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
2026-04-14 1800Z	197	13	60	-	69	24	65	33
2026-04-14 1200Z	252	7	57	-	66	24	63	51
2026-04-14 0600Z	227	7	60	-	66	27	64	48
2026-04-14 0000Z	200	8	57	-	68	22	67	51
2026-04-13 1800Z	183	8	60	-	70	22	67	39
2026-04-13 1200Z	228	3	60	-	67	22	64	48
2026-04-13 0600Z	172	5	60	-	68	22	65	39
2026-04-13 0000Z	111	6	57	-	69	24	66	48
2026-04-12 1800Z	108	2	60	-	71	20	64	43
2026-04-12 1200Z	52	3	60	-	64	22	63	51
2026-04-12 0600Z	90	1	60	-	64	18	63	36
2026-04-12 0000Z	221	9	57	-	67	20	64	39
2026-04-11 1800Z	213	7	60	-	70	24	64	31
2026-04-11 1200Z	289	8	55	-	61	24	63	37
2026-04-11 0600Z	286	6	60	-	60	20	64	46
2026-04-11 0000Z	156	5	57	-	64	22	65	45
2026-04-10 1800Z	132	8	60	-	64	18	64	29
2026-04-10 1200Z	28	6	60	-	57	22	63	45
2026-04-10 0600Z	49	10	60	-	59	25	63	42
2026-04-10 0000Z	72	9	58	-	63	23	64	45

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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