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
2023-10-04 1800Z104660-072556959
2023-10-04 1200Z235060-063576859
2023-10-04 0600Z216260-062606860
2023-10-04 0000Z178457-067576857
2023-10-03 1800Z110559-071596951
2023-10-03 1200Z318160-064606958
2023-10-03 0600Z232160-063606957
2023-10-03 0000Z127457-068576957
2023-10-02 1800Z44360-070576860
2023-10-02 1200Z30960-068606760
2023-10-02 0600Z316458-066606860
2023-10-02 0000Z291260-068606760
2023-10-01 1800Z342760-068576760
2023-10-01 1200Z101360-066606655
2023-10-01 0600Z3141060-064526760
2023-10-01 0000Z5953-066516653
2023-09-30 1800Z211357-064606655
2023-09-30 1200Z161458-063586660
2023-09-30 0600Z111457-064586758
2023-09-30 0000Z151257-065576757

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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