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Gloucester Harbor Seal Survey

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SEAL MAINSITE 1SITE 2SITE 3SITE 4SITE 5SITE 6SITE 7DATA KEY

West Gloucester, MA - Site 5
(Sightings done at mean low tide.)

Data WeekWeatherWind Source/SpeedSea State# Seals (Min/Max)
3rd week Dec. '02Sunny, 25°NE; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
2nd week Dec. '02Sunny, 30°W; 10-15 kts.Calm18 / 20
1st week Dec. '02Mostly cloudy, 45°W; 5-10 kts.Calm16 / 17
4th week Nov. '02Sunny, 46°NE; 0-5 kts.Calm6 / 7
3rd week Nov. '02Mostly Sunny, 33°W; 10-15 kts.Calm11 / 11
- New Season Starts -
4th week Nov. '02Sunny, 46°NE; 0-5 kts.Calm6 / 7
1st week Apr. '02Cloudy, 54°SW; 0-5 kts.Calm0 / 0
4th week Mar. '02Cloudy, 49°V; 0-5 kts.Calm3 / 3
3rd week Mar. '02Clear, 39°SE;0-5 kts.Light chop1 / 1
2nd week Mar. '02Fog, 44°E; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
1st week Mar. '02Snow, 38°W; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
4th week Feb. '02Rain, 35°NW; 0-5 kts.Calm0 / 0
3rd week Feb. '02Clear, 49°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
2rd week Feb. '02Cloudy, 25°N; 5-10 kts.Light Chop2 / 3
1st week Feb. '02Cloudy, 41°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm0 / 0
4th week Jan. '02Rain, 35°E; 5-10 kts.Light chop1 / 2
3rd week Jan. '02Cloudy, 40°S; 0-5 kts.Calm9 / 10
3rd week Dec. '01Cloudy, 47°W; 0-5 kts.Calm5 / 6
2nd week Dec. '01Cloudy, 44°E; 5-10 kts.Light chop0 / 0
1st week Dec. '01Sunny, 57°SW; 5-10 kts.Light chop26 / 30
4th week Nov. '01Cloudy, 47°NW; 10 -15 kts.Light chop0 / 2
3rd week Nov. '01Rain, 53°SW; 10 kts.Light chop5 / 5
2nd week Nov. '01Cloudy, 55°SW; 0-5 kts.Calm15 / 20
1st week Nov. '01Clear, 55°N; 0-5 kts.Calm6 / 8
- New Season Starts -
2nd week April '01Clear, 46°E; 5-10 kts.Calm0 / 0
1st week April '01Cloudy, 36°V; 5-10 kts.Calm0 / 0
4th week Mar. '01Rain, 44°N; 10-15 kts.Light chop2 /2
3rd week Mar. '01Clear, 46°N; 0-5 kts.Calm8 / 12
2nd week Mar. '01Clear, 41°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm0 / 0
1st week Mar. '01Cloudy, 23°V; 5-10 kts.Calm12 / 20
4th week Feb. '01Hazy, 50°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm6 / 6
3rd week Feb. '01Cloudy, 39°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm11 / 13
2nd week Feb. '01Clear, 42°W; 5-10 kts.Calm6 / 10
1st week Feb. '01Partly cloudy, 40°S; 0-5 kts.Calm12 / 15
4th week Jan. '01Sunny, 35°S; 0-5 kts.Calm1 / 1
3rd week Jan. '01Sunny, 35°S; 0-5 kts.Calm11 / 12
2nd week Jan. '01Cloudy, 31°W; 0-5 kts.Calm16 / 18
1st week Jan. '01Partly Sunny, 35°SW; 10-15 kts.Light chop15 / 16
3rd week Dec. '00Sunny, 35°SW; 0-5 kts.Calm36 / 36
2nd week Dec. '00Sunny, 15°E; 0-5 kts.Calm24 / 28
1st week Dec. '00Sunny, 40°S; 10-15 kts.Light Chop0 / 0
5th week Nov. '00Cloudy, 35°NW; 0-5 kts.Calm41 / 42
4th week Nov. '00Sunny, 40°NW; 0-5 kts.Calm15 / 15
3rd week Nov. '00Sunny, 45°SW; 5-10 kts.Calm15 / 16
2nd week Nov. '00Cloudy, 50°N; 0-5 kts.Calm4 / 5
- New Season Starts -
5th week Mar. '00Partly sunny, 57°SW; 5-10 kts.Calm0 / 0
4rd week Mar. '00Sunny, 54°N; 0-5 kts.Calm1 / 1
3rd week Mar. '00Cloudy, 58°S; 0-5 kts.Calm14 / 14 (1 hooded?)
2nd week Mar. '00Cloudy, 40°N; 5-10 kts.Calm10 / 10
1st week Mar. '00Cloudy, 46°SW; 5-10 kts.Calm4 / 5
4rd week Feb. '00Rainy, 41°NE; 5-10 kts.Light Chop1 / 1
3rd week Feb. '00Sunny, 30°N; 5-10 kts.Calm4 / 6
2nd week Feb. '00Rainy, 34°SW; 0-5 kts.Calm6 / 6
1st week Feb. '00Cloudy, 30°SW; 0-5 kts.Calm14 / 16
4rd week Jan. '00Sunny, 12°NW; 10-15 kts.Light Chop0 / 0
3rd week Jan. '00Cloudy, 20°NW; 20-25 kts.Light chop1 / 1
1st week Jan. '00Clear, 30°NW; 10-15 kts.Calm0 / 0
5th week Dec. '99Clear, 45°SW; 15-20 kts.Choppy3 / 3
4th week Dec. '99Cloudy, 55°NW; 5-10 kts.Calm23 / 23
3rd week Dec. '99Cloudy, 41°N; 15-20 kts.Light Chop0 / 0
2nd week Dec. '99Foggy, 50°S; 0-5 kts.Calm30 / 35
1st week Dec. '99Cloudy, 28°N; 25 kts.Very choppy0 / 0
2nd week Nov. '99Cloudy, 35°N; 0-5 kts.Calm14 / 15
- New Season Starts -
4th week Mar. '99Cloudy, 43°E; 0-5 kts.Calm5 / 5
3rd week Mar. '99Clear, 56°S; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
2nd week Mar. '99Partly cloudy, 35°W; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
1st week Mar. '99Partly cloudy, 48°SE; 5-10 kts.1' chop2 / 2
3rd week Feb. '99Clear, 34°SE; 0-5 kts.Calm2 / 2
2nd week Feb. '99Partly cloudy, 45°SW; 5-10 kts.Calm16 / 18
1st week Feb. '99Partly cloudy, 30°SW; 5-10 kts.Calm1 / 1
1st week Jan. '99CloudySW; 0-5 kts.Light chop30 / 33
4th week Dec. '98CloudyNW; 10-15 kts.Calm4 / 4
3rd week Dec. '98CloudyW; 0-5 kts.Calm19 / 23
2nd week Dec. '98ClearW; 0-5 kts.Calm13 / 14
1st week Dec. '98HazySW; 0-5 kts.Calm10 / 11
3rd week Nov. '98ClearW; 5-10 kts.Light Chop29 / 34
2nd week Nov. '98CloudySW; 15-20 kts.Light Chop27 / 30


