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 1200Z187132631257265226
2023-12-10 0600Z196113631655365236
2023-12-10 0000Z20283531754355335
2023-12-09 1800Z196103631455365336
2023-12-09 1200Z194113631955365436
2023-12-09 0600Z161123641654365435
2023-12-09 0000Z152123431653345434
2023-12-08 1800Z13693631752355436
2023-12-08 1200Z5363631750365435
2023-12-08 0600Z256113641650365434
2023-12-08 0000Z232183441448345434
2023-12-07 1800Z267103641643365435
2023-12-07 1200Z310153641641365435
2023-12-07 0600Z335183651543365435
2023-12-07 0000Z339223451744345534
2023-12-06 1800Z333193641644365535
2023-12-06 1200Z360153631746365536
2023-12-06 0600Z10103621547365536
2023-12-06 0000Z763421747345534
2023-12-05 1800Z34583321447335633

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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