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)
10-16-2019	1800Z	152	14	60	-
10-16-2019	1200Z	149	6	60	-
10-16-2019	0600Z	146	4	60	-
10-16-2019	0000Z	138	6	57	-
10-15-2019	1800Z	86	9	60	-
10-15-2019	1200Z	48	10	60	-
10-15-2019	0600Z	340	2	60	-
10-15-2019	0000Z	183	3	57	-
10-14-2019	1800Z	17	3	60	-
10-14-2019	1200Z	310	7	60	-
10-14-2019	0600Z	266	4	60	-
10-14-2019	0000Z	142	7	57	-
10-13-2019	1800Z	108	6	60	-
10-13-2019	1200Z	4	9	60	-
10-13-2019	0600Z	330	6	60	-
10-13-2019	0000Z	203	2	60	-
10-12-2019	1800Z	22	5	60	-
10-12-2019	1200Z	348	6	60	-
10-12-2019	0600Z	31	13	60	-
10-12-2019	0000Z	38	15	57	-

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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