Station OCIM2 - Search and Rescue Data

8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD
38.328 N 75.091 W (38°19'42" N 75°5'28" W)

Right whales are active off MD from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas along the mid-Atlantic coast. 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
2026-02-20 1200Z	81	5	31	-	40	16	35	28
2026-02-20 0600Z	63	5	60	-	42	33	34	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	53	7	57	-	39	31	35	54
2026-02-19 1800Z	42	6	57	-	39	30	34	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	38	5	60	-	36	27	36	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	351	2	59	-	47	29	34	56
2026-02-19 0000Z	251	7	54	-	53	31	35	48
2026-02-18 1800Z	211	9	60	-	41	27	34	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	204	8	57	-	36	33	34	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	200	4	58	-	34	22	34	47
2026-02-18 0000Z	205	6	57	-	33	27	34	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	207	10	60	-	35	25	34	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	228	6	60	-	35	30	34	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	250	2	60	-	33	30	34	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	50	3	57	-	35	33	34	51
2026-02-16 1800Z	26	12	58	-	36	27	34	48
2026-02-16 1200Z	26	16	60	-	37	24	34	57
2026-02-16 0600Z	51	8	60	-	40	29	34	57
2026-02-16 0000Z	133	3	58	-	37	20	34	52
2026-02-15 1800Z	215	4	60	-	39	20	34	54

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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