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
2026-04-14 1800Z	240	9	51	-	72	21	67	30
2026-04-14 1200Z	249	5	57	-	66	24	65	51
2026-04-14 0600Z	234	4	60	-	65	27	66	48
2026-04-14 0000Z	221	5	57	-	68	22	67	51
2026-04-13 1800Z	222	7	60	-	73	22	67	39
2026-04-13 1200Z	221	4	60	-	67	22	65	48
2026-04-13 0600Z	158	6	60	-	65	22	66	39
2026-04-13 0000Z	148	6	57	-	66	24	66	48
2026-04-12 1800Z	130	11	60	-	68	20	65	43
2026-04-12 1200Z	70	6	60	-	63	22	64	51
2026-04-12 0600Z	37	4	60	-	62	18	64	36
2026-04-12 0000Z	85	6	57	-	67	20	65	39
2026-04-11 1800Z	222	4	60	-	70	24	63	31
2026-04-11 1200Z	265	3	55	-	62	24	62	37
2026-04-11 0600Z	266	3	60	-	61	20	62	46
2026-04-11 0000Z	135	4	57	-	64	22	62	45
2026-04-10 1800Z	76	5	60	-	69	18	61	29
2026-04-10 1200Z	22	6	60	-	58	22	60	45
2026-04-10 0600Z	31	6	60	-	55	25	60	42
2026-04-10 0000Z	49	10	58	-	59	23	60	45

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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