735695
2025-04-21 1200Z20226-0706696
2025-04-21 0600Z21086-0706696
2025-04-21 0000Z214116-0706696
2025-04-20 1800Z225116-0706686
2025-04-20 1200Z23396-0696676
2025-04-20 0600Z216126-0696676
2025-04-20 0000Z212116-0706676
2025-04-19 1800Z210116-0706686
2025-04-19 1200Z207116-0696676
2025-04-19 0600Z201136-0696676
2025-04-19 0000Z216136-0706686
2025-04-18 1800Z22586-0706686
2025-04-18 1200Z20636-0696676
2025-04-18 0600Z18836-0686676
2025-04-18 0000Z20076-0696696
2025-04-17 1800Z25526-0676686
2025-04-17 1200Z28256-0656676
2025-04-17 0600Z249126-0656676
2025-04-17 0000Z232146-0646676
2025-04-16 1800Z27156-0616676
2025-04-16 1200Z4176-0606676
2025-04-16 0600Z320156-0676676
2025-04-16 0000Z256116-0696676
2025-04-15 1800Z224245-0685675
2025-04-15 1200Z228246-0696676
2025-04-15 0600Z230236-0696676
2025-04-15 0000Z220246-0696676
2025-04-14 1800Z222216-0676676
2025-04-14 1200Z240176-0656676
2025-04-14 0600Z248126-0656676
2025-04-14 0000Z243125-0625685
2025-04-13 1800Z30256-0576686
2025-04-13 1200Z350136-0556676
2025-04-13 0600Z330126-0586686
2025-04-13 0000Z344116-0596686
2025-04-12 1800Z3186-0566696
2025-04-12 1200Z358196-0556696
2025-04-12 0600Z334126-0596686
2025-04-12 0000Z249136-0656686
2025-04-11 1800Z241176-0656676
2025-04-11 1200Z162106-0656676
2025-04-11 0600Z16756-0666686
2025-04-11 0000Z10296-0676686
2025-04-10 1800Z91106-0666676
2025-04-10 1200Z56136-0636676
2025-04-10 0600Z53156-0606676
2025-04-10 0000Z60186-0586686
2025-04-09 1800Z61226-0576686
2025-04-09 1200Z45214-0594694
2025-04-09 0600Z51166-0606696
2025-04-09 0000Z6186-0636706
2025-04-08 1800Z2076-0606686
2025-04-08 1200Z348146-0606686
2025-04-08 0600Z254136-0676686
2025-04-08 0000Z198176-0716696
2025-04-07 1800Z210186-0716696
2025-04-07 1200Z202176-0716696
2025-04-07 0600Z195166-0716696
2025-04-07 0000Z203156-0716686
2025-04-06 1800Z218156-0716686
2025-04-06 1200Z212156-0706676
2025-04-06 0600Z200166-0716676
2025-04-06 0000Z199116-0716676
2025-04-05 1800Z199106-0716676
2025-04-05 1200Z20766-0696666
2025-04-05 0600Z20886-0696666
2025-04-05 0000Z203106-0706676
2025-04-04 1800Z20896-0706666
2025-04-04 1200Z21486-0696656
2025-04-04 0600Z19296-0696656
2025-04-04 0000Z18086-0706676
2025-04-03 1800Z20166-0706666
2025-04-03 1200Z16976-0696656
2025-04-03 0600Z161106-0696656
2025-04-03 0000Z134116-0696666
2025-04-02 1800Z122126-0696656
2025-04-02 1200Z68156-0666656
2025-04-02 0600Z67166-0656656
2025-04-02 0000Z86106-0666656
2025-04-01 1800Z35536-0666646
2025-04-01 1200Z255106-0656646
2025-04-01 0600Z222166-0666646
2025-04-01 0000Z216155-0665645
2025-03-31 1800Z21766-0676646
2025-03-31 1200Z193116-0676636
2025-03-31 0600Z20366-0676646
2025-03-31 0000Z19956-0676646
