Station LWSD1 - Search and Rescue Data

8557380 - Lewes, DE
38.783 N 75.119 W (38°46'58" N 75°7'9" 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
2025-12-26 1200Z	24	14	51	-	33	27	38	39
2025-12-26 0600Z	10	19	60	-	38	27	40	51
2025-12-26 0000Z	343	12	57	-	46	39	41	54
2025-12-25 1800Z	272	10	60	-	48	30	41	54
2025-12-25 1200Z	186	4	60	-	41	25	41	51
2025-12-25 0600Z	106	2	60	-	41	27	41	51
2025-12-25 0000Z	302	5	60	-	43	36	42	54
2025-12-24 1800Z	339	14	60	-	45	30	41	48
2025-12-24 1200Z	302	13	60	-	48	33	41	48
2025-12-24 0600Z	240	5	60	-	47	36	41	51
2025-12-24 0000Z	263	2	57	-	44	36	40	48
2025-12-23 1800Z	251	7	60	-	43	27	40	60
2025-12-23 1200Z	177	5	60	-	41	33	40	57
2025-12-23 0600Z	202	4	60	-	37	33	40	55
2025-12-23 0000Z	199	2	57	-	37	33	40	51
2025-12-22 1800Z	333	7	60	-	37	30	40	54
2025-12-22 1200Z	337	15	60	-	33	33	40	54
2025-12-22 0600Z	328	18	60	-	37	33	41	54
2025-12-22 0000Z	323	14	57	-	43	30	41	51
2025-12-21 1800Z	294	18	60	-	49	36	41	45

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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