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
2025-12-24 1800Z	310	8	36	3	14	63	36	67	36
2025-12-24 1200Z	289	15	36	3	14	64	36	68	35
2025-12-24 0600Z	257	17	36	4	14	67	36	69	36
2025-12-24 0000Z	247	14	35	3	14	67	35	69	34
2025-12-23 1800Z	232	14	36	4	16	68	35	69	33
2025-12-23 1200Z	178	13	36	5	15	69	36	69	35
2025-12-23 0600Z	94	11	36	5	16	67	36	68	36
2025-12-23 0000Z	51	17	35	6	17	63	35	67	35
2025-12-22 1800Z	47	20	36	8	16	62	35	70	35
2025-12-22 1200Z	42	21	36	7	12	61	36	71	36
2025-12-22 0600Z	28	23	36	6	14	61	36	70	36
2025-12-22 0000Z	25	13	36	4	14	65	36	70	36
2025-12-21 1800Z	345	8	36	3	13	61	36	71	36
2025-12-21 1200Z	340	4	36	3	16	66	36	71	36
2025-12-21 0600Z	91	3	36	3	19	67	36	71	36
2025-12-21 0000Z	46	11	35	4	15	64	35	71	35
2025-12-20 1800Z	44	10	36	4	16	62	36	71	36
2025-12-20 1200Z	36	13	36	4	14	60	36	71	36
2025-12-20 0600Z	321	15	36	4	17	60	36	71	36
2025-12-20 0000Z	288	19	35	6	12	64	35	71	35

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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