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
2026-02-21 1200Z	327	5	32	-	37	32	37	30
2026-02-21 0600Z	334	8	36	-	38	36	37	33
2026-02-21 0000Z	224	7	35	-	41	35	37	35
2026-02-20 1800Z	215	3	36	-	41	36	38	35
2026-02-20 1200Z	91	9	36	-	42	36	38	34
2026-02-20 0600Z	56	8	36	-	41	36	38	36
2026-02-20 0000Z	52	13	35	-	41	35	38	35
2026-02-19 1800Z	38	10	36	-	39	36	38	36
2026-02-19 1200Z	46	9	36	-	38	36	37	36
2026-02-19 0600Z	15	3	36	-	38	36	35	36
2026-02-19 0000Z	210	7	35	-	39	35	35	35
2026-02-18 1800Z	215	13	36	-	39	36	36	36
2026-02-18 1200Z	186	10	36	-	39	36	37	35
2026-02-18 0600Z	177	5	36	-	36	36	37	34
2026-02-18 0000Z	204	9	36	-	34	36	38	36
2026-02-17 1800Z	214	13	36	-	35	36	38	34
2026-02-17 1200Z	225	10	36	-	34	36	38	35
2026-02-17 0600Z	265	3	36	-	35	36	38	35
2026-02-17 0000Z	31	11	35	-	36	35	38	35
2026-02-16 1800Z	3	21	36	-	35	36	37	36

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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