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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)
 Wave
Obs
 Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
 Air Temp.
Obs
 Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
 Water Temp.
Obs
03-31-20230000Z53157-043565159
03-30-20231800Z41160-041605060
03-30-20231200Z3411960-040605060
03-30-20230600Z313960-046605160
03-30-20230000Z191654-048545257
03-29-20231800Z60458-048585160
03-29-20231200Z32860-045605055
03-29-20230600Z281157-045575160
03-29-20230000Z103359-047575159
03-28-20231800Z10955-049555060
03-28-20231200Z308660-045604960
03-28-20230600Z17760-047604960
03-28-20230000Z349757-051574957
03-27-20231800Z137860-054604958
03-27-20231200Z128660-050584960
03-27-20230600Z210260-048604960
03-27-20230000Z183357-054574955
03-26-20231800Z3021360-057604860
03-26-20231200Z3021460-053604758
03-26-20230600Z291460-048604760
03-26-20230000Z85257-052574757
03-25-20231800Z177560-056574657
03-25-20231200Z1041260-047604753
03-25-20230600Z111757-044584758
03-25-20230000Z91457-045574857
03-24-20231800Z81960-046604860
03-24-20231200Z7560-051574860
03-24-20230600Z278560-064384760
03-24-20230000Z228756-071564756
03-23-20231800Z2451058-065604655
03-23-20231200Z238657-053574658
03-23-20230600Z230660-052604660
03-23-20230000Z166557-053584658
03-22-20231800Z154859-058604660
03-22-20231200Z185360-047604660
03-22-20230600Z202560-044604656
03-22-20230000Z187557-051574655
03-21-20231800Z122660-051604555
03-21-20231200Z274460-041604560
03-21-20230600Z230560-037604560
03-21-20230000Z181557-040574655
03-20-20231800Z69460-040604560
03-20-20231200Z311860-035604457
03-20-20230600Z3181160-036584457
03-20-20230000Z3001360-038604560
03-19-20231800Z3081757-035604560
03-19-20231200Z3172160-034604560
03-19-20230600Z3001258-042574760
03-19-20230000Z273757-046574857
03-18-20231800Z347959-045594656
03-18-20231200Z3261760-045584560
03-18-20230600Z295860-057604560
03-18-20230000Z229757-060574557
03-17-20231800Z2451360-061604460
03-17-20231200Z213860-052534358
03-17-20230600Z201660-048584360
03-17-20230000Z237557-054554357
03-16-20231800Z304860-051554360
03-16-20231200Z295860-040584360
03-16-20230600Z2951360-041574260
03-16-20230000Z3031760-045604260
03-15-20231800Z3162660-042584260
03-15-20231200Z3062660-036584160
03-15-20230600Z2972460-035604260
03-15-20230000Z2933060-039604360
03-14-20231800Z2943060-041574460
03-14-20231200Z2842160-036604360
03-14-20230600Z2992051-041524454
03-14-20230000Z3181760-044604460
03-13-20231800Z3531260-043604460
03-13-20231200Z311060-042604455
03-13-20230600Z103460-042604460
03-13-20230000Z138460-042604460
03-12-20231800Z103660-040584460
03-12-20231200Z26957-037584360
03-12-20230600Z3571657-039604460
03-12-20230000Z3291960-043604460
03-11-20231800Z3402360-041604458
03-11-20231200Z3112460-041584560
03-11-20230600Z2991760-044604560
03-11-20230000Z182660-046604560
03-10-20231800Z153757-046604560
03-10-20231200Z98460-042604560
03-10-20230600Z441057-044604560
03-10-20230000Z324660-047604660
03-09-20231800Z3501560-043604560
03-09-20231200Z3502058-038604558
03-09-20230600Z3532060-042604658
03-09-20230000Z3361760-046604658
03-08-20231800Z3392260-043604660
03-08-20231200Z3442460-038604560
03-08-20230600Z3362760-041604660
03-08-20230000Z3372560-047584860
03-07-20231800Z3232058-044564758
03-07-20231200Z131759-042574859
03-07-20230600Z103360-046604860
03-07-20230000Z164356-046564956
03-06-20231800Z5560-045604860
03-06-20231200Z327858-043604860
03-06-20230600Z360655-048604860
03-06-20230000Z356460-051574860
03-05-20231800Z300958-052604758
03-05-20231200Z267460-041604760
03-05-20230600Z3401455-045604757
03-05-20230000Z3341860-048604760
03-04-20231800Z3042860-051604758
03-04-20231200Z2882260-054574560
03-04-20230600Z182960-059604557
03-04-20230000Z1081757-046604560
03-03-20231800Z941560-043574560
03-03-20231200Z651360-043604560
03-03-20230600Z53260-049604657
03-03-20230000Z294460-052604760
03-02-20231800Z298860-056584660
03-02-20231200Z234360-050604560
03-02-20230600Z125257-045584657
03-02-20230000Z123360-047604660
03-01-20231800Z139860-047574560
03-01-20231200Z911155-043604560
03-01-20230600Z50760-044604560
03-01-20230000Z11753-045534653
02-28-20231800Z7558-044604560
02-28-20231200Z9957-045604560
02-28-20230600Z95960-045604560
02-28-20230000Z1111257-044574557
02-27-20231800Z1051155-043604560
02-27-20231200Z50257-043584560
02-27-20230600Z265860-043604560
02-27-20230000Z2471060-046604560
02-26-20231800Z257958-048604560
02-26-20231200Z260560-036604558
02-26-20230600Z299860-038604560
02-26-20230000Z146160-037604560
02-25-20231800Z96858-035604560
02-25-20231200Z671357-034604560
02-25-20230600Z471457-039604660
02-25-20230000Z3481760-047604760
02-24-20231800Z3341960-049604760
02-24-20231200Z3161160-055564658
02-24-20230600Z228855-055604660
02-24-20230000Z140857-045594759
02-23-20231800Z78557-049604657
02-23-20231200Z348256-046604560
02-23-20230600Z65160-046604560
02-23-20230000Z1021160-048604660
02-22-20231800Z1081060-047604560
02-22-20231200Z116660-045604560
02-22-20230600Z328560-049604557
02-22-20230000Z152460-046604660
02-21-20231800Z91460-047584560
02-21-20231200Z331760-047604560
02-21-20230600Z222560-052604560
02-21-20230000Z241560-055604560
02-20-20231800Z2641060-058584560
02-20-20231200Z242760-052574560
02-20-20230600Z225960-054584560
02-20-20230000Z183960-050604560
02-19-20231800Z186860-050544460
02-19-20231200Z208658-040564458
02-19-20230600Z208560-035604460
02-19-20230000Z250558-039584558
02-18-20231800Z3201060-036604460
02-18-20231200Z3232060-033604460
02-18-20230600Z3212560-038604560
02-18-20230000Z3182760-045564660
02-17-20231800Z2671060-065434560
02-17-20231200Z228860-066584660
02-17-20230600Z222760-065524660
02-17-20230000Z186557-063574657
02-16-20231800Z234658-066574558
02-16-20231200Z233760-058604559
02-16-20230600Z243959-061584460
02-16-20230000Z2351056-066574460
02-15-20231800Z2251160-065604460
02-15-20231200Z175660-051604360
02-15-20230600Z179660-047584360
02-15-20230000Z163660-046524454
02-14-20231800Z14321-0469439
02-14-20231200Z294957-045604360
02-14-20230600Z2751160-048604460
02-14-20230000Z2541030-051304430

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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