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)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-07-17 1800Z--0-087137317
2025-07-17 1200Z--0-082367260
2025-07-17 0600Z--0-080397560
2025-07-17 0000Z--0-086287460
2025-07-16 1800Z--0-088427560
2025-07-16 1200Z--0-079337358
2025-07-16 0600Z--0-076367460
2025-07-16 0000Z--0-079307560
2025-07-15 1800Z--0-078337660
2025-07-15 1200Z--0-075367360
2025-07-15 0600Z--0-074307357
2025-07-15 0000Z--0-081297459
2025-07-14 1800Z--0-083337660
2025-07-14 1200Z--0-079377460
2025-07-14 0600Z--0-076347360
2025-07-14 0000Z--0-078257657
2025-07-13 1800Z--0-079277657
2025-07-13 1200Z--0-076337560
2025-07-13 0600Z--0-075317058
2025-07-13 0000Z--0-078307757
2025-07-12 1800Z--0-079277660
2025-07-12 1200Z--0-076427560
2025-07-12 0600Z--0-075297056
2025-07-12 0000Z--0-077277857
2025-07-11 1800Z--0-077307660
2025-07-11 1200Z--0-075337560
2025-07-11 0600Z--0-075347060
2025-07-11 0000Z--0-075327458
2025-07-10 1800Z--0-080247460
2025-07-10 1200Z--0-075307660
2025-07-10 0600Z--0-074367360
2025-07-10 0000Z--0-084307557
2025-07-09 1800Z--0-085257760
2025-07-09 1200Z--0-078337760
2025-07-09 0600Z--0-075367760
2025-07-09 0000Z--0-087327660
2025-07-08 1800Z--0-092337760
2025-07-08 1200Z--0-082337660
2025-07-08 0600Z--0-079367358
2025-07-08 0000Z--0-078397460
2025-07-07 1800Z--0-081257360
2025-07-07 1200Z--0-080307460
2025-07-07 0600Z--0-077367360
2025-07-07 0000Z--0-080457360
2025-07-06 1800Z--0-081367660
2025-07-06 1200Z--0-075397460
2025-07-06 0600Z--0-071367460
2025-07-06 0000Z--0-079267351
2025-07-05 1800Z--0-080457860
2025-07-05 1200Z--0-073397558
2025-07-05 0600Z--0-071547860
2025-07-05 0000Z--0-077367857
2025-07-04 1800Z--0-078427960
2025-07-04 1200Z--0-076397760
2025-07-04 0600Z--0-076487860
2025-07-04 0000Z--0-085367860
2025-07-03 1800Z--0-085397857
2025-07-03 1200Z--0-077457460
2025-07-03 0600Z--0-073437660
2025-07-03 0000Z--0-076427760
2025-07-02 1800Z--0-074367660
2025-07-02 1200Z--0-074397560
2025-07-02 0600Z--0-074407560
2025-07-02 0000Z--0-082487560
2025-07-01 1800Z--0-091487560
2025-07-01 1200Z--0-083457360
2025-07-01 0600Z--0-082547460
2025-07-01 0000Z--0-084357453
2025-06-30 1800Z--0-082457560
2025-06-30 1200Z--0-078407460
2025-06-30 0600Z--0-077427460
2025-06-30 0000Z--0-078417559
2025-06-29 1800Z--0-083427660
2025-06-29 1200Z--0-080457358
2025-06-29 0600Z--0-079367360
2025-06-29 0000Z--0-078447459
2025-06-28 1800Z--0-077487460
2025-06-28 1200Z--0-072487260
2025-06-28 0600Z--0-071487260
2025-06-28 0000Z--0-070427357
2025-06-27 1800Z--0-069307357
2025-06-27 1200Z--0-069277457
2025-06-27 0600Z--0-069397460
2025-06-27 0000Z--0-070357759
2025-06-26 1800Z--0-079307760
2025-06-26 1200Z--0-080407557
2025-06-26 0600Z--0-082487360
2025-06-26 0000Z--0-090437860
2025-06-25 1800Z--0-088337660
2025-06-25 1200Z--0-081407560
