Station JMPN7 - Search and Rescue Data

8658163 - Wrightsville Beach, NC
34.213 N 77.786 W (34°12'48" N 77°47'11" W)

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Wilmington WFO.

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
2026-02-21 0600Z	231	6	60	-	61	36	49	51
2026-02-21 0000Z	231	12	57	-	65	27	49	57
2026-02-20 1800Z	224	15	60	-	67	26	49	60
2026-02-20 1200Z	215	11	60	-	57	33	48	57
2026-02-20 0600Z	217	11	60	-	58	33	48	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	213	12	57	-	55	31	48	54
2026-02-19 1800Z	209	11	57	-	54	30	48	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	226	7	60	-	56	27	48	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	239	10	60	-	62	30	48	57
2026-02-19 0000Z	231	18	54	-	65	33	48	47
2026-02-18 1800Z	230	20	60	-	67	27	48	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	225	8	60	-	54	33	47	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	227	6	58	-	52	22	48	48
2026-02-18 0000Z	207	9	57	-	50	27	48	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	157	4	60	-	48	25	48	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	143	3	60	-	45	30	47	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	70	8	60	-	45	30	47	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	14	9	57	-	49	33	48	51
2026-02-16 1800Z	15	15	58	-	52	27	48	48
2026-02-16 1200Z	9	16	60	-	50	24	47	57

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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