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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.)
2025-04-20 1200Z	312	13	31	-	67	29	-
2025-04-20 0600Z	250	19	60	-	70	54	-
2025-04-20 0000Z	234	22	57	-	75	40	-
2025-04-19 1800Z	243	20	60	-	72	51	-
2025-04-19 1200Z	233	23	60	-	63	51	-
2025-04-19 0600Z	212	20	60	-	63	50	-
2025-04-19 0000Z	185	18	57	-	59	54	-
2025-04-18 1800Z	172	23	60	-	54	48	-
2025-04-18 1200Z	197	11	60	-	51	51	-
2025-04-18 0600Z	233	11	60	-	51	52	-
2025-04-18 0000Z	201	9	58	-	53	55	-
2025-04-17 1800Z	335	3	60	-	50	42	-
2025-04-17 1200Z	331	13	60	-	44	45	-
2025-04-17 0600Z	346	20	60	-	47	43	-
2025-04-17 0000Z	331	15	54	-	53	42	-
2025-04-16 1800Z	304	21	59	-	53	60	-
2025-04-16 1200Z	282	24	59	-	49	60	-
2025-04-16 0600Z	307	25	60	-	51	58	-
2025-04-16 0000Z	306	22	55	-	57	57	-
2025-04-15 1800Z	282	16	60	-	60	58	-

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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