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.)
2026-09-01 0600Z	276	2	60	-	82	37	-
2026-09-01 0000Z	159	7	53	-	84	35	-
2026-08-31 1800Z	120	8	60	-	85	39	-
2026-08-31 1200Z	23	4	60	-	79	33	-
2026-08-31 0600Z	24	2	57	-	81	52	-
2026-08-31 0000Z	67	3	58	-	83	39	-
2026-08-30 1800Z	91	7	60	-	84	45	-
2026-08-30 1200Z	27	7	58	-	79	37	-
2026-08-30 0600Z	27	5	60	-	80	42	-
2026-08-30 0000Z	111	5	57	-	82	42	-
2026-08-29 1800Z	102	4	60	-	82	45	-
2026-08-29 1200Z	200	4	60	-	78	42	-
2026-08-29 0600Z	261	2	60	-	81	40	-
2026-08-29 0000Z	237	6	57	-	83	27	-
2026-08-28 1800Z	211	10	58	-	83	27	-
2026-08-28 1200Z	246	1	60	-	80	30	-
2026-08-28 0600Z	209	8	60	-	81	39	-
2026-08-28 0000Z	209	11	58	-	83	28	-
2026-08-27 1800Z	190	10	60	-	82	39	-
2026-08-27 1200Z	196	6	60	-	80	33	-

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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