Station 41064 - Search and Rescue Data

Onslow Bay Outer, NC (LEJ3)
34.207 N 76.949 W (34°12'26" N 76°56'56" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. 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 (41159) 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
2026-03-05 1200Z	229	4	5	-	63	5	61	5
2026-03-05 0600Z	216	4	5	-	62	5	59	4
2026-03-05 0000Z	213	5	6	-	63	6	59	6
2026-03-04 1800Z	262	3	6	-	60	6	58	6
2026-03-04 1200Z	338	2	4	-	58	4	55	4
2026-03-04 0600Z	185	5	5	-	59	5	55	5
2026-03-04 0000Z	75	3	6	-	59	6	57	6
2026-03-03 1800Z	63	11	5	-	53	5	54	4
2026-03-03 1200Z	64	16	5	-	51	5	55	5
2026-03-03 0600Z	64	20	5	-	50	5	56	5
2026-03-03 0000Z	55	22	6	-	52	6	57	6
2026-03-02 1800Z	57	20	4	-	52	4	58	4
2026-03-02 1200Z	62	21	6	-	52	6	59	5
2026-03-02 0600Z	73	14	5	-	55	5	59	5
2026-03-02 0000Z	243	9	5	-	61	5	60	5
2026-03-01 1800Z	253	7	5	-	59	5	58	5
2026-03-01 1200Z	326	9	5	-	54	5	59	5
2026-03-01 0600Z	336	4	6	-	56	6	58	5
2026-03-01 0000Z	72	6	5	-	55	5	58	5
2026-02-28 1800Z	16	15	5	-	50	5	57	5

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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