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
2025-12-26 1200Z	80	21	6	-	58	6	68	3
2025-12-26 0600Z	293	1	3	-	65	3	-	0
2025-12-26 0000Z	256	19	6	-	67	6	69	4
2025-12-25 1800Z	232	20	6	-	70	6	70	6
2025-12-25 1200Z	187	12	5	-	67	5	70	3
2025-12-25 0600Z	102	14	5	-	64	5	71	4
2025-12-25 0000Z	92	15	6	-	63	6	69	5
2025-12-24 1800Z	323	10	6	-	63	6	69	4
2025-12-24 1200Z	293	16	6	-	61	6	67	6
2025-12-24 0600Z	281	19	6	-	63	6	67	6
2025-12-24 0000Z	262	22	6	-	65	6	67	6
2025-12-23 1800Z	250	19	6	-	66	6	68	2
2025-12-23 1200Z	214	13	6	-	64	6	68	6
2025-12-23 0600Z	47	11	5	-	55	5	68	5
2025-12-23 0000Z	71	17	6	-	54	6	68	2
2025-12-22 1800Z	67	19	6	-	51	6	69	3
2025-12-22 1200Z	61	25	6	-	52	6	69	5
2025-12-22 0600Z	52	22	5	-	56	5	68	5
2025-12-22 0000Z	360	15	6	-	62	6	69	5
2025-12-21 1800Z	301	11	5	-	60	5	68	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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