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Station LWSD1 - Search and Rescue Data

8557380 - Lewes, DE
38.783 N 75.119 W (38°46'58" N 75°7'9" 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.)	Water Temp. Obs
2025-04-01 1200Z	251	23	60	-	50	42	53	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	245	8	60	-	58	48	53	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	134	8	53	-	70	44	53	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	140	10	60	-	77	48	51	60
2025-03-31 1200Z	156	10	57	-	68	45	50	60
2025-03-31 0600Z	140	8	58	-	65	41	50	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	129	8	55	-	68	38	50	55
2025-03-30 1800Z	324	4	59	-	72	45	50	60
2025-03-30 1200Z	141	6	60	-	53	22	50	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	115	7	60	-	69	17	50	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	82	5	57	-	74	51	50	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	198	4	60	-	74	48	49	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	54	5	60	-	65	43	48	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	35	2	60	-	66	48	48	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	16	5	57	-	65	42	49	57
2025-03-28 1800Z	270	6	60	-	61	42	48	60
2025-03-28 1200Z	163	7	60	-	50	45	48	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	291	1	60	-	45	42	48	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	100	6	57	-	50	42	49	57
2025-03-27 1800Z	189	12	58	-	46	40	49	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 LWSD1 - Search and Rescue Data

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