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
2026-07-13 1200Z	112	7	60	-	75	42	74	60
2026-07-13 0600Z	124	4	60	-	73	42	73	60
2026-07-13 0000Z	112	6	60	-	76	42	77	60
2026-07-12 1800Z	83	11	60	-	77	30	77	60
2026-07-12 1200Z	62	11	60	-	75	33	75	60
2026-07-12 0600Z	57	10	60	-	75	39	75	57
2026-07-12 0000Z	71	9	57	-	75	34	77	57
2026-07-11 1800Z	44	3	60	-	81	33	76	60
2026-07-11 1200Z	304	3	60	-	76	31	75	60
2026-07-11 0600Z	247	3	60	-	77	33	74	60
2026-07-11 0000Z	264	3	59	-	82	26	76	59
2026-07-10 1800Z	59	2	60	-	83	39	75	57
2026-07-10 1200Z	290	7	60	-	76	33	73	57
2026-07-10 0600Z	272	8	60	-	75	42	72	57
2026-07-10 0000Z	134	2	57	-	78	24	73	54
2026-07-09 1800Z	158	7	60	-	81	25	72	57
2026-07-09 1200Z	203	5	60	-	78	33	71	60
2026-07-09 0600Z	195	4	60	-	72	33	71	60
2026-07-09 0000Z	152	6	60	-	74	36	73	60
2026-07-08 1800Z	60	3	60	-	73	30	75	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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