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
2024-11-21 0600Z	299	22	35	6	16	68	35	78	35
2024-11-21 0000Z	272	15	35	4	16	73	35	78	35
2024-11-20 1800Z	190	3	36	4	19	74	36	78	35
2024-11-20 1200Z	320	6	36	3	19	73	36	78	36
2024-11-20 0600Z	212	14	36	3	17	75	36	78	34
2024-11-20 0000Z	236	11	34	2	18	74	34	78	34
2024-11-19 1800Z	266	9	36	2	18	73	36	78	36
2024-11-19 1200Z	247	11	36	2	17	71	36	78	36
2024-11-19 0600Z	259	8	36	2	18	70	36	78	34
2024-11-19 0000Z	262	10	36	2	17	70	36	78	36
2024-11-18 1800Z	273	8	36	2	17	68	36	78	28
2024-11-18 1200Z	288	8	36	2	18	68	36	78	36
2024-11-18 0600Z	251	6	36	2	18	68	36	78	36
2024-11-18 0000Z	277	3	35	2	18	66	35	78	35
2024-11-17 1800Z	338	4	36	3	18	66	36	78	36
2024-11-17 1200Z	351	6	36	3	19	65	36	78	36
2024-11-17 0600Z	8	7	36	4	14	65	36	78	36
2024-11-17 0000Z	340	8	36	5	19	65	36	78	36
2024-11-16 1800Z	349	9	36	6	17	63	36	78	36
2024-11-16 1200Z	349	11	36	7	18	64	36	79	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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