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
2024-10-06 1200Z	46	17	26	5	12	79	26	81	26
2024-10-06 0600Z	58	14	36	5	19	79	36	81	36
2024-10-06 0000Z	47	15	34	4	17	79	34	81	34
2024-10-05 1800Z	58	14	36	5	21	79	36	81	35
2024-10-05 1200Z	51	16	36	4	19	79	36	81	35
2024-10-05 0600Z	72	14	36	4	19	78	36	81	36
2024-10-05 0000Z	46	14	34	4	17	76	34	81	34
2024-10-04 1800Z	44	13	36	5	16	77	36	81	34
2024-10-04 1200Z	35	14	36	4	17	78	36	81	36
2024-10-04 0600Z	45	12	36	4	17	78	36	81	36
2024-10-04 0000Z	52	14	34	5	17	78	34	81	33
2024-10-03 1800Z	43	15	36	4	17	78	36	81	35
2024-10-03 1200Z	35	13	36	3	17	78	36	81	35
2024-10-03 0600Z	64	11	36	3	17	78	36	81	36
2024-10-03 0000Z	48	13	35	3	17	77	35	81	35
2024-10-02 1800Z	21	12	36	3	19	76	36	81	36
2024-10-02 1200Z	355	11	36	2	17	76	36	80	36
2024-10-02 0600Z	326	10	36	2	17	78	36	80	36
2024-10-02 0000Z	302	8	36	2	18	79	36	81	35
2024-10-01 1800Z	277	7	36	1	17	80	36	81	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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