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Station OCIM2 - Search and Rescue Data

8570283 - Ocean City Inlet, MD
38.328 N 75.091 W (38°19'42" N 75°5'28" W)

Right whales are active off MD 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 1800Z2141554-057425354
2025-04-03 1200Z2181660-057455160
2025-04-03 0600Z1911260-052405160
2025-04-03 0000Z1391057-049485357
2025-04-02 1800Z130860-050395160
2025-04-02 1200Z101757-049425360
2025-04-02 0600Z48260-048425160
2025-04-02 0000Z31557-053395557
2025-04-01 1800Z3571260-053455160
2025-04-01 1200Z3411660-051425560
2025-04-01 0600Z315360-059485160
2025-04-01 0000Z2101653-056445453
2025-03-31 1800Z2091760-055485060
2025-03-31 1200Z2121457-054455158
2025-03-31 0600Z2151458-055415060
2025-03-31 0000Z2161457-055405157
2025-03-30 1800Z2081460-053454960
2025-03-30 1200Z2111160-055435060
2025-03-30 0600Z206860-052384958
2025-03-30 0000Z200857-054435157
2025-03-29 1800Z2541060-070445060
2025-03-29 1200Z2531260-063435060
2025-03-29 0600Z2181260-055484954
2025-03-29 0000Z2071157-052425057
2025-03-28 1800Z208860-056424960
2025-03-28 1200Z2481060-052454960
2025-03-28 0600Z2191360-048424960
2025-03-28 0000Z276557-050425057
2025-03-27 1800Z3221358-049404960
2025-03-27 1200Z319760-039424860
2025-03-27 0600Z354860-042455060
2025-03-27 0000Z3381057-049455057
2025-03-26 1800Z3411121-051144922
2025-03-26 1200Z333660-047344849
2025-03-26 0600Z256360-050485160
2025-03-26 0000Z219957-051514957
2025-03-25 1800Z169760-053424957
2025-03-25 1200Z353460-051484760
2025-03-25 0600Z239160-050454960
2025-03-25 0000Z265857-057514857
2025-03-24 1800Z2261260-056604860
2025-03-24 1200Z1991260-051584760
2025-03-24 0600Z157860-046584860
2025-03-24 0000Z168957-045574757
2025-03-23 1800Z74460-046574860
2025-03-23 1200Z21455-043584660
2025-03-23 0600Z3491158-050604860
2025-03-23 0000Z320960-061605058
2025-03-22 1800Z2491260-056494957
2025-03-22 1200Z225960-049524760
2025-03-22 0600Z219560-046444857
2025-03-22 0000Z297657-051485057
2025-03-21 1800Z3201660-049574857
2025-03-21 1200Z3301960-044604860
2025-03-21 0600Z3361360-051544660
2025-03-21 0000Z250857-054544957
2025-03-20 1800Z205960-050594760
2025-03-20 1200Z183660-046594760
2025-03-20 0600Z178660-045604760
2025-03-20 0000Z120357-048574957
2025-03-19 1800Z87460-053544660
2025-03-19 1200Z62160-045564660
2025-03-19 0600Z341160-042574660
2025-03-19 0000Z65357-046514757
2025-03-18 1800Z261060-049574557
2025-03-18 1200Z3571760-038484757
2025-03-18 0600Z3511760-041604660
2025-03-18 0000Z3561857-052555057
2025-03-17 1800Z3471360-057574760
2025-03-17 1200Z2760-055484860
2025-03-17 0600Z2181160-054544660
2025-03-17 0000Z2061255-052574757
2025-03-16 1800Z2081260-051554560
2025-03-16 1200Z206960-050484660
2025-03-16 0600Z213960-049524560
2025-03-16 0000Z159357-047514657
2025-03-15 1800Z176360-047544560
2025-03-15 1200Z128260-044524558
2025-03-15 0600Z138460-043544560
2025-03-15 0000Z86357-043484657
2025-03-14 1800Z53660-044544560
2025-03-14 1200Z36860-043544560
2025-03-14 0600Z33760-043604560
2025-03-14 0000Z39857-043544657
2025-03-13 1800Z341060-045574560
2025-03-13 1200Z54560-045524557
2025-03-13 0600Z73660-045544560
2025-03-13 0000Z64560-045554658
2025-03-12 1800Z45860-048544560
2025-03-12 1200Z29760-049544460
