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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
2025-03-22 1200Z	163	5	51	-	47	43	47	51
2025-03-22 0600Z	151	5	60	-	45	44	48	57
2025-03-22 0000Z	231	10	57	-	51	48	48	57
2025-03-21 1800Z	128	16	60	-	48	57	47	57
2025-03-21 1200Z	346	12	60	-	44	60	46	60
2025-03-21 0600Z	317	19	60	-	50	54	46	60
2025-03-21 0000Z	247	6	57	-	57	54	46	57
2025-03-20 1800Z	165	11	60	-	58	59	46	60
2025-03-20 1200Z	167	9	60	-	48	59	46	60
2025-03-20 0600Z	162	10	60	-	46	60	47	60
2025-03-20 0000Z	146	6	57	-	48	57	49	57
2025-03-19 1800Z	121	7	60	-	54	54	48	60
2025-03-19 1200Z	161	2	60	-	46	56	46	60
2025-03-19 0600Z	213	2	60	-	42	57	47	60
2025-03-19 0000Z	95	1	57	-	47	51	48	57
2025-03-18 1800Z	333	14	60	-	48	57	47	57
2025-03-18 1200Z	350	24	60	-	40	48	46	57
2025-03-18 0600Z	346	25	60	-	41	60	48	60
2025-03-18 0000Z	346	23	57	-	49	55	49	57
2025-03-17 1800Z	352	13	60	-	51	57	47	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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