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Station ACYN4 - Search and Rescue Data

8534720 - Atlantic City, NJ
39.357 N 74.418 W (39°21'24" N 74°25'5" W)

Right whales are active off NJ 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 1200Z--0-048424860
2025-04-01 0600Z--0-056484960
2025-04-01 0000Z--0-051444953
2025-03-31 1800Z--0-052484960
2025-03-31 1200Z--0-051454960
2025-03-31 0600Z--0-051414960
2025-03-31 0000Z--0-050404857
2025-03-30 1800Z--0-045454760
2025-03-30 1200Z--0-045434760
2025-03-30 0600Z--0-044384758
2025-03-30 0000Z--0-054514757
2025-03-29 1800Z--0-060484860
2025-03-29 1200Z--0-055434760
2025-03-29 0600Z--0-049484754
2025-03-29 0000Z--0-049424757
2025-03-28 1800Z--0-052424860
2025-03-28 1200Z--0-049454660
2025-03-28 0600Z--0-046424760
2025-03-28 0000Z--0-049424757
2025-03-27 1800Z--0-049404760

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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