Station 41004 - Search and Rescue Data

EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC
32.502 N 79.099 W (32°30'7" N 79°5'56" 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	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-05-30 1200Z	290	3	26	3	10	79	26	81	25
2026-05-30 0600Z	161	7	35	4	15	80	35	81	34
2026-05-30 0000Z	130	13	36	4	13	80	35	81	35
2026-05-29 1800Z	111	16	36	4	12	80	36	81	36
2026-05-29 1200Z	65	9	36	3	13	79	36	81	36
2026-05-29 0600Z	279	7	36	3	12	79	36	81	35
2026-05-29 0000Z	252	8	35	4	15	78	35	80	35
2026-05-28 1800Z	234	14	36	5	13	80	36	80	35
2026-05-28 1200Z	226	14	36	5	15	80	36	80	35
2026-05-28 0600Z	212	16	36	5	16	80	36	80	36
2026-05-28 0000Z	211	13	35	5	13	81	35	81	35
2026-05-27 1800Z	208	14	36	5	15	81	36	80	35
2026-05-27 1200Z	203	13	36	5	15	80	36	80	35
2026-05-27 0600Z	185	16	36	5	16	80	36	80	35
2026-05-27 0000Z	180	14	35	5	15	80	35	80	35
2026-05-26 1800Z	184	15	34	5	12	80	34	79	32
2026-05-26 1200Z	191	15	36	5	17	80	36	78	36
2026-05-26 0600Z	176	16	36	5	14	80	35	79	34
2026-05-26 0000Z	179	14	35	5	13	80	35	79	35
2026-05-25 1800Z	187	15	36	5	14	80	36	78	36

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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