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Station 44030 - Search and Rescue Data

Buoy B01 - Western Maine Shelf
43.179 N 70.426 W (43°10'45" N 70°25'35" W)

Caution: Right whales may be active in northeast waters year-round. NOAA may establish temporary Dynamic Management Areas (DMAs) to protect aggregations of right whales. Mariners are requested to transit DMAs at 10 knots or less when consistent with safe navigation. For information on currently active DMAs, go to: http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/shipstrike

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Wave Obs	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-03-21 1800Z	310	18	6	5	5	40	6	40	6
2025-03-21 1200Z	353	10	6	6	6	40	6	41	6
2025-03-21 0600Z	118	9	6	6	6	41	6	40	6
2025-03-21 0000Z	128	12	6	6	6	41	6	40	6
2025-03-20 1800Z	148	6	6	4	6	41	6	40	6
2025-03-20 1200Z	120	4	6	4	6	40	6	40	6
2025-03-20 0600Z	97	7	6	4	6	39	6	40	6
2025-03-20 0000Z	120	7	6	5	6	38	6	40	6
2025-03-19 1800Z	63	8	6	5	6	37	6	40	6
2025-03-19 1200Z	26	10	6	5	6	39	6	40	6
2025-03-19 0600Z	36	4	6	4	6	40	6	40	6
2025-03-19 0000Z	50	3	6	4	6	41	6	40	6
2025-03-18 1800Z	31	10	6	4	6	41	6	40	6
2025-03-18 1200Z	359	18	6	4	5	38	6	40	6
2025-03-18 0600Z	353	15	6	3	5	41	6	40	6
2025-03-18 0000Z	358	7	6	4	6	43	6	40	6
2025-03-17 1800Z	174	7	6	5	6	43	6	40	6
2025-03-17 1200Z	198	6	6	6	6	44	6	40	6
2025-03-17 0600Z	181	18	6	6	6	46	6	40	6
2025-03-17 0000Z	167	20	6	4	6	46	6	40	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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