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
2023-05-28 1200Z	80	8	60	-	62	60	63	55
2023-05-28 0600Z	84	9	57	-	61	60	64	60
2023-05-28 0000Z	84	9	60	-	62	57	65	60
2023-05-27 1800Z	78	8	60	-	64	57	64	60
2023-05-27 1200Z	73	7	60	-	61	60	63	60
2023-05-27 0600Z	83	6	60	-	60	58	64	54
2023-05-27 0000Z	92	5	57	-	61	54	65	54
2023-05-26 1800Z	75	6	60	-	62	59	63	59
2023-05-26 1200Z	71	6	60	-	60	57	63	54
2023-05-26 0600Z	100	6	57	-	58	60	63	60
2023-05-26 0000Z	103	7	57	-	58	60	64	60
2023-05-25 1800Z	77	8	52	-	59	57	63	60
2023-05-25 1200Z	50	9	60	-	59	60	63	60
2023-05-25 0600Z	55	4	60	-	61	60	64	55
2023-05-25 0000Z	97	2	60	-	64	55	65	60
2023-05-24 1800Z	40	7	60	-	63	55	63	60
2023-05-24 1200Z	56	7	60	-	59	57	63	60
2023-05-24 0600Z	61	6	60	-	57	60	64	60
2023-05-24 0000Z	67	7	60	-	59	60	66	60
2023-05-23 1800Z	72	9	60	-	61	60	64	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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