Station WAHV2 - Search and Rescue Data

8631044 - Wachapreague, VA
37.608 N 75.686 W (37°36'28" N 75°41'9" 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)
Wave
Obs
Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Air Temp.
Obs
Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)
Water Temp.
Obs
2024-03-28 1800Z355531-048314931
2024-03-28 1200Z36760-048584960
2024-03-28 0600Z25460-046604960
2024-03-28 0000Z77755-046554957
2024-03-27 1800Z69760-045604960
2024-03-27 1200Z60760-043604860
2024-03-27 0600Z81760-043604860
2024-03-27 0000Z591157-044524857
2024-03-26 1800Z521160-044604860
2024-03-26 1200Z501360-042604860
2024-03-26 0600Z401060-043604960
2024-03-26 0000Z461855-045465155
2024-03-25 1800Z501860-046525060
2024-03-25 1200Z391260-040604760
2024-03-25 0600Z9560-039574956
2024-03-25 0000Z451154-043445056
2024-03-24 1800Z511755-043505054
2024-03-24 1200Z171056-035524860
2024-03-24 0600Z356960-039605160
2024-03-24 0000Z333757-051575457

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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