Station CMAN4 - Search and Rescue Data

8536110 - Cape May, NJ
38.968 N 74.960 W (38°58'4" N 74°57'36" 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.)	Water Temp. Obs
2026-02-21 0600Z	324	3	60	-	39	36	37	51
2026-02-21 0000Z	305	2	57	-	42	27	36	57
2026-02-20 1800Z	89	4	60	-	46	31	36	60
2026-02-20 1200Z	73	10	60	-	43	33	35	57
2026-02-20 0600Z	57	7	60	-	41	33	35	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	52	11	57	-	41	31	35	54
2026-02-19 1800Z	58	9	57	-	42	30	35	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	52	8	60	-	39	27	34	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	53	4	60	-	40	30	34	57
2026-02-19 0000Z	39	1	54	-	44	34	34	48
2026-02-18 1800Z	187	3	60	-	45	27	34	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	116	7	60	-	38	33	34	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	89	6	58	-	32	22	34	48
2026-02-18 0000Z	149	4	57	-	35	27	34	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	207	4	60	-	36	25	33	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	194	5	60	-	34	30	33	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	211	2	60	-	31	30	33	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	81	3	57	-	34	33	34	51
2026-02-16 1800Z	340	5	58	-	36	27	33	48
2026-02-16 1200Z	9	7	60	-	37	24	33	57

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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