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Station 44009 - Search and Rescue Data

DELAWARE BAY 26 NM Southeast of Cape May, NJ
38.460 N 74.692 W (38°27'35" N 74°41'31" W)

Right whales are active off Delaware Bay 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)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2025-04-03 1800Z195163651754364836
2025-04-03 1200Z185173651754364836
2025-04-03 0600Z162163651852364936
2025-04-03 0000Z115163541749354935
2025-04-02 1800Z107113641648364935
2025-04-02 1200Z75113632148364836
2025-04-02 0600Z4043631949354936
2025-04-02 0000Z333103441950344934
2025-04-01 1800Z332183652148364836
2025-04-01 1200Z315203662050364836
2025-04-01 0600Z25563651654364836
2025-04-01 0000Z188173252054324932
2025-03-31 1800Z191173651854364936
2025-03-31 1200Z193153651853364836
2025-03-31 0600Z192173651854364836
2025-03-31 0000Z182173441855344834
2025-03-30 1800Z196153641854364835
2025-03-30 1200Z196113642153364836
2025-03-30 0600Z206103631952364836
2025-03-30 0000Z199113642053364836
2025-03-29 1800Z209123641952364836
2025-03-29 1200Z211153651752364736
2025-03-29 0600Z210193642253364735
2025-03-29 0000Z193143531952354735
2025-03-28 1800Z197113521951354735
2025-03-28 1200Z212123631949364636
2025-03-28 0600Z204133621948364636
2025-03-28 0000Z17383512046354735
2025-03-27 1800Z32783622043364636
2025-03-27 1200Z304153631742364636
2025-03-27 0600Z331153641944364636
2025-03-27 0000Z321153531848354635
2025-03-26 1800Z33793631947364736
2025-03-26 1200Z33163621848364736
2025-03-26 0600Z23353631949364735
2025-03-26 0000Z184113431749344634
2025-03-25 1800Z16393641850364733
2025-03-25 1200Z30543642049364636
2025-03-25 0600Z19333651948364636
2025-03-25 0000Z22853441750344634
2025-03-24 1800Z212123642150364636
2025-03-24 1200Z151153642050364636
2025-03-24 0600Z128163631846364636
2025-03-24 0000Z144103421744344635
2025-03-23 1800Z34983632142364636
2025-03-23 1200Z327193651943364536
2025-03-23 0600Z329153642248364535
2025-03-23 0000Z28173441851344634
2025-03-22 1800Z204163642249364536
2025-03-22 1200Z199123621747364535
2025-03-22 0600Z20483622147364536
2025-03-22 0000Z28893441649344534
2025-03-21 1800Z310183661746364535
2025-03-21 1200Z312263672045364536
2025-03-21 0600Z313163662049364536
2025-03-21 0000Z178153472051344534
2025-03-20 1800Z152153662150364536
2025-03-20 1200Z15093451946344533
2025-03-20 0600Z137113642045364536
2025-03-20 0000Z9053342047334633
2025-03-19 1800Z3453341948334632
2025-03-19 1200Z223641946364436
2025-03-19 0600Z30433442245344433
2025-03-19 0000Z4253451845334434
2025-03-18 1800Z2123461844344434
2025-03-18 1200Z343233672040364436
2025-03-18 0600Z333243571842354435
2025-03-18 0000Z325213471748344434
2025-03-17 1800Z332153572050354435
2025-03-17 1200Z29953581949354435
2025-03-17 0600Z193163682053354436
2025-03-17 0000Z169173471952344434
2025-03-16 1800Z168173661952364435
2025-03-16 1200Z162143542250354434
2025-03-16 0600Z162133541950354435
2025-03-16 0000Z13063531947354534
2025-03-15 1800Z14523541947354435
2025-03-15 1200Z11463541745354435
2025-03-15 0600Z12073642043364435
2025-03-15 0000Z9553341644334433
2025-03-14 1800Z39113552043354434
2025-03-14 1200Z23153661643364436
2025-03-14 0600Z28123662043364336
2025-03-14 0000Z31163361744334432
2025-03-13 1800Z29153561845354435
2025-03-13 1200Z64153661945364436
2025-03-13 0600Z76153661846364436
2025-03-13 0000Z70113451646344434
2025-03-12 1800Z39143651946364436
