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.)
2024-09-20 1200Z	42	11	60	-	70	56	-
2024-09-20 0600Z	23	2	60	-	72	57	-
2024-09-20 0000Z	173	4	60	-	74	60	-
2024-09-19 1800Z	336	9	60	-	73	60	-
2024-09-19 1200Z	13	14	60	-	69	60	-
2024-09-19 0600Z	36	16	60	-	70	59	-
2024-09-19 0000Z	43	17	57	-	71	51	-
2024-09-18 1800Z	51	17	60	-	72	60	-
2024-09-18 1200Z	70	18	60	-	72	60	-
2024-09-18 0600Z	73	18	60	-	72	57	-
2024-09-18 0000Z	71	20	59	-	71	54	-
2024-09-17 1800Z	79	19	60	-	73	51	-
2024-09-17 1200Z	78	18	60	-	72	47	-
2024-09-17 0600Z	78	18	60	-	71	59	-
2024-09-17 0000Z	68	19	57	-	71	54	-
2024-09-16 1800Z	74	19	60	-	71	46	-
2024-09-16 1200Z	56	16	60	-	67	51	-
2024-09-16 0600Z	69	13	60	-	68	47	-
2024-09-16 0000Z	83	16	57	-	70	33	-
2024-09-15 1800Z	84	15	55	-	72	38	-

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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