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
2026-02-21 1800Z	184	4	41	-	76	20	69	38
2026-02-21 1200Z	247	6	60	-	70	27	69	51
2026-02-21 0600Z	229	6	60	-	72	36	69	51
2026-02-21 0000Z	178	8	57	-	71	27	70	57
2026-02-20 1800Z	172	6	60	-	75	31	69	60
2026-02-20 1200Z	225	8	60	-	69	33	68	57
2026-02-20 0600Z	217	7	60	-	70	33	69	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	174	8	60	-	71	31	69	57
2026-02-19 1800Z	163	7	57	-	73	30	68	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	229	7	60	-	68	27	67	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	221	5	60	-	68	30	68	57
2026-02-19 0000Z	165	6	57	-	70	34	68	51
2026-02-18 1800Z	160	6	60	-	72	27	67	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	170	6	60	-	67	33	66	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	126	4	58	-	66	22	66	48
2026-02-18 0000Z	97	4	57	-	68	27	66	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	75	9	60	-	71	25	66	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	66	7	60	-	67	30	65	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	6	5	60	-	61	30	66	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	359	10	57	-	61	33	66	51

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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