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
2026-04-08 1200Z	48	8	30	-	38	12	48	24
2026-04-08 0600Z	43	9	60	-	44	22	49	51
2026-04-08 0000Z	353	12	57	-	53	24	55	34
2026-04-07 1800Z	334	14	58	-	55	20	51	30
2026-04-07 1200Z	300	7	55	-	53	29	53	45
2026-04-07 0600Z	211	12	60	-	50	22	50	45
2026-04-07 0000Z	242	5	60	-	55	27	56	48
2026-04-06 1800Z	313	9	60	-	55	24	51	51
2026-04-06 1200Z	343	9	60	-	49	33	54	57
2026-04-06 0600Z	338	11	60	-	52	30	49	55
2026-04-06 0000Z	340	3	58	-	56	33	54	44
2026-04-05 1800Z	212	11	60	-	56	27	52	42
2026-04-05 1200Z	207	16	60	-	54	27	52	51
2026-04-05 0600Z	208	13	60	-	53	24	49	36
2026-04-05 0000Z	211	12	57	-	56	22	54	42
2026-04-04 1800Z	204	12	60	-	55	22	52	48
2026-04-04 1200Z	211	9	60	-	55	22	53	43
2026-04-04 0600Z	217	11	60	-	57	24	49	48
2026-04-04 0000Z	210	13	59	-	54	20	51	39
2026-04-03 1800Z	207	12	59	-	53	23	49	41

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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