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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.)
2023-09-28 1200Z	12	9	50	-	64	50	-
2023-09-28 0600Z	17	9	60	-	65	60	-
2023-09-28 0000Z	15	9	57	-	69	57	-
2023-09-27 1800Z	29	12	58	-	70	57	-
2023-09-27 1200Z	27	12	60	-	68	60	-
2023-09-27 0600Z	29	11	60	-	71	60	-
2023-09-27 0000Z	75	12	59	-	77	57	-
2023-09-26 1800Z	78	9	60	-	74	60	-
2023-09-26 1200Z	37	4	60	-	71	60	-
2023-09-26 0600Z	247	4	60	-	73	60	-
2023-09-26 0000Z	210	5	58	-	78	58	-
2023-09-25 1800Z	186	8	60	-	78	60	-
2023-09-25 1200Z	266	7	60	-	75	60	-
2023-09-25 0600Z	230	8	60	-	75	60	-
2023-09-25 0000Z	209	11	60	-	78	60	-
2023-09-24 1800Z	181	11	60	-	77	60	-
2023-09-24 1200Z	174	1	60	-	72	60	-
2023-09-24 0600Z	237	5	60	-	69	60	-
2023-09-24 0000Z	255	5	57	-	67	57	-
2023-09-23 1800Z	289	11	60	-	65	60	-

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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