Station 41004 - Search and Rescue Data

EDISTO - 41 NM Southeast of Charleston, SC
32.502 N 79.099 W (32°30'7" N 79°5'56" W)

Right whales are active off SC from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. 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)	Wave Obs	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-05-04 1200Z	136	6	32	2	14	73	32	72	32
2024-05-04 0600Z	151	7	36	2	18	74	36	73	36
2024-05-04 0000Z	123	6	36	2	17	75	36	74	36
2024-05-03 1800Z	103	4	36	2	17	75	36	73	36
2024-05-03 1200Z	49	2	36	2	18	73	36	73	36
2024-05-03 0600Z	121	3	36	2	18	73	36	72	36
2024-05-03 0000Z	96	6	36	2	18	74	36	73	35
2024-05-02 1800Z	88	6	36	2	16	73	36	72	35
2024-05-02 1200Z	68	3	36	2	18	72	36	71	36
2024-05-02 0600Z	169	3	36	2	18	73	36	72	36
2024-05-02 0000Z	144	3	34	2	17	74	34	72	34
2024-05-01 1800Z	114	4	36	2	16	73	36	70	36
2024-05-01 1200Z	226	3	36	3	18	70	36	69	36
2024-05-01 0600Z	181	10	36	3	18	71	36	71	36
2024-05-01 0000Z	153	13	33	3	17	70	33	71	32
2024-04-30 1800Z	159	3	36	3	17	72	36	71	36
2024-04-30 1200Z	185	5	36	3	18	71	36	70	36
2024-04-30 0600Z	176	11	36	3	15	72	36	71	36
2024-04-30 0000Z	144	8	33	3	16	72	33	72	33
2024-04-29 1800Z	213	6	36	3	19	71	36	72	36

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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