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
07-05-2022	1200Z	185	6	31	2	12	74	31	73	25
07-05-2022	0600Z	196	8	32	2	12	73	32	73	28
07-05-2022	0000Z	151	6	31	2	11	74	30	74	25
07-04-2022	1800Z	32	6	31	3	11	73	31	74	26
07-04-2022	1200Z	21	9	32	3	12	72	32	72	25
07-04-2022	0600Z	317	4	31	3	12	71	30	72	26
07-04-2022	0000Z	35	6	33	3	9	73	33	73	28
07-03-2022	1800Z	336	3	36	3	8	74	36	73	29
07-03-2022	1200Z	219	11	36	3	7	72	36	72	31
07-03-2022	0600Z	215	13	36	4	8	73	36	72	31
07-03-2022	0000Z	204	16	32	4	8	74	32	72	21
07-02-2022	1800Z	202	18	30	4	12	74	29	-	0
07-02-2022	1200Z	209	16	32	3	11	73	30	-	0
07-02-2022	0600Z	201	15	30	3	12	74	28	-	0
07-02-2022	0000Z	194	15	29	3	12	74	29	-	0
07-01-2022	1800Z	200	16	30	3	12	74	30	-	0
07-01-2022	1200Z	207	14	31	3	11	73	31	-	0
07-01-2022	0600Z	208	12	32	2	10	73	29	-	0
07-01-2022	0000Z	198	10	28	2	11	74	27	-	0
06-30-2022	1800Z	190	5	31	2	12	74	29	-	0

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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