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
2026-07-13 1200Z	267	4	31	-	78	25	78	31
2026-07-13 0600Z	243	4	60	-	77	42	79	60
2026-07-13 0000Z	229	4	60	-	77	42	79	60
2026-07-12 1800Z	191	1	60	-	82	29	81	60
2026-07-12 1200Z	299	4	60	-	84	33	80	60
2026-07-12 0600Z	235	6	60	-	82	39	81	57
2026-07-12 0000Z	176	7	60	-	83	34	82	60
2026-07-11 1800Z	152	6	60	-	86	33	81	60
2026-07-11 1200Z	283	3	60	-	80	31	82	60
2026-07-11 0600Z	231	5	60	-	81	33	82	60
2026-07-11 0000Z	202	6	60	-	84	27	83	60
2026-07-10 1800Z	131	6	60	-	87	39	83	57
2026-07-10 1200Z	208	4	60	-	82	33	84	57
2026-07-10 0600Z	195	8	60	-	81	42	85	57
2026-07-10 0000Z	163	8	60	-	84	24	87	57
2026-07-09 1800Z	142	6	60	-	88	25	84	57
2026-07-09 1200Z	216	5	60	-	83	33	85	60
2026-07-09 0600Z	208	5	60	-	82	33	86	60
2026-07-09 0000Z	167	8	60	-	85	36	87	60
2026-07-08 1800Z	141	6	60	-	88	30	85	57

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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