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
2026-02-12 1800Z	333	17	41	-	33	17	30	41
2026-02-12 1200Z	329	16	60	-	32	27	30	60
2026-02-12 0600Z	323	17	60	-	34	45	30	57
2026-02-12 0000Z	306	14	56	-	35	29	30	56
2026-02-11 1800Z	303	13	60	-	37	11	30	24
2026-02-11 1200Z	290	8	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-11 0600Z	319	1	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-11 0000Z	188	6	57	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-10 1800Z	170	4	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-10 1200Z	283	4	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-10 0600Z	290	6	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-10 0000Z	292	7	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-09 1800Z	310	10	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-09 1200Z	336	12	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-09 0600Z	338	15	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-09 0000Z	334	21	57	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-08 1800Z	334	22	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-08 1200Z	340	22	60	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-08 0600Z	344	22	59	-	-	0	-	0
2026-02-08 0000Z	341	28	57	-	-	0	-	0

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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