Station 41038 - Search and Rescue Data

Wrightsville Beach Nearshore, NC (ILM2)
34.141 N 77.715 W (34°8'27" N 77°42'53" 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. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike.

Data from a nearby waverider buoy (41110) 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
2026-04-14 1800Z	198	14	5	-	67	5	66	5
2026-04-14 1200Z	234	7	6	-	66	6	65	6
2026-04-14 0600Z	225	9	6	-	67	6	65	6
2026-04-14 0000Z	191	7	6	-	67	6	65	6
2026-04-13 1800Z	178	9	6	-	68	6	65	6
2026-04-13 1200Z	201	3	6	-	66	6	64	6
2026-04-13 0600Z	160	6	6	-	66	6	64	6
2026-04-13 0000Z	119	7	6	-	67	6	65	6
2026-04-12 1800Z	78	8	6	-	66	6	64	6
2026-04-12 1200Z	69	8	6	-	64	6	63	6
2026-04-12 0600Z	72	4	6	-	64	6	63	6
2026-04-12 0000Z	175	6	6	-	66	6	63	6
2026-04-11 1800Z	195	8	6	-	66	6	64	6
2026-04-11 1200Z	268	11	6	-	61	6	62	6
2026-04-11 0600Z	253	6	6	-	62	6	63	6
2026-04-11 0000Z	173	4	6	-	64	6	63	6
2026-04-10 1800Z	93	5	6	-	63	6	62	6
2026-04-10 1200Z	36	11	6	-	59	6	61	6
2026-04-10 0600Z	61	16	6	-	59	6	61	6
2026-04-10 0000Z	81	17	6	-	62	6	61	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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