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
2025-07-18 1800Z	190	12	60	-	83	54	82	60
2025-07-18 1200Z	236	8	60	-	82	48	82	60
2025-07-18 0600Z	230	8	60	-	81	45	82	57
2025-07-18 0000Z	204	15	60	-	83	48	82	60
2025-07-17 1800Z	200	14	60	-	83	48	84	60
2025-07-17 1200Z	214	9	60	-	82	36	83	60
2025-07-17 0600Z	205	13	60	-	83	39	84	60
2025-07-17 0000Z	194	15	58	-	83	28	84	60
2025-07-16 1800Z	187	14	60	-	83	42	85	60
2025-07-16 1200Z	191	13	60	-	83	33	85	58
2025-07-16 0600Z	185	16	60	-	83	36	86	60
2025-07-16 0000Z	174	14	57	-	84	30	87	60
2025-07-15 1800Z	161	10	60	-	83	33	86	60
2025-07-15 1200Z	156	7	60	-	82	36	86	60
2025-07-15 0600Z	135	6	60	-	82	30	86	57
2025-07-15 0000Z	140	9	59	-	83	29	87	59
2025-07-14 1800Z	124	7	60	-	83	33	86	60
2025-07-14 1200Z	109	5	60	-	82	37	84	60
2025-07-14 0600Z	146	3	60	-	81	34	84	60
2025-07-14 0000Z	163	6	57	-	83	25	85	57

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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