Station 41033 - Search and Rescue Data

Fripp Nearshore, SC (FRP2)
32.279 N 80.406 W (32°16'44" N 80°24'23" W)

Right whales are active off SC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 1 and April 30. 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

Wave data from this station (41067) can be viewed here.

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-02-18 1800Z	195	8	6	-	55	6	52	6
2026-02-18 1200Z	190	6	6	-	54	6	51	6
2026-02-18 0600Z	146	3	6	-	53	6	51	6
2026-02-18 0000Z	59	4	5	-	53	5	52	5
2026-02-17 1800Z	67	7	4	-	53	4	52	4
2026-02-17 1200Z	44	8	6	-	51	6	51	6
2026-02-17 0600Z	16	4	6	-	51	6	51	6
2026-02-17 0000Z	87	3	5	-	52	5	51	5
2026-02-16 1800Z	30	7	5	-	52	5	51	5
2026-02-16 1200Z	340	13	5	-	53	5	51	5
2026-02-16 0600Z	220	10	6	-	54	6	51	6
2026-02-16 0000Z	207	10	6	-	55	6	50	6
2026-02-15 1800Z	169	12	6	-	56	6	50	6
2026-02-15 1200Z	135	7	6	-	54	6	50	6
2026-02-15 0600Z	82	6	6	-	52	6	50	6
2026-02-15 0000Z	66	7	6	-	51	6	50	6
2026-02-14 1800Z	52	8	5	-	51	5	50	5
2026-02-14 1200Z	63	8	6	-	50	6	49	6
2026-02-14 0600Z	59	9	6	-	49	6	49	6
2026-02-14 0000Z	69	7	6	-	50	6	49	6

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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