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
2025-12-09 0600Z	21	19	60	-	31	36	40	54
2025-12-09 0000Z	32	18	60	-	32	30	42	51
2025-12-08 1800Z	25	18	60	-	34	28	42	57
2025-12-08 1200Z	19	19	60	-	39	36	44	54
2025-12-08 0600Z	290	4	60	-	37	42	44	54
2025-12-08 0000Z	192	2	57	-	40	25	45	51
2025-12-07 1800Z	353	3	60	-	41	25	44	51
2025-12-07 1200Z	258	3	60	-	33	30	44	57
2025-12-07 0600Z	274	4	60	-	34	30	44	57
2025-12-07 0000Z	269	6	57	-	38	36	44	57
2025-12-06 1800Z	298	7	60	-	39	27	44	57
2025-12-06 1200Z	312	8	60	-	38	27	44	43
2025-12-06 0600Z	356	7	60	-	41	42	44	54
2025-12-06 0000Z	57	5	57	-	43	24	43	51
2025-12-05 1800Z	50	10	60	-	36	27	43	57
2025-12-05 1200Z	50	12	60	-	32	30	43	57
2025-12-05 0600Z	20	13	60	-	36	26	44	51
2025-12-05 0000Z	302	12	57	-	41	31	45	57
2025-12-04 1800Z	309	17	60	-	44	30	45	60
2025-12-04 1200Z	248	5	60	-	35	49	45	60

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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