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.)
2026-02-20 1200Z	89	17	60	-	43	33	-
2026-02-20 0600Z	69	14	60	-	39	33	-
2026-02-20 0000Z	65	14	57	-	39	31	-
2026-02-19 1800Z	80	12	57	-	40	30	-
2026-02-19 1200Z	72	9	60	-	37	27	-
2026-02-19 0600Z	55	8	60	-	41	30	-
2026-02-19 0000Z	36	4	55	-	44	34	-
2026-02-18 1800Z	242	5	60	-	45	27	-
2026-02-18 1200Z	154	12	60	-	36	33	-
2026-02-18 0600Z	136	8	58	-	34	22	-
2026-02-18 0000Z	180	8	57	-	37	27	-
2026-02-17 1800Z	225	6	60	-	37	25	-
2026-02-17 1200Z	217	9	60	-	35	30	-
2026-02-17 0600Z	226	6	60	-	33	30	-
2026-02-17 0000Z	108	1	57	-	35	33	-
2026-02-16 1800Z	3	10	58	-	34	27	-
2026-02-16 1200Z	25	18	60	-	35	24	-
2026-02-16 0600Z	50	16	60	-	38	29	-
2026-02-16 0000Z	85	10	58	-	38	20	-
2026-02-15 1800Z	145	3	60	-	42	22	-

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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