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
2023-12-10 1200Z	187	13	26	3	12	57	26	52	26
2023-12-10 0600Z	196	11	36	3	16	55	36	52	36
2023-12-10 0000Z	202	8	35	3	17	54	35	53	35
2023-12-09 1800Z	196	10	36	3	14	55	36	53	36
2023-12-09 1200Z	194	11	36	3	19	55	36	54	36
2023-12-09 0600Z	161	12	36	4	16	54	36	54	35
2023-12-09 0000Z	152	12	34	3	16	53	34	54	34
2023-12-08 1800Z	136	9	36	3	17	52	35	54	36
2023-12-08 1200Z	53	6	36	3	17	50	36	54	35
2023-12-08 0600Z	256	11	36	4	16	50	36	54	34
2023-12-08 0000Z	232	18	34	4	14	48	34	54	34
2023-12-07 1800Z	267	10	36	4	16	43	36	54	35
2023-12-07 1200Z	310	15	36	4	16	41	36	54	35
2023-12-07 0600Z	335	18	36	5	15	43	36	54	35
2023-12-07 0000Z	339	22	34	5	17	44	34	55	34
2023-12-06 1800Z	333	19	36	4	16	44	36	55	35
2023-12-06 1200Z	360	15	36	3	17	46	36	55	36
2023-12-06 0600Z	10	10	36	2	15	47	36	55	36
2023-12-06 0000Z	7	6	34	2	17	47	34	55	34
2023-12-05 1800Z	345	8	33	2	14	47	33	56	33

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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