Station DUKN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8651370 - Duck Pier, NC
36.184 N 75.746 W (36°11'1" N 75°44'44" W)

Right whales are active off NC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the mid-Atlantic coast. 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
2026-02-20 1200Z	172	9	60	-	48	33	40	57
2026-02-20 0600Z	343	3	60	-	44	33	40	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	150	3	57	-	48	31	39	54
2026-02-19 1800Z	115	8	57	-	47	30	39	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	218	3	60	-	53	27	39	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	213	9	60	-	57	30	39	57
2026-02-19 0000Z	215	9	54	-	59	34	38	48
2026-02-18 1800Z	220	13	60	-	61	27	39	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	201	10	60	-	51	33	38	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	207	10	58	-	47	22	38	48
2026-02-18 0000Z	162	6	57	-	43	27	38	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	216	5	60	-	41	25	38	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	198	4	60	-	36	30	38	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	8	3	60	-	38	30	38	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	6	12	57	-	38	33	38	51
2026-02-16 1800Z	350	23	58	-	38	27	38	48
2026-02-16 1200Z	351	25	60	-	40	24	38	57
2026-02-16 0600Z	351	3	60	-	46	29	38	57
2026-02-16 0000Z	90	16	58	-	43	20	38	52
2026-02-15 1800Z	147	2	60	-	48	22	37	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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