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.)
2026-11-13 1800Z	355	23	31	-	45	13	-
2026-11-13 1200Z	340	22	60	-	46	27	-
2026-11-13 0600Z	315	19	60	-	53	24	-
2026-11-13 0000Z	287	14	57	-	60	24	-
2026-11-12 1800Z	170	13	60	-	62	27	-
2026-11-12 1200Z	136	16	60	-	61	22	-
2026-11-12 0600Z	127	11	60	-	60	27	-
2026-11-12 0000Z	152	11	57	-	59	24	-
2026-11-11 1800Z	157	8	60	-	60	24	-
2026-11-11 1200Z	37	5	60	-	58	24	-
2026-11-11 0600Z	287	10	60	-	58	24	-
2026-11-11 0000Z	235	14	57	-	60	24	-
2026-11-10 1800Z	252	15	60	-	60	24	-
2026-11-10 1200Z	276	13	60	-	53	27	-
2026-11-10 0600Z	326	12	60	-	55	27	-
2026-11-10 0000Z	319	13	60	-	59	30	-
2026-11-09 1800Z	316	18	60	-	59	24	-
2026-11-09 1200Z	284	21	60	-	56	24	-
2026-11-09 0600Z	286	17	60	-	57	33	-
2026-11-09 0000Z	245	20	57	-	57	24	-

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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