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.)
2025-12-25 1200Z	180	7	29	-	41	9	-
2025-12-25 0600Z	88	6	60	-	40	27	-
2025-12-25 0000Z	335	8	60	-	44	36	-
2025-12-24 1800Z	343	17	60	-	44	30	-
2025-12-24 1200Z	319	11	60	-	44	33	-
2025-12-24 0600Z	257	6	60	-	43	36	-
2025-12-24 0000Z	258	4	57	-	42	36	-
2025-12-23 1800Z	244	9	60	-	41	27	-
2025-12-23 1200Z	189	13	60	-	41	33	-
2025-12-23 0600Z	216	12	60	-	39	33	-
2025-12-23 0000Z	218	5	57	-	38	33	-
2025-12-22 1800Z	342	8	60	-	35	30	-
2025-12-22 1200Z	354	15	60	-	31	33	-
2025-12-22 0600Z	352	19	60	-	35	33	-
2025-12-22 0000Z	343	17	57	-	42	30	-
2025-12-21 1800Z	306	15	60	-	46	36	-
2025-12-21 1200Z	252	18	60	-	42	36	-
2025-12-21 0600Z	217	19	60	-	41	24	-
2025-12-21 0000Z	190	17	57	-	38	28	-
2025-12-20 1800Z	360	4	60	-	34	30	-

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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