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Station LWSD1 - Search and Rescue Data

8557380 - Lewes, DE
38.783 N 75.119 W (38°46'58" N 75°7'9" 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 1800Z1691254-076425154
2025-04-03 1200Z1371060-066455160
2025-04-03 0600Z1101060-055405160
2025-04-03 0000Z69957-048485257
2025-04-02 1800Z531260-048395360
2025-04-02 1200Z291557-047425360
2025-04-02 0600Z346860-050425560
2025-04-02 0000Z2921157-052395457
2025-04-01 1800Z2841860-049455360
2025-04-01 1200Z2512360-050425360
2025-04-01 0600Z245860-058485360
2025-04-01 0000Z134853-070445353
2025-03-31 1800Z1401060-077485160
2025-03-31 1200Z1561057-068455060
2025-03-31 0600Z140858-065415060
2025-03-31 0000Z129855-068385055
2025-03-30 1800Z324459-072455060
2025-03-30 1200Z141660-053225060
2025-03-30 0600Z115760-069175058
2025-03-30 0000Z82557-074515057
2025-03-29 1800Z198460-074484960
2025-03-29 1200Z54560-065434860
2025-03-29 0600Z35260-066484854
2025-03-29 0000Z16557-065424957
2025-03-28 1800Z270660-061424860
2025-03-28 1200Z163760-050454860
2025-03-28 0600Z291160-045424860
2025-03-28 0000Z100657-050424957
2025-03-27 1800Z1891258-046404960
2025-03-27 1200Z2231360-039424860
2025-03-27 0600Z2511160-043454960
2025-03-27 0000Z2991757-048455057
2025-03-26 1800Z2771121-048144922
2025-03-26 1200Z348860-048344949
2025-03-26 0600Z163360-051484860
2025-03-26 0000Z124657-055515057
2025-03-25 1800Z23560-057424957
2025-03-25 1200Z54460-052484860
2025-03-25 0600Z42460-052454860
2025-03-25 0000Z92257-055514857
2025-03-24 1800Z46260-057604660
2025-03-24 1200Z241660-052584660
2025-03-24 0600Z2911060-045585060
2025-03-24 0000Z302857-045575157
2025-03-23 1800Z156860-043575060
2025-03-23 1200Z231855-041584860
2025-03-23 0600Z2772058-048604960
2025-03-23 0000Z2521760-058605058
2025-03-22 1800Z2181360-062584857
2025-03-22 1200Z169660-049524760
2025-03-22 0600Z151560-045444857
2025-03-22 0000Z2311057-051484857
2025-03-21 1800Z1281660-048574757
2025-03-21 1200Z3461260-044604660
2025-03-21 0600Z3171960-050544660
2025-03-21 0000Z247657-057544657
2025-03-20 1800Z1651160-058594660
2025-03-20 1200Z167960-048594660
2025-03-20 0600Z1621060-046604760
2025-03-20 0000Z146657-048574957
2025-03-19 1800Z121760-054544860
2025-03-19 1200Z161260-046564660
2025-03-19 0600Z213260-042574760
2025-03-19 0000Z95157-047514857
2025-03-18 1800Z3331460-048574757
2025-03-18 1200Z3502460-040484657
2025-03-18 0600Z3462560-041604860
2025-03-18 0000Z3462357-049554957
2025-03-17 1800Z3521360-051574760
2025-03-17 1200Z312760-052484660
2025-03-17 0600Z212460-059544660
2025-03-17 0000Z1841355-063574657
2025-03-16 1800Z1891360-067554560
2025-03-16 1200Z170660-058484560
2025-03-16 0600Z166560-051524560
2025-03-16 0000Z152757-048514557
2025-03-15 1800Z144660-048544560
2025-03-15 1200Z137460-044524558
2025-03-15 0600Z145560-043544560
2025-03-15 0000Z130557-042484557
2025-03-14 1800Z87860-043544460
2025-03-14 1200Z32960-042544560
2025-03-14 0600Z511060-043604560
2025-03-14 0000Z631657-043544657
2025-03-13 1800Z661560-044574560
2025-03-13 1200Z771460-044524557
2025-03-13 0600Z911460-044544660
2025-03-13 0000Z931160-044554658
2025-03-12 1800Z821460-046544660
2025-03-12 1200Z1560-046544460
2025-03-12 0600Z232460-051604560
