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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
2023-10-04 1800Z	104	6	60	-	72	55	69	59
2023-10-04 1200Z	235	0	60	-	63	57	68	59
2023-10-04 0600Z	216	2	60	-	62	60	68	60
2023-10-04 0000Z	178	4	57	-	67	57	68	57
2023-10-03 1800Z	110	5	59	-	71	59	69	51
2023-10-03 1200Z	318	1	60	-	64	60	69	58
2023-10-03 0600Z	232	1	60	-	63	60	69	57
2023-10-03 0000Z	127	4	57	-	68	57	69	57
2023-10-02 1800Z	44	3	60	-	70	57	68	60
2023-10-02 1200Z	30	9	60	-	68	60	67	60
2023-10-02 0600Z	316	4	58	-	66	60	68	60
2023-10-02 0000Z	291	2	60	-	68	60	67	60
2023-10-01 1800Z	342	7	60	-	68	57	67	60
2023-10-01 1200Z	10	13	60	-	66	60	66	55
2023-10-01 0600Z	314	10	60	-	64	52	67	60
2023-10-01 0000Z	5	9	53	-	66	51	66	53
2023-09-30 1800Z	21	13	57	-	64	60	66	55
2023-09-30 1200Z	16	14	58	-	63	58	66	60
2023-09-30 0600Z	11	14	57	-	64	58	67	58
2023-09-30 0000Z	15	12	57	-	65	57	67	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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