Station FBIS1 - Folly Island, SC

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C-MAN Station
MARS payload
32.685 N 79.888 W (32°41'6" N 79°53'18" W)

Site elevation: 3 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 6.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 9.8 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 4.6 m above mean sea level

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.

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