Station KPTV2 - Search and Rescue Data

8632200 - Kiptopeke, VA
37.165 N 75.988 W (37°9'55" N 75°59'18" W)

Right whales are active off VA 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
2024-04-19 1200Z	72	6	31	-	50	31	58	31
2024-04-19 0600Z	74	10	60	-	50	60	59	60
2024-04-19 0000Z	91	12	57	-	56	55	61	57
2024-04-18 1800Z	360	8	60	-	68	60	59	60
2024-04-18 1200Z	327	4	53	-	64	57	59	57
2024-04-18 0600Z	246	9	60	-	65	60	60	60
2024-04-18 0000Z	195	8	57	-	65	55	60	57
2024-04-17 1800Z	186	9	60	-	64	60	59	60
2024-04-17 1200Z	172	12	59	-	61	59	58	59
2024-04-17 0600Z	150	6	60	-	57	60	59	60
2024-04-17 0000Z	159	6	57	-	58	52	60	55
2024-04-16 1800Z	112	8	60	-	62	60	59	60
2024-04-16 1200Z	73	10	59	-	60	59	58	59
2024-04-16 0600Z	208	4	59	-	63	60	59	60
2024-04-16 0000Z	220	5	57	-	70	48	61	57
2024-04-15 1800Z	180	5	60	-	69	60	60	60
2024-04-15 1200Z	264	5	58	-	62	58	57	60
2024-04-15 0600Z	232	12	60	-	62	60	58	60
2024-04-15 0000Z	198	12	55	-	63	47	59	57
2024-04-14 1800Z	183	18	60	-	61	48	58	58
2024-04-14 1200Z	191	2	50	-	56	41	56	55

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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