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Station BISM2 - Search and Rescue Data

8571421 - Bishops Head, MD
38.220 N 76.039 W (38°13'13" N 76°2'19" W)

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Wakefield WFO

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
2025-03-18 1200Z	344	10	41	-	39	35	48	38
2025-03-18 0600Z	343	14	60	-	41	60	51	60
2025-03-18 0000Z	343	15	57	-	51	55	54	57
2025-03-17 1800Z	334	18	60	-	56	57	55	60
2025-03-17 1200Z	347	8	60	-	55	48	52	60
2025-03-17 0600Z	184	5	60	-	57	54	53	60
2025-03-17 0000Z	163	19	55	-	57	57	52	57
2025-03-16 1800Z	159	18	60	-	56	55	52	60
2025-03-16 1200Z	155	17	60	-	55	48	51	60
2025-03-16 0600Z	156	12	60	-	52	52	51	60
2025-03-16 0000Z	141	9	57	-	51	51	51	57
2025-03-15 1800Z	151	5	60	-	49	54	50	60
2025-03-15 1200Z	135	5	60	-	46	52	49	58
2025-03-15 0600Z	140	7	60	-	44	54	49	60
2025-03-15 0000Z	222	2	57	-	46	48	50	57
2025-03-14 1800Z	116	1	60	-	46	54	49	60
2025-03-14 1200Z	42	7	60	-	44	54	50	60
2025-03-14 0600Z	47	7	60	-	44	60	51	60
2025-03-14 0000Z	59	10	56	-	48	53	51	56
2025-03-13 1800Z	24	7	60	-	51	57	50	60

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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