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
2025-02-12 1200Z52173682040364335
2025-02-12 0600Z44213652037364336
2025-02-12 0000Z42103421934344334
2025-02-11 1800Z14673622039364336
2025-02-11 1200Z2963622038364435
2025-02-11 0600Z356103621839364336
2025-02-11 0000Z352113531940354435
2025-02-10 1800Z346123632138364336
2025-02-10 1200Z350113632138364336
2025-02-10 0600Z10113631940364336
2025-02-10 0000Z7153442041344434
2025-02-09 1800Z338203652243364436
2025-02-09 1200Z281123642042364235
2025-02-09 0600Z25573642041364336
2025-02-09 0000Z102153431738344434
2025-02-08 1800Z8583622037364336
2025-02-08 1200Z3273631938364436
2025-02-08 0600Z12113641940364436
2025-02-08 0000Z351143541844354434
2025-02-07 1800Z330183552144354435

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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