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.)
2026-04-14 1200Z	243	15	41	-	64	17	-
2026-04-14 0600Z	238	14	60	-	67	27	-
2026-04-14 0000Z	242	20	57	-	73	22	-
2026-04-13 1800Z	238	21	60	-	69	22	-
2026-04-13 1200Z	223	21	60	-	62	22	-
2026-04-13 0600Z	188	17	60	-	57	22	-
2026-04-13 0000Z	166	16	57	-	52	24	-
2026-04-12 1800Z	137	15	60	-	50	20	-
2026-04-12 1200Z	105	13	60	-	50	22	-
2026-04-12 0600Z	156	5	60	-	53	18	-
2026-04-12 0000Z	350	7	57	-	60	20	-
2026-04-11 1800Z	354	13	59	-	57	24	-
2026-04-11 1200Z	328	8	55	-	55	24	-
2026-04-11 0600Z	221	7	60	-	54	20	-
2026-04-11 0000Z	173	17	57	-	51	22	-
2026-04-10 1800Z	156	12	60	-	49	18	-
2026-04-10 1200Z	132	2	60	-	48	22	-
2026-04-10 0600Z	153	7	60	-	47	25	-
2026-04-10 0000Z	140	13	59	-	47	23	-
2026-04-09 1800Z	147	11	60	-	46	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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