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
2026-02-21 1800Z	223	15	36	3	15	68	36	66	35
2026-02-21 1200Z	228	14	36	3	14	68	36	67	36
2026-02-21 0600Z	224	12	36	3	18	68	36	67	35
2026-02-21 0000Z	227	14	35	4	16	68	35	67	35
2026-02-20 1800Z	221	19	36	5	16	68	36	66	35
2026-02-20 1200Z	224	17	36	4	16	68	36	66	36
2026-02-20 0600Z	213	16	36	4	15	69	36	66	36
2026-02-20 0000Z	208	14	35	4	18	67	35	65	34
2026-02-19 1800Z	224	15	36	4	16	66	36	65	36
2026-02-19 1200Z	222	12	36	4	14	66	36	65	36
2026-02-19 0600Z	218	12	36	4	13	67	36	64	36
2026-02-19 0000Z	214	12	35	4	19	67	35	65	35
2026-02-18 1800Z	228	11	36	3	16	67	36	65	36
2026-02-18 1200Z	216	9	36	3	15	67	36	65	36
2026-02-18 0600Z	209	10	36	4	16	67	36	65	36
2026-02-18 0000Z	98	7	36	3	17	64	36	65	36
2026-02-17 1800Z	47	8	36	4	15	61	36	64	35
2026-02-17 1200Z	47	9	36	4	16	59	36	65	36
2026-02-17 0600Z	62	9	36	5	17	58	36	66	36
2026-02-17 0000Z	41	15	35	6	17	57	35	66	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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