Station SDHN4 - Search and Rescue Data

8531680 - Sandy Hook, NJ
40.467 N 74.009 W (40°28'1" N 74°0'34" W)

Right whales are active off NJ 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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-12-25 1200Z	211	6	29	-	36	9	37	23
2025-12-25 0600Z	241	3	60	-	37	27	38	51
2025-12-25 0000Z	349	7	60	-	40	36	38	54
2025-12-24 1800Z	331	19	60	-	44	30	38	48
2025-12-24 1200Z	305	15	60	-	41	33	37	48
2025-12-24 0600Z	254	14	60	-	39	36	37	51
2025-12-24 0000Z	273	10	57	-	38	36	37	48
2025-12-23 1800Z	189	2	60	-	39	27	37	60
2025-12-23 1200Z	191	6	60	-	36	33	37	57
2025-12-23 0600Z	252	9	60	-	37	33	37	55
2025-12-23 0000Z	242	11	57	-	36	33	37	51
2025-12-22 1800Z	273	14	60	-	34	30	37	54
2025-12-22 1200Z	279	16	60	-	28	33	37	54
2025-12-22 0600Z	305	21	60	-	30	33	37	54
2025-12-22 0000Z	326	20	57	-	36	30	38	51
2025-12-21 1800Z	293	19	60	-	43	36	37	45
2025-12-21 1200Z	252	11	60	-	38	36	37	49
2025-12-21 0600Z	214	9	60	-	36	24	38	45
2025-12-21 0000Z	199	8	57	-	36	28	38	57
2025-12-20 1800Z	267	9	60	-	34	30	37	48

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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