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
2026-02-21 1800Z	12	10	22	6	1	26	22	39	1
2026-02-21 1200Z	16	19	36	6	3	26	36	39	3
2026-02-21 0600Z	44	18	36	5	2	33	36	39	2
2026-02-21 0000Z	94	16	31	3	3	34	31	39	4
2026-02-20 1800Z	80	6	35	2	3	36	35	39	4
2026-02-20 1200Z	232	6	34	2	2	35	34	39	2
2026-02-20 0600Z	217	12	35	2	2	37	35	39	3
2026-02-20 0000Z	190	14	36	3	1	37	36	39	1
2026-02-19 1800Z	182	6	33	3	4	35	33	39	3
2026-02-19 1200Z	352	7	34	4	3	32	34	39	1
2026-02-19 0600Z	3	13	35	4	4	33	35	39	5
2026-02-19 0000Z	18	12	34	5	4	38	34	39	4
2026-02-18 1800Z	278	4	33	5	5	40	33	39	6
2026-02-18 1200Z	256	15	32	5	3	36	32	38	5
2026-02-18 0600Z	251	13	36	4	2	36	36	38	2
2026-02-18 0000Z	213	13	36	5	2	37	36	39	2
2026-02-17 1800Z	201	11	35	3	3	36	35	39	4
2026-02-17 1200Z	247	3	34	2	4	34	34	39	2
2026-02-17 0600Z	334	6	35	2	3	33	35	39	4
2026-02-17 0000Z	48	5	36	2	2	35	36	39	2

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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