Station 41069 - Search and Rescue Data

Ponce de Leon Inlet, FL (PNC)
29.289 N 80.803 W (29°17'20" N 80°48'10" W)

Right whales are active off FL from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. 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

Wave data from this station (41070) 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 1800Z	219	2	5	-	67	5	68	5
2025-12-26 1200Z	290	9	5	-	65	5	67	5
2025-12-26 0600Z	267	7	6	-	67	6	68	6
2025-12-26 0000Z	336	2	5	-	68	5	68	5
2025-12-25 1800Z	329	6	6	-	67	6	68	6
2025-12-25 1200Z	293	7	6	-	66	6	67	6
2025-12-25 0600Z	261	5	6	-	67	6	68	6
2025-12-25 0000Z	100	2	6	-	68	6	68	6
2025-12-24 1800Z	311	5	6	-	67	6	67	6
2025-12-24 1200Z	304	8	6	-	65	6	67	6
2025-12-24 0600Z	243	2	6	-	67	6	68	6
2025-12-24 0000Z	42	3	5	-	69	5	68	5
2025-12-23 1800Z	128	2	5	-	70	5	68	5
2025-12-23 1200Z	97	7	6	-	69	6	67	6
2025-12-23 0600Z	103	12	6	-	70	6	67	6
2025-12-23 0000Z	69	8	6	-	70	6	67	6
2025-12-22 1800Z	43	10	6	-	70	6	68	6
2025-12-22 1200Z	31	11	5	-	69	5	68	5
2025-12-22 0600Z	14	12	6	-	68	6	68	6
2025-12-22 0000Z	18	11	6	-	68	6	68	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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