2025-03-30 1800Z18946-0676636
2025-03-30 1200Z15966-0666616
2025-03-30 0600Z18755-0655615
2025-03-30 0000Z17986-0666626
2025-03-29 1800Z20076-0656616
2025-03-29 1200Z20666-0656616
2025-03-29 0600Z20096-0656606
2025-03-29 0000Z192116-0666626
2025-03-28 1800Z17775-0655615
2025-03-28 1200Z17076-0656616
2025-03-28 0600Z145106-0636606
2025-03-28 0000Z9176-0616626
2025-03-27 1800Z3396-0586616
2025-03-27 1200Z21166-0586626
2025-03-27 0600Z376-0616626
2025-03-27 0000Z18876-0626636
2025-03-26 1800Z33646-0606626
2025-03-26 1200Z360176-0596626
2025-03-26 0600Z244126-0636616
2025-03-26 0000Z202146-0656626
2025-03-25 1800Z8016-0636616
2025-03-25 1200Z293106-0616606
2025-03-25 0600Z241176-0626606
2025-03-25 0000Z222186-0646616
2025-03-24 1800Z215176-0656616
2025-03-24 1200Z195106-0656616
2025-03-24 0600Z19286-0646626
2025-03-24 0000Z12335-0645625
2025-03-23 1800Z69106-0646616
2025-03-23 1200Z35686-0606616
2025-03-23 0600Z235176-0626616
2025-03-23 0000Z225196-0636626
2025-03-22 1800Z227216-0616626
2025-03-22 1200Z230175-0605615
2025-03-22 0600Z247145-0605615
2025-03-22 0000Z244146-0586616
2025-03-21 1800Z300146-0546616
2025-03-21 1200Z312246-0526616
2025-03-21 0600Z272266-0576616
2025-03-21 0000Z220216-0656626
2025-03-20 1800Z205166-0666636
2025-03-20 1200Z208126-0656626
2025-03-20 0600Z17786-0656646
2025-03-20 0000Z21066-0656646
2025-03-19 1800Z35416-0646626
2025-03-19 1200Z34956-0616616
2025-03-19 0600Z29886-0616626
2025-03-19 0000Z29176-0626626
2025-03-18 1800Z336156-0576616
2025-03-18 1200Z347226-0516616
2025-03-18 0600Z332206-0566606
2025-03-18 0000Z320136-0596606
2025-03-17 1800Z29676-0606606
2025-03-17 1200Z233126-0636616
2025-03-17 0600Z185176-0666616
2025-03-17 0000Z173216-0686626
2025-03-16 1800Z170206-0696636
2025-03-16 1200Z165186-0696636
2025-03-16 0600Z161156-0686636
2025-03-16 0000Z152116-0676646
2025-03-15 1800Z15256-0676636
2025-03-15 1200Z7485-0645625
2025-03-15 0600Z50116-0606636
2025-03-15 0000Z59136-0596636
2025-03-14 1800Z42156-0586636
2025-03-14 1200Z1156-0606646
2025-03-14 0600Z228116-0636646
2025-03-14 0000Z227136-0646646
2025-03-13 1800Z220136-0656636
2025-03-13 1200Z229146-0646626
2025-03-13 0600Z217136-0656626
2025-03-13 0000Z202136-0656636
2025-03-12 1800Z220106-0646636
2025-03-12 1200Z245106-0626636
2025-03-12 0600Z24676-0646626
2025-03-12 0000Z30266-0646636
2025-03-11 1800Z341166-0606626
2025-03-11 1200Z340276-0566626
2025-03-11 0600Z5246-0576626
2025-03-11 0000Z66226-0646636
2025-03-10 1800Z55196-0616626
2025-03-10 1200Z40196-0576636
2025-03-10 0600Z41136-0596636
2025-03-10 0000Z46133-0583633

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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