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
2026-02-21 1800Z	30	4	6	-	56	6	50	6
2026-02-21 1200Z	196	4	6	-	54	6	49	6
2026-02-21 0600Z	220	7	6	-	53	6	49	6
2026-02-21 0000Z	208	14	6	-	55	6	49	6
2026-02-20 1800Z	205	16	6	-	55	6	49	6
2026-02-20 1200Z	209	14	6	-	54	6	49	6
2026-02-20 0600Z	213	10	6	-	53	6	48	6
2026-02-20 0000Z	207	16	6	-	53	6	48	6
2026-02-19 1800Z	208	12	6	-	53	6	48	6
2026-02-19 1200Z	210	8	6	-	53	6	48	6
2026-02-19 0600Z	226	9	6	-	54	6	48	6
2026-02-19 0000Z	212	13	6	-	55	6	48	6
2026-02-18 1800Z	207	14	6	-	54	6	48	6
2026-02-18 1200Z	208	7	6	-	52	6	48	6
2026-02-18 0600Z	209	5	6	-	50	6	48	6
2026-02-18 0000Z	185	8	6	-	51	6	48	6
2026-02-17 1800Z	144	4	6	-	48	6	48	6
2026-02-17 1200Z	108	3	6	-	45	6	47	6
2026-02-17 0600Z	65	10	6	-	46	6	47	6
2026-02-17 0000Z	17	10	6	-	48	6	47	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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