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Station BRND1 - Search and Rescue Data

8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE
38.987 N 75.113 W (38°59'13" N 75°6'47" 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.)
2026-07-22 1200Z	256	15	60	-	77	36	-
2026-07-22 0600Z	220	15	60	-	75	50	-
2026-07-22 0000Z	258	3	58	-	78	42	-
2026-07-21 1800Z	208	14	60	-	81	33	-
2026-07-21 1200Z	180	13	58	-	78	36	-
2026-07-21 0600Z	165	13	60	-	77	39	-
2026-07-21 0000Z	164	13	60	-	77	39	-
2026-07-20 1800Z	152	9	60	-	76	36	-
2026-07-20 1200Z	57	11	60	-	73	30	-
2026-07-20 0600Z	33	9	60	-	77	42	-
2026-07-20 0000Z	3	12	60	-	80	42	-
2026-07-19 1800Z	358	13	60	-	79	42	-
2026-07-19 1200Z	345	13	60	-	77	36	-
2026-07-19 0600Z	269	12	60	-	78	36	-
2026-07-19 0000Z	245	15	59	-	79	36	-
2026-07-18 1800Z	196	15	40	-	86	12	-

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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