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

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
2023-12-07 1200Z	64	12	6	-	50	6	60	6
2023-12-07 0600Z	53	10	6	-	54	6	61	6
2023-12-07 0000Z	356	11	6	-	57	6	61	6
2023-12-06 1800Z	353	16	6	-	56	6	61	6
2023-12-06 1200Z	321	17	6	-	52	6	61	6
2023-12-06 0600Z	294	17	6	-	57	6	61	6
2023-12-06 0000Z	267	9	6	-	61	6	61	6
2023-12-05 1800Z	266	7	5	-	59	5	62	5
2023-12-05 1200Z	355	12	4	-	56	4	61	4
2023-12-05 0600Z	291	12	6	-	60	6	61	6
2023-12-05 0000Z	247	10	6	-	62	6	61	6
2023-12-04 1800Z	253	6	6	-	61	6	61	6
2023-12-04 1200Z	272	4	6	-	61	6	60	6
2023-12-04 0600Z	248	6	6	-	62	6	60	6
2023-12-04 0000Z	236	9	6	-	63	6	60	6
2023-12-03 1800Z	232	12	6	-	63	6	61	6
2023-12-03 1200Z	232	13	6	-	64	6	61	6
2023-12-03 0600Z	217	12	6	-	64	6	61	6
2023-12-03 0000Z	203	7	6	-	64	6	61	6
2023-12-02 1800Z	65	1	6	-	64	6	61	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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