Station 44009 - Search and Rescue Data

DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ
38.457 N 74.702 W (38°27'24" N 74°42'6" 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
12-16-2019	1200Z	32	8	4	3	4
12-16-2019	0600Z	340	14	6	3	6
12-16-2019	0000Z	299	10	6	4	6
12-15-2019	1800Z	247	16	6	5	6
12-15-2019	1200Z	247	20	6	4	6
12-15-2019	0600Z	270	23	6	6	6
12-15-2019	0000Z	261	16	6	7	6
12-14-2019	1800Z	207	17	6	9	6
12-14-2019	1200Z	174	10	6	7	6
12-14-2019	0600Z	153	12	6	7	6
12-14-2019	0000Z	75	14	6	6	6
12-13-2019	1800Z	67	9	6	6	6
12-13-2019	1200Z	94	14	6	5	6
12-13-2019	0600Z	87	17	6	4	6
12-13-2019	0000Z	59	10	6	3	6
12-12-2019	1800Z	38	10	6	3	6
12-12-2019	1200Z	358	16	6	4	6
12-12-2019	0600Z	318	21	6	5	6
12-12-2019	0000Z	295	18	6	4	6
12-11-2019	1800Z	304	16	6	4	6

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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