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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
2026-07-22 1800Z	216	15	31	4	13	85	31	85	28
2026-07-22 1200Z	204	17	36	5	14	85	36	85	36
2026-07-22 0600Z	192	21	35	5	15	85	35	85	35
2026-07-22 0000Z	193	18	33	5	16	85	34	85	32
2026-07-21 1800Z	210	16	36	4	19	85	35	85	35
2026-07-21 1200Z	198	16	36	4	16	85	33	85	36
2026-07-21 0600Z	189	17	36	3	17	85	35	85	34
2026-07-21 0000Z	195	13	36	3	20	85	36	86	34
2026-07-20 1800Z	210	11	36	3	17	85	36	85	34
2026-07-20 1200Z	213	13	36	3	18	84	36	85	36
2026-07-20 0600Z	209	15	35	3	19	84	35	85	33
2026-07-20 0000Z	209	17	35	3	19	85	35	85	35
2026-07-19 1800Z	224	15	36	4	19	84	35	85	35
2026-07-19 1200Z	226	17	35	5	22	84	35	85	35
2026-07-19 0600Z	210	20	36	5	19	85	36	85	33
2026-07-19 0000Z	200	19	35	4	18	85	35	86	35
2026-07-18 1800Z	216	14	36	3	18	85	36	86	36
2026-07-18 1200Z	199	10	36	2	20	85	36	85	35
2026-07-18 0600Z	208	10	34	2	20	85	32	86	32
2026-07-18 0000Z	187	11	35	2	17	86	35	86	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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