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
2026-04-17 1200Z	232	19	35	5	18	73	34	76	35
2026-04-17 0600Z	215	18	34	5	19	74	33	76	30
2026-04-17 0000Z	202	17	36	4	16	74	36	77	35
2026-04-16 1800Z	227	15	35	4	16	72	36	76	33
2026-04-16 1200Z	232	15	35	4	15	73	36	76	35
2026-04-16 0600Z	201	15	33	4	19	74	34	75	32
2026-04-16 0000Z	205	13	36	3	18	74	32	76	34
2026-04-15 1800Z	228	12	35	4	17	73	34	74	32
2026-04-15 1200Z	243	12	36	4	15	72	36	73	32
2026-04-15 0600Z	212	13	34	4	15	73	33	71	33
2026-04-15 0000Z	209	12	35	4	19	72	35	71	34
2026-04-14 1800Z	250	8	36	3	15	70	36	70	36
2026-04-14 1200Z	265	7	36	3	14	70	36	71	36
2026-04-14 0600Z	220	9	34	3	17	72	34	72	33
2026-04-14 0000Z	222	7	36	3	15	72	36	74	35
2026-04-13 1800Z	237	4	36	3	17	72	36	76	34
2026-04-13 1200Z	153	7	35	4	17	72	35	75	32
2026-04-13 0600Z	133	10	36	3	16	73	36	75	35
2026-04-13 0000Z	11	3	33	3	18	73	33	76	30
2026-04-12 1800Z	118	1	35	4	17	73	35	74	34

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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