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
2026-04-14 1800Z	109	7	40	-	77	16	74	22
2026-04-14 1200Z	111	4	57	-	73	24	74	51
2026-04-14 0600Z	90	7	60	-	72	27	74	48
2026-04-14 0000Z	93	7	57	-	73	22	74	51
2026-04-13 1800Z	104	8	60	-	76	22	73	39
2026-04-13 1200Z	99	8	60	-	72	22	73	48
2026-04-13 0600Z	98	8	60	-	71	22	73	39
2026-04-13 0000Z	80	8	57	-	72	24	74	48
2026-04-12 1800Z	93	10	60	-	75	20	73	43
2026-04-12 1200Z	89	8	60	-	71	22	73	51
2026-04-12 0600Z	76	6	60	-	70	18	73	36
2026-04-12 0000Z	63	6	57	-	71	20	73	39
2026-04-11 1800Z	58	9	60	-	75	24	73	31
2026-04-11 1200Z	63	7	55	-	70	24	73	37
2026-04-11 0600Z	52	6	60	-	68	20	73	46
2026-04-11 0000Z	52	8	57	-	71	22	74	45
2026-04-10 1800Z	61	12	60	-	75	18	73	29
2026-04-10 1200Z	55	9	60	-	71	22	73	45
2026-04-10 0600Z	54	8	60	-	69	25	73	42
2026-04-10 0000Z	55	13	57	-	71	23	74	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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