Station MROS1 - Search and Rescue Data

8661070 - Springmaid Pier, SC
33.656 N 78.916 W (33°39'20" N 78°54'59" 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
2026-06-01 0600Z	139	12	60	-	73	24	76	42
2026-06-01 0000Z	96	13	53	-	73	23	76	32
2026-05-31 1800Z	78	18	58	-	71	25	76	39
2026-05-31 1200Z	59	19	60	-	70	24	77	33
2026-05-31 0600Z	67	19	60	-	75	27	77	48
2026-05-31 0000Z	192	6	57	-	79	24	78	33
2026-05-30 1800Z	309	4	60	-	82	22	77	30
2026-05-30 1200Z	296	3	60	-	76	24	77	33
2026-05-30 0600Z	186	8	60	-	77	24	77	36
2026-05-30 0000Z	146	7	60	-	78	24	77	30
2026-05-29 1800Z	84	11	60	-	78	24	76	30
2026-05-29 1200Z	78	16	60	-	77	24	76	24
2026-05-29 0600Z	330	1	60	-	74	22	76	22
2026-05-29 0000Z	285	5	57	-	76	24	76	24
2026-05-28 1800Z	265	7	60	-	84	24	77	24
2026-05-28 1200Z	259	7	60	-	77	27	77	27
2026-05-28 0600Z	232	9	60	-	77	24	77	27
2026-05-28 0000Z	229	5	58	-	76	24	77	24
2026-05-27 1800Z	198	17	60	-	78	24	77	24
2026-05-27 1200Z	209	10	60	-	78	22	77	30

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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