Station TRDF1 - Search and Rescue Data

8721604 - Trident Pier, FL
28.416 N 80.593 W (28°24'57" N 80°35'35" W)

Right whales are active off FL from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. 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
2025-12-24 1200Z	9	2	41	-	60	26	70	35
2025-12-24 0600Z	29	2	60	-	61	36	70	51
2025-12-24 0000Z	53	2	57	-	66	36	70	48
2025-12-23 1800Z	90	7	60	-	73	27	70	60
2025-12-23 1200Z	79	7	60	-	70	33	70	57
2025-12-23 0600Z	89	10	60	-	70	33	70	55
2025-12-23 0000Z	72	9	57	-	71	33	70	51
2025-12-22 1800Z	62	8	60	-	73	30	70	54
2025-12-22 1200Z	36	5	60	-	68	33	70	54
2025-12-22 0600Z	13	5	60	-	64	33	70	54
2025-12-22 0000Z	22	7	58	-	67	30	70	52
2025-12-21 1800Z	53	6	60	-	75	36	70	45
2025-12-21 1200Z	23	1	58	-	64	36	69	49
2025-12-21 0600Z	19	2	60	-	62	24	69	45
2025-12-21 0000Z	18	5	59	-	66	28	69	59
2025-12-20 1800Z	23	6	60	-	73	30	69	48
2025-12-20 1200Z	8	5	60	-	62	27	69	51
2025-12-20 0600Z	351	6	60	-	64	35	70	54
2025-12-20 0000Z	288	5	59	-	74	24	70	50
2025-12-19 1800Z	275	10	60	-	77	27	70	45

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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