Station TRDF1 - Search and Rescue Data

8721604 - Trident Pier, FL
28.416 N 80.593 W (28°24'57" N 80°35'35" W)

Right whales are active off FL 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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-04-16 1800Z	124	6	41	-	76	41	79	41
2024-04-16 1200Z	120	5	60	-	72	60	79	60
2024-04-16 0600Z	137	4	60	-	70	60	79	60
2024-04-16 0000Z	135	5	58	-	72	49	80	58
2024-04-15 1800Z	140	5	60	-	76	60	78	60
2024-04-15 1200Z	274	2	60	-	68	58	78	60
2024-04-15 0600Z	176	7	60	-	70	60	79	60
2024-04-15 0000Z	140	6	55	-	72	47	79	57
2024-04-14 1800Z	122	3	60	-	76	48	78	58
2024-04-14 1200Z	307	3	57	-	63	41	77	55
2024-04-14 0600Z	76	0	60	-	59	60	78	60
2024-04-14 0000Z	69	5	52	-	66	57	78	54
2024-04-13 1800Z	19	10	51	-	72	41	78	60
2024-04-13 1200Z	353	7	54	-	65	46	78	56
2024-04-13 0600Z	308	10	58	-	65	56	79	60
2024-04-13 0000Z	271	11	57	-	74	57	79	57
2024-04-12 1800Z	288	8	60	-	75	58	78	58
2024-04-12 1200Z	332	9	60	-	66	60	78	60
2024-04-12 0600Z	262	10	60	-	69	60	78	60
2024-04-12 0000Z	239	11	57	-	73	57	78	57

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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