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
2023-12-05 1800Z	287	11	33	2	14	62	33	75	33
2023-12-05 1200Z	336	7	26	3	13	63	26	75	26
2023-12-05 0600Z	285	16	35	5	14	67	34	75	33
2023-12-05 0000Z	260	18	32	4	18	69	30	75	30
2023-12-04 1800Z	264	12	36	2	19	69	36	76	36
2023-12-04 1200Z	311	8	36	3	18	68	36	76	35
2023-12-04 0600Z	272	15	36	4	16	71	36	76	35
2023-12-04 0000Z	250	17	35	5	15	73	35	75	35
2023-12-03 1800Z	241	21	36	6	19	74	36	76	36
2023-12-03 1200Z	232	19	36	5	18	75	36	76	36
2023-12-03 0600Z	217	16	36	5	17	76	36	76	36
2023-12-03 0000Z	192	9	34	5	15	75	34	76	34
2023-12-02 1800Z	210	5	36	5	16	74	36	76	36
2023-12-02 1200Z	211	6	36	6	15	75	36	76	36
2023-12-02 0600Z	224	12	36	7	17	75	36	76	36
2023-12-02 0000Z	164	11	34	6	13	74	34	76	35
2023-12-01 1800Z	158	17	36	5	17	73	36	76	35
2023-12-01 1200Z	161	14	36	3	19	74	36	75	36
2023-12-01 0600Z	164	12	36	2	19	71	36	76	35
2023-12-01 0000Z	130	6	33	1	17	67	33	76	31

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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