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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-07-13 0600Z	112	12	36	-	75	33	77	33
2026-07-13 0000Z	97	12	36	-	76	35	77	36
2026-07-12 1800Z	84	13	36	-	77	35	78	35
2026-07-12 1200Z	81	14	36	-	77	35	77	35
2026-07-12 0600Z	69	11	36	-	77	34	78	36
2026-07-12 0000Z	52	4	35	-	78	33	78	33
2026-07-11 1800Z	216	2	36	-	78	34	78	35
2026-07-11 1200Z	230	2	36	-	77	35	78	35
2026-07-11 0600Z	324	4	36	-	77	36	78	36
2026-07-11 0000Z	224	6	35	-	79	34	78	34
2026-07-10 1800Z	219	5	36	-	79	36	78	36
2026-07-10 1200Z	277	10	36	-	75	36	77	35
2026-07-10 0600Z	271	11	36	-	75	34	77	35
2026-07-10 0000Z	170	9	35	-	77	35	77	35
2026-07-09 1800Z	178	11	36	-	76	35	77	32
2026-07-09 1200Z	201	9	36	-	75	36	76	35
2026-07-09 0600Z	203	9	36	-	74	36	76	36
2026-07-09 0000Z	151	6	36	-	73	35	77	35
2026-07-08 1800Z	17	7	36	-	72	34	77	35
2026-07-08 1200Z	22	12	36	-	72	35	76	35

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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