2025-03-12 0600Z229760-050604560
2025-03-12 0000Z210557-049484557
2025-03-11 1800Z84557-053514554
2025-03-11 1200Z25560-046544360
2025-03-11 0600Z29360-045604460
2025-03-11 0000Z205357-046544457
2025-03-10 1800Z182460-049464460
2025-03-10 1200Z257660-046524358
2025-03-10 0600Z237760-045604560
2025-03-10 0000Z2401257-049514455
2025-03-09 1800Z2731260-050484458
2025-03-09 1200Z301660-037414360
2025-03-09 0600Z329760-039474460
2025-03-09 0000Z3231257-046474357
2025-03-08 1800Z3271460-049504360
2025-03-08 1200Z304460-044514357
2025-03-08 0600Z243660-046574460
2025-03-08 0000Z2571057-047514557
2025-03-07 1800Z2871560-046544460
2025-03-07 1200Z2881060-038484260
2025-03-07 0600Z3121260-039574460
2025-03-07 0000Z3171857-042454557
2025-03-06 1800Z3211760-047544560
2025-03-06 1200Z3231160-050544560
2025-03-06 0600Z2151259-049454560
2025-03-06 0000Z1951757-051514458
2025-03-05 1800Z1761658-050604360
2025-03-05 1200Z1961160-047604260
2025-03-05 0600Z2141360-046484260
2025-03-05 0000Z2161057-045454357
2025-03-04 1800Z2101460-044454160
2025-03-04 1200Z2011060-042574160
2025-03-04 0600Z220860-038514260
2025-03-04 0000Z174357-036464257
2025-03-03 1800Z110560-035424160
2025-03-03 1200Z349460-030514160
2025-03-03 0600Z301460-029544260
2025-03-03 0000Z310557-033544357
2025-03-02 1800Z3471148-031424150
2025-03-02 1200Z3431558-026524260
2025-03-02 0600Z3431860-034584360
2025-03-02 0000Z3491857-049574457
2025-03-01 1800Z2511260-053394260
2025-03-01 1200Z2211060-047484260
2025-03-01 0600Z2111360-043574260
2025-03-01 0000Z227953-046504353
2025-02-28 1800Z3011160-050554160
2025-02-28 1200Z3131060-046574160
2025-02-28 0600Z325660-050484260
2025-02-28 0000Z286857-054424252
2025-02-27 1800Z2231660-053424160
2025-02-27 1200Z2131460-045394160
2025-02-27 0600Z207760-043394260
2025-02-27 0000Z213957-044394357
2025-02-26 1800Z190660-047484160
2025-02-26 1200Z356360-045424060
2025-02-26 0600Z8460-045484160
2025-02-26 0000Z216357-044364157
2025-02-25 1800Z2041060-044454057
2025-02-25 1200Z211860-041483960
2025-02-25 0600Z214858-041464060
2025-02-25 0000Z205657-042394057
2025-02-24 1800Z192560-043423960
2025-02-24 1200Z40160-038393859
2025-02-24 0600Z275159-037373957
2025-02-24 0000Z221456-040373854
2025-02-23 1800Z308459-043433860
2025-02-23 1200Z307958-036433860
2025-02-23 0600Z235660-035353858
2025-02-23 0000Z230857-035363857
2025-02-22 1800Z191656-033343758
2025-02-22 1200Z3461060-027373760
2025-02-22 0600Z333957-029383660
2025-02-22 0000Z3261157-034423657
2025-02-21 1800Z3251760-033453560
2025-02-21 1200Z3221355-026393760
2025-02-21 0600Z3161360-026453760
2025-02-21 0000Z3211457-027373857
2025-02-20 1800Z3221258-027413858
2025-02-20 1200Z101430-026403960
2025-02-20 0600Z345922-023423955
2025-02-20 0000Z335624-022423857
2025-02-19 1800Z351630-024423860
2025-02-19 1200Z3531133-022453860
2025-02-19 0600Z3561333-026423960
2025-02-19 0000Z338927-032364057
2025-02-18 1800Z3221427-033393957
2025-02-18 1200Z3261023-031404058
2025-02-18 0600Z308724-033454160
2025-02-18 0000Z305724-038394257
2025-02-17 1800Z3061724-038424260
2025-02-17 1200Z3081528-035404257
2025-02-17 0600Z3101527-041374359
2025-02-17 0000Z3071815-050214430

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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