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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
2025-03-31 1800Z24982661366266726
2025-03-31 1200Z23643662067366736
2025-03-31 0600Z18173661768366736
2025-03-31 0000Z16153551768356735
2025-03-30 1800Z16543661769366736
2025-03-30 1200Z14173651968366634
2025-03-30 0600Z14653651968366636
2025-03-30 0000Z13363542069356735
2025-03-29 1800Z14763642069366635
2025-03-29 1200Z16373641868366636
2025-03-29 0600Z170103642168366535
2025-03-29 0000Z165113431570346733
2025-03-28 1800Z13673631969366636
2025-03-28 1200Z7273631867366636
2025-03-28 0600Z83103631765366536
2025-03-28 0000Z78133431663346534
2025-03-27 1800Z44173651961366536
2025-03-27 1200Z36193652061366536
2025-03-27 0600Z3673622065366636
2025-03-27 0000Z11083521865356635

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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