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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
2024-10-07 0600Z	194	5	60	-	65	47	71	56
2024-10-07 0000Z	183	6	57	-	68	30	72	56
2024-10-06 1800Z	138	7	58	-	71	49	72	58
2024-10-06 1200Z	279	2	60	-	63	45	71	60
2024-10-06 0600Z	262	2	60	-	62	54	72	60
2024-10-06 0000Z	116	5	60	-	68	58	72	60
2024-10-05 1800Z	8	5	58	-	70	46	72	60
2024-10-05 1200Z	334	5	60	-	67	49	71	60
2024-10-05 0600Z	216	2	60	-	66	50	71	60
2024-10-05 0000Z	170	4	57	-	68	54	72	57
2024-10-04 1800Z	136	8	60	-	71	60	72	60
2024-10-04 1200Z	142	2	60	-	66	57	71	60
2024-10-04 0600Z	198	1	60	-	65	60	71	60
2024-10-04 0000Z	159	4	59	-	67	59	72	59
2024-10-03 1800Z	97	6	60	-	69	60	71	60
2024-10-03 1200Z	30	1	60	-	66	60	70	60
2024-10-03 0600Z	105	4	60	-	65	60	71	60
2024-10-03 0000Z	83	9	60	-	67	58	71	58
2024-10-02 1800Z	74	10	60	-	67	60	71	60
2024-10-02 1200Z	76	15	58	-	67	58	70	58

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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