Station 44009 - Search and Rescue Data

DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ
38.460 N 74.692 W (38°27'35" N 74°41'31" W)

Right whales are active off Delaware Bay 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)	Wave Obs	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-04-26 1200Z	53	15	32	5	16	47	32	49	30
2024-04-26 0600Z	66	11	36	5	18	47	36	49	36
2024-04-26 0000Z	67	14	35	6	19	46	35	50	35
2024-04-25 1800Z	48	18	36	7	19	47	36	50	36
2024-04-25 1200Z	52	20	36	6	16	50	36	50	36
2024-04-25 0600Z	26	6	36	4	17	55	36	52	36
2024-04-25 0000Z	222	5	34	6	15	57	34	52	34
2024-04-24 1800Z	210	10	36	7	19	56	36	52	35
2024-04-24 1200Z	213	12	36	7	18	53	36	50	36
2024-04-24 0600Z	188	18	36	7	18	52	36	50	34
2024-04-24 0000Z	168	16	34	5	17	51	34	50	34
2024-04-23 1800Z	154	11	36	3	18	52	36	50	35
2024-04-23 1200Z	204	3	36	2	16	51	36	50	36
2024-04-23 0600Z	200	5	36	2	20	49	36	50	35
2024-04-23 0000Z	154	7	36	2	19	50	36	50	36
2024-04-22 1800Z	357	4	36	3	19	50	36	50	35
2024-04-22 1200Z	3	16	36	4	20	48	36	49	36
2024-04-22 0600Z	352	15	36	3	18	50	36	50	36
2024-04-22 0000Z	337	11	34	3	17	50	34	49	34
2024-04-21 1800Z	1	8	36	3	19	46	36	50	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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