2025-03-12 0000Z178757-054484557
2025-03-11 1800Z109457-052514454
2025-03-11 1200Z310160-042544460
2025-03-11 0600Z155160-044604460
2025-03-11 0000Z167557-052544457
2025-03-10 1800Z100260-057464360
2025-03-10 1200Z243660-047524358
2025-03-10 0600Z230760-045604360
2025-03-10 0000Z250857-051514455
2025-03-09 1800Z2751560-051484358
2025-03-09 1200Z262760-036414260
2025-03-09 0600Z3001060-039474360
2025-03-09 0000Z2961557-046474457
2025-03-08 1800Z3191460-046504360
2025-03-08 1200Z306860-043514357
2025-03-08 0600Z238560-045574360
2025-03-08 0000Z245957-047514357
2025-03-07 1800Z2731960-046544260
2025-03-07 1200Z2801560-038484160
2025-03-07 0600Z3052160-039574260
2025-03-07 0000Z3032857-042454357
2025-03-06 1800Z3062460-046544360
2025-03-06 1200Z3031560-049544260
2025-03-06 0600Z201559-056454260
2025-03-06 0000Z1781157-056514258
2025-03-05 1800Z1721558-056604260
2025-03-05 1200Z1821160-056604160
2025-03-05 0600Z196960-055484160
2025-03-05 0000Z177757-051454157
2025-03-04 1800Z2241060-057454060
2025-03-04 1200Z188760-042574060
2025-03-04 0600Z188460-034514060
2025-03-04 0000Z168657-034464057
2025-03-03 1800Z61560-032423960
2025-03-03 1200Z46760-029513960
2025-03-03 0600Z339360-030544060
2025-03-03 0000Z286757-033544157
2025-03-02 1800Z3271548-030424150
2025-03-02 1200Z3212258-025524060
2025-03-02 0600Z3272560-032584160
2025-03-02 0000Z3312357-044574357
2025-03-01 1800Z2791660-061594160
2025-03-01 1200Z228960-052484160
2025-03-01 0600Z199860-047574260
2025-03-01 0000Z231553-048504253
2025-02-28 1800Z2991460-048554260
2025-02-28 1200Z2921260-045574160
2025-02-28 0600Z286860-048484160
2025-02-28 0000Z291957-056434152
2025-02-27 1800Z241960-065424060
2025-02-27 1200Z210760-056394060
2025-02-27 0600Z165760-047394060
2025-02-27 0000Z183757-052394157
2025-02-26 1800Z128560-051484060
2025-02-26 1200Z295660-044423960
2025-02-26 0600Z292460-044483960
2025-02-26 0000Z303457-051363957
2025-02-25 1800Z239960-063453857
2025-02-25 1200Z211760-047483860
2025-02-25 0600Z195558-045463860
2025-02-25 0000Z180757-045393857
2025-02-24 1800Z152860-047423760
2025-02-24 1200Z191160-038393759
2025-02-24 0600Z249260-037383759
2025-02-24 0000Z179456-040373754
2025-02-23 1800Z358459-039433660
2025-02-23 1200Z282858-035433660
2025-02-23 0600Z224660-033353558
2025-02-23 0000Z214457-036363557
2025-02-22 1800Z39356-033343358
2025-02-22 1200Z3181360-027373360
2025-02-22 0600Z3091757-030383360
2025-02-22 0000Z3201757-034423357
2025-02-21 1800Z3172060-033453360
2025-02-21 1200Z3082155-027393260
2025-02-21 0600Z3022160-027453360
2025-02-21 0000Z3042457-027373457
2025-02-20 1800Z3161860-027423360
2025-02-20 1200Z101830-025403360
2025-02-20 0600Z3591122-026423555
2025-02-20 0000Z273724-023423557
2025-02-19 1800Z3251130-024423560
2025-02-19 1200Z3271533-022453660
2025-02-19 0600Z3342033-025423760
2025-02-19 0000Z3031327-029363857
2025-02-18 1800Z2982027-029393857
2025-02-18 1200Z3082024-029423960
2025-02-18 0600Z2921724-034453960
2025-02-18 0000Z2901924-038394057
2025-02-17 1800Z2922624-037424060
2025-02-17 1200Z2952628-035404057
2025-02-17 0600Z2882727-039374159
2025-02-17 0000Z2893115-047214130

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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