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
2026-04-14 1200Z	229	6	31	-	66	13	53	28
2026-04-14 0600Z	231	7	60	-	69	27	53	48
2026-04-14 0000Z	239	10	57	-	77	22	52	51
2026-04-13 1800Z	239	12	60	-	77	22	51	39
2026-04-13 1200Z	224	11	60	-	65	22	50	48
2026-04-13 0600Z	187	8	60	-	59	22	50	39
2026-04-13 0000Z	151	8	57	-	53	24	52	48
2026-04-12 1800Z	119	10	60	-	51	20	54	43
2026-04-12 1200Z	102	7	60	-	50	22	54	51
2026-04-12 0600Z	170	2	60	-	50	18	55	36
2026-04-12 0000Z	352	4	57	-	59	20	55	39
2026-04-11 1800Z	6	10	60	-	56	24	53	31
2026-04-11 1200Z	309	6	55	-	54	24	50	37
2026-04-11 0600Z	227	5	60	-	53	20	51	46
2026-04-11 0000Z	160	7	57	-	52	22	51	45
2026-04-10 1800Z	131	9	60	-	51	18	53	29
2026-04-10 1200Z	67	2	60	-	47	22	50	45
2026-04-10 0600Z	135	2	60	-	45	25	51	42
2026-04-10 0000Z	123	6	59	-	46	23	52	45
2026-04-09 1800Z	98	10	60	-	46	22	53	40
2026-04-09 1200Z	106	6	60	-	44	18	51	36

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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