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Station BRND1 - Search and Rescue Data

8555889 - Brandywine Shoal Light, DE
38.987 N 75.113 W (38°59'13" N 75°6'47" 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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)
2025-04-01 1200Z	335	22	60	-	48	42	-
2025-04-01 0600Z	325	10	60	-	58	48	-
2025-04-01 0000Z	190	17	53	-	60	44	-
2025-03-31 1800Z	199	16	60	-	62	48	-
2025-03-31 1200Z	215	19	57	-	61	45	-
2025-03-31 0600Z	204	17	58	-	59	41	-
2025-03-31 0000Z	182	20	57	-	57	40	-
2025-03-30 1800Z	168	15	60	-	55	45	-
2025-03-30 1200Z	120	10	60	-	48	43	-
2025-03-30 0600Z	113	9	60	-	55	37	-
2025-03-30 0000Z	225	15	57	-	71	51	-
2025-03-29 1800Z	245	20	60	-	68	48	-
2025-03-29 1200Z	245	24	60	-	61	43	-
2025-03-29 0600Z	232	18	60	-	61	48	-
2025-03-29 0000Z	196	12	57	-	59	42	-
2025-03-28 1800Z	151	5	60	-	52	42	-
2025-03-28 1200Z	239	15	60	-	48	45	-
2025-03-28 0600Z	220	17	60	-	46	42	-
2025-03-28 0000Z	258	9	57	-	50	42	-
2025-03-27 1800Z	324	9	58	-	44	40	-

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 BRND1 - Search and Rescue Data

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