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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
2025-04-01 1200Z	341	16	60	-	51	42	55	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	315	3	60	-	59	48	51	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	210	16	53	-	56	44	54	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	209	17	60	-	55	48	50	60
2025-03-31 1200Z	212	14	57	-	54	45	51	58
2025-03-31 0600Z	215	14	58	-	55	41	50	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	216	14	57	-	55	40	51	57
2025-03-30 1800Z	208	14	60	-	53	45	49	60
2025-03-30 1200Z	211	11	60	-	55	43	50	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	206	8	60	-	52	38	49	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	200	8	57	-	54	43	51	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	254	10	60	-	70	44	50	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	253	12	60	-	63	43	50	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	218	12	60	-	55	48	49	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	207	11	57	-	52	42	50	57
2025-03-28 1800Z	208	8	60	-	56	42	49	60
2025-03-28 1200Z	248	10	60	-	52	45	49	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	219	13	60	-	48	42	49	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	276	5	57	-	50	42	50	57
2025-03-27 1800Z	322	13	58	-	49	40	49	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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Station OCIM2 - Search and Rescue Data

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