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)
10-15-2018	0600Z	184	3	60	-
10-15-2018	0000Z	175	2	60	-
10-14-2018	1800Z	262	3	60	-
10-14-2018	1200Z	357	2	60	-
10-14-2018	0600Z	302	9	60	-
10-14-2018	0000Z	296	10	60	-
10-13-2018	1800Z	317	15	59	-
10-13-2018	1200Z	335	12	55	-
10-13-2018	0600Z	344	10	59	-
10-13-2018	0000Z	325	12	60	-
10-12-2018	1800Z	323	19	60	-
10-12-2018	1200Z	322	30	60	-
10-12-2018	0600Z	11	25	59	-
10-12-2018	0000Z	134	6	60	-
10-11-2018	1800Z	187	6	60	-
10-11-2018	1200Z	182	7	60	-
10-11-2018	0600Z	184	6	60	-
10-11-2018	0000Z	177	6	60	-
10-10-2018	1800Z	160	7	59	-
10-10-2018	1200Z	198	2	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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