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Station QPTR1 - Search and Rescue Data

8454049 - Quonset Point, RI
41.586 N 71.407 W (41°35'9" N 71°24'25" W)

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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
2025-04-23 1800Z	169	10	41	-	56	32	59	41
2025-04-23 1200Z	355	6	60	-	56	45	56	60
2025-04-23 0600Z	339	5	60	-	59	45	57	60
2025-04-23 0000Z	239	10	57	-	61	39	60	57
2025-04-22 1800Z	182	14	60	-	55	48	57	60
2025-04-22 1200Z	208	7	60	-	52	54	52	60
2025-04-22 0600Z	191	10	60	-	48	48	48	60
2025-04-22 0000Z	190	13	57	-	46	54	47	56
2025-04-21 1800Z	190	15	55	-	47	40	50	54
2025-04-21 1200Z	19	2	60	-	47	45	48	60
2025-04-21 0600Z	356	6	60	-	49	45	49	60
2025-04-21 0000Z	331	8	57	-	59	54	59	57
2025-04-20 1800Z	331	14	60	-	61	54	62	60
2025-04-20 1200Z	315	14	60	-	59	53	59	58
2025-04-20 0600Z	263	6	60	-	61	54	59	60
2025-04-20 0000Z	233	13	57	-	61	38	59	57
2025-04-19 1800Z	218	12	60	-	62	44	62	60
2025-04-19 1200Z	228	11	60	-	55	51	54	60
2025-04-19 0600Z	214	11	60	-	53	50	52	60
2025-04-19 0000Z	219	17	57	-	53	54	52	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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