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Station 41004 - Search and Rescue Data

EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC
32.501 N 79.099 W (32°30'2" N 79°5'58" W)

Right whales are active off SC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. 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)	Wave Obs
08-15-2018	1200Z	238	12	35	4	11
08-15-2018	0600Z	229	16	36	4	10
08-15-2018	0000Z	210	16	36	3	9
08-14-2018	1800Z	231	11	34	3	9
08-14-2018	1200Z	245	13	35	4	11
08-14-2018	0600Z	224	16	36	4	11
08-14-2018	0000Z	214	16	36	4	11
08-13-2018	1800Z	222	15	35	4	11
08-13-2018	1200Z	210	14	36	4	11
08-13-2018	0600Z	221	15	36	4	9
08-13-2018	0000Z	201	14	35	2	11
08-12-2018	1800Z	207	10	36	2	10
08-12-2018	1200Z	221	9	36	2	11
08-12-2018	0600Z	214	14	36	3	10
08-12-2018	0000Z	210	13	36	2	10
08-11-2018	1800Z	214	7	36	2	11
08-11-2018	1200Z	273	8	36	3	12
08-11-2018	0600Z	228	14	36	3	12
08-11-2018	0000Z	224	13	28	2	8
08-10-2018	1800Z	258	11	36	2	11

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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