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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
2025-04-01 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

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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