Data Week# Seals (Min/Max)Wind SourceSea StateWind SpeedWeather
1st week of April '981 / 1ECalm0-5 kts.Cloudy
1st week of Mar. '980 / 0NELight Chop10-15 kts.Cloudy, fog
2nd week1 / 1WCalm5-10 kts.Cloudy, cool
3rd week19 /19WCalm0-5 kts.Cloudy, cold
4th week7 /8SWCalm0-5 kts.Cloudy
1st week of Feb. '9812 / 12VariableCalm5 kts.Sunny
2nd week0 / 0SWCalm5 kts.Sunny
3rd week11 / 11WCalm0-5 kts.Sunny, 23°
4th week0 / 0NELight Chop10-15 kts.Cloudy, 37°
1st week of Jan. '9840 / 41-Very Calm0 kts.Cloudy, warm
2nd week0 / 0NChop10-15 kts.Rain
1st week of Dec. '9727 / 27SWSlight chop0-5 kts.Rain
2nd week20 / 20NCalm0-5 kts.Sunny
3rd week of Nov. '974 / 5WSlight Chop10-15 kts.Partly cloudy
4th week9 / 9SChoppy10-15 kts.Clear
1st week of April '975 / 5NWCalm10-15 kts.Clear
2nd week1 / 1SWCalm5-10 kts.-
1st week of Mar. '971 / 1SLight Ripples10-15 kts.Hazy
2nd week19 / 21NCalm5-10 kts.-
3rd week0 / 0ECalm5 kts.Sunny
4th week15 / 15WCalm0-5 kts.-
1st week of Feb. '9712 / 13WCalm5-10 kts.Grey
2nd week27 / 27WSlight Chop5-10 kts.Grey
3rd week4 / 5SCalm5-10 kts.Clear
4th week10 / 12SWChoppy15-20 kts.Cloudy
1st week of Jan. '9725 / 26WCalm10-15 kts.Clear
2nd week0 / 0ERough5-10 kts.Rain
3rd week5 / 5SWCalm5-10 kts.Grey
4th week2 / 3NWCalm0-5 kts.Clear
1st week of Dec. '9615 / 17NCalm0-5 kts.Clear
2nd week4 / 41NWSlight Chop10-15 kts.Grey
3rd week14 / 14SWCalm0-5 kts.Grey
2nd week of Nov. '9616 / 18SWCalm0-5 kts.Clear
3rd week33 / 35SWCalm0-5 kts.Clear
4th week15 / 18WCalm0-5 kts.Clear
1st week of April '965 / 6NCalm10-15 kts.Clear
2nd week11 / 13NWCalm10-15 kts.Clear
3rd week1 / 2SECalm0-5 kts.Clear
1st week of March '960 / 0NWSlight Chop10-15 kts.Snow
2nd week8 / 10NWCalm0-5 kts.Clear
3rd week10 / 12SWCalm0-5 kts.Clear
4th week5 / 8NCalm10-15 kts.Clear
1st week of Feb. '9625 / 28WCalm5-10 kts.Cloudy
2nd week23 / 25SESlight Chop10-15 kts.Cloudy
3rd week18 / 20WCalm5-10 kts.Clear
4th week25 / 28NWCalm0-5 kts.Fog
5th week17 / 20NWCalm10-15 kts.Clear

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