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Station BFTN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8656483 - Beaufort, NC
34.717 N 76.671 W (34°43'2" N 76°40'14" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. To learn more about right whales and rules protecting them, 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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-10-23 1800Z	30	13	60	-	68	36	65	60
2026-10-23 1200Z	18	8	60	-	57	30	65	60
2026-10-23 0600Z	16	3	60	-	55	36	64	60
2026-10-23 0000Z	27	3	57	-	62	27	66	54
2026-10-22 1800Z	6	5	60	-	67	42	64	60
2026-10-22 1200Z	341	5	60	-	53	30	64	57
2026-10-22 0600Z	342	3	60	-	54	45	64	60
2026-10-22 0000Z	28	5	57	-	62	33	65	48
2026-10-21 1800Z	16	9	60	-	66	30	64	57
2026-10-21 1200Z	6	6	60	-	57	39	63	54
2026-10-21 0600Z	10	6	60	-	58	30	63	57
2026-10-21 0000Z	19	10	57	-	65	27	64	57
2026-10-20 1800Z	12	9	60	-	68	22	63	57
2026-10-20 1200Z	5	7	60	-	55	33	63	54
2026-10-20 0600Z	357	6	59	-	55	32	63	59
2026-10-20 0000Z	14	11	57	-	61	24	65	51
2026-10-19 1800Z	19	16	60	-	63	27	64	57
2026-10-19 1200Z	2	9	60	-	57	27	64	60
2026-10-19 0600Z	10	11	60	-	57	30	65	60
2026-10-19 0000Z	22	16	58	-	60	27	67	54

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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