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Station BISM2 - Search and Rescue Data

8571421 - Bishops Head, MD
38.220 N 76.039 W (38°13'13" N 76°2'19" W)

For area forecasts and warnings, select: Wakefield WFO

Average surface winds - six hour block.

Date (UTC)	Average Wind Dir (True)	Average Wind Spd (Knots)	Wind Obs	Average Seas (Feet)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-04-01 1200Z	330	18	60	-	50	42	60	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	308	9	60	-	59	48	63	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	181	12	53	-	63	44	64	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	172	18	60	-	66	48	63	60
2025-03-31 1200Z	181	16	57	-	62	45	59	60
2025-03-31 0600Z	186	17	58	-	62	41	59	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	158	15	57	-	61	40	61	57
2025-03-30 1800Z	163	14	60	-	62	45	59	60
2025-03-30 1200Z	183	14	60	-	61	43	57	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	191	10	60	-	62	38	58	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	191	10	57	-	64	51	58	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	183	6	60	-	62	48	56	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	227	11	60	-	59	43	55	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	207	15	60	-	60	48	56	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	184	12	57	-	61	42	57	57
2025-03-28 1800Z	152	8	60	-	55	42	54	60
2025-03-28 1200Z	235	8	60	-	52	45	52	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	183	14	60	-	50	42	53	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	175	8	57	-	52	42	55	57
2025-03-27 1800Z	290	7	58	-	48	40	53	60

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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Station BISM2 - Search and Rescue Data

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