2025-03-12 1200Z883651846364436
2025-03-12 0600Z21293652047364436
2025-03-12 0000Z17853541748354534
2025-03-11 1800Z1043631948364435
2025-03-11 1200Z3063611946364436
2025-03-11 0600Z6353611845364436
2025-03-11 0000Z13943411946344434
2025-03-10 1800Z18853621846364336
2025-03-10 1200Z22993621844364336
2025-03-10 0600Z219133631945364336
2025-03-10 0000Z209173541745354335
2025-03-09 1800Z204143621944364336
2025-03-09 1200Z294123621940364336
2025-03-09 0600Z317173631642364336
2025-03-09 0000Z300153531846354335
2025-03-08 1800Z332133632245364335
2025-03-08 1200Z25483632044364235
2025-03-08 0600Z207113621944364236
2025-03-08 0000Z223123431645344333
2025-03-07 1800Z258173642044364335
2025-03-07 1200Z276193652340364336
2025-03-07 0600Z304243671940364335
2025-03-07 0000Z300263571943354335
2025-03-06 1800Z305173662046364336
2025-03-06 1200Z282103671946364236
2025-03-06 0600Z189163692048364335
2025-03-06 0000Z1552734101852344234
2025-03-05 1800Z151233672250364236
2025-03-05 1200Z160183652048364235
2025-03-05 0600Z179173642148364335
2025-03-05 0000Z168153632247364235
2025-03-04 1800Z180163631945364236
2025-03-04 1200Z174153632143364236
2025-03-04 0600Z200113621741364236
2025-03-04 0000Z17273411737344234
2025-03-03 1800Z2343622033364236
2025-03-03 1200Z1293622132364136
2025-03-03 0600Z32293622035364236
2025-03-03 0000Z316113532135354233
2025-03-02 1800Z325193651930364236
2025-03-02 1200Z322233662028364335
2025-03-02 0600Z324253672235364336
2025-03-02 0000Z334223451845344334
2025-03-01 1800Z207163641946364235
2025-03-01 1200Z204173641945364235
2025-03-01 0600Z186163642046364236
2025-03-01 0000Z181113331945334332
2025-02-28 1800Z29833642246364336
2025-02-28 1200Z279103652244364236
2025-02-28 0600Z30473662046364236
2025-02-28 0000Z24283562248354234
2025-02-27 1800Z207143662147364236
2025-02-27 1200Z196173642147364236
2025-02-27 0600Z159103621946364235
2025-02-27 0000Z186123422046344333
2025-02-26 1800Z18753612246364336
2025-02-26 1200Z32283621844364235
2025-02-26 0600Z33783622044364136
2025-02-26 0000Z23273622045364235
2025-02-25 1800Z187123622246364135
2025-02-25 1200Z197113622145364136
2025-02-25 0600Z179113622144364136
2025-02-25 0000Z18093412144344233
2025-02-24 1800Z16463611945364236
2025-02-24 1200Z3923611841364136
2025-02-24 0600Z24853622041364136
2025-02-24 0000Z20493421942344134
2025-02-23 1800Z28533622141364036
2025-02-23 1200Z275113622239364034
2025-02-23 0600Z223143632039364036
2025-02-23 0000Z220143532237354035
2025-02-22 1800Z28143622332364036
2025-02-22 1200Z335163642030364136
2025-02-22 0600Z321203652133364136
2025-02-22 0000Z320213651836364136
2025-02-21 1800Z319213661934364136
2025-02-21 1200Z313253662030364236
2025-02-21 0600Z306273662229364236
2025-02-21 0000Z307253461730344234
2025-02-20 1800Z313173642028364236
2025-02-20 1200Z0173641828364235
2025-02-20 0600Z356143621828364235
2025-02-20 0000Z328103521726354235
2025-02-19 1800Z331123632027364233
2025-02-19 1200Z340183651726364234
2025-02-19 0600Z334203651829364236
2025-02-19 0000Z306183441933344332
2025-02-18 1800Z295183641832364333
2025-02-18 1200Z304203642133364336
2025-02-18 0600Z292233652237364335
2025-02-18 0000Z280193441940344334
2025-02-17 1800Z282223662138364336
2025-02-17 1200Z287273671937364334
2025-02-17 0600Z289263682041364335
2025-02-17 0000Z28523189848184318

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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