2025-06-25 0600Z--0-084367260
2025-06-25 0000Z--0-090247760
2025-06-24 1800Z--0-087277457
2025-06-24 1200Z--0-082307460
2025-06-24 0600Z--0-083367260
2025-06-24 0000Z--0-089277657
2025-06-23 1800Z--0-085337460
2025-06-23 1200Z--0-080337258
2025-06-23 0600Z--0-081367160
2025-06-23 0000Z--0-085427360
2025-06-22 1800Z--0-088377157
2025-06-22 1200Z--0-080307160
2025-06-22 0600Z--0-077367060
2025-06-22 0000Z--0-083367360
2025-06-21 1800Z--0-082397560
2025-06-21 1200Z--0-077397260
2025-06-21 0600Z--0-075367360
2025-06-21 0000Z--0-080397457
2025-06-20 1800Z--0-079257257
2025-06-20 1200Z--0-070277060
2025-06-20 0600Z--0-072257060
2025-06-20 0000Z--0-082137157
2025-06-19 1800Z--0-090307160
2025-06-19 1200Z--0-080306960
2025-06-19 0600Z--0-078277060
2025-06-19 0000Z--0-079336960
2025-06-18 1800Z--0-076307157
2025-06-18 1200Z--0-072366860
2025-06-18 0600Z--0-071456860
2025-06-18 0000Z--0-069396857
2025-06-17 1800Z--0-069456960
2025-06-17 1200Z--0-066436860
2025-06-17 0600Z--0-065456860
2025-06-17 0000Z--0-065456855
2025-06-16 1800Z--0-065306760
2025-06-16 1200Z--0-064366760
2025-06-16 0600Z--0-064396760
2025-06-16 0000Z--0-064426854
2025-06-15 1800Z--0-064486860
2025-06-15 1200Z--0-063486858
2025-06-15 0600Z--0-064426960
2025-06-15 0000Z--0-066346960
2025-06-14 1800Z--0-068336960
2025-06-14 1200Z--0-070336958
2025-06-14 0600Z--0-070426658
2025-06-14 0000Z--0-070337157
2025-06-13 1800Z--0-071337160
2025-06-13 1200Z--0-075246860
2025-06-13 0600Z--0-077336660
2025-06-13 0000Z--0-084367255
2025-06-12 1800Z--0-082366960
2025-06-12 1200Z--0-075366860
2025-06-12 0600Z--0-071426560
2025-06-12 0000Z--0-076307057
2025-06-11 1800Z--0-076276860
2025-06-11 1200Z--0-070396960
2025-06-11 0600Z--0-070336560
2025-06-11 0000Z--0-075277057
2025-06-10 1800Z--0-074336658
2025-06-10 1200Z--0-069336760
2025-06-10 0600Z--0-066426460
2025-06-10 0000Z--0-066276757
2025-06-09 1800Z--0-068396660
2025-06-09 1200Z--0-065336660
2025-06-09 0600Z--0-065366360
2025-06-09 0000Z--0-065456657
2025-06-08 1800Z--0-065396760
2025-06-08 1200Z--0-065426760
2025-06-08 0600Z--0-070306558
2025-06-08 0000Z--0-074286658
2025-06-07 1800Z--0-071366760
2025-06-07 1200Z--0-070426660
2025-06-07 0600Z--0-068456660
2025-06-07 0000Z--0-070406658
2025-06-06 1800Z--0-073426660
2025-06-06 1200Z--0-072426660
2025-06-06 0600Z--0-070396560
2025-06-06 0000Z--0-075246657
2025-06-05 1800Z--0-080276560
2025-06-05 1200Z--0-071256460
2025-06-05 0600Z--0-070336560
2025-06-05 0000Z--0-077246659
2025-06-04 1800Z--0-081246560
2025-06-04 1200Z--0-070456460
2025-06-04 0600Z--0-067426560
2025-06-04 0000Z--0-073336757
2025-06-03 1800Z--0-070426760
2025-06-03 1200Z--0-065516560
2025-06-03 0600Z--0-061576560
2025-06-03 0000Z--0-064436655

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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