Station 44088 - Search and Rescue Data

Virginia Beach Offshore, VA (171)
36.612 N 74.839 W (36°36'42" N 74°50'20" 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 and times along the U.S. East Coast. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. 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
2025-07-09 0600Z--041280127912
2025-07-09 0000Z--041281127912
2025-07-08 1800Z--041280127912
2025-07-08 1200Z--041279127812
2025-07-08 0600Z--051279127912
2025-07-08 0000Z--051279107912
2025-07-07 1800Z--061280127912
2025-07-07 1200Z--061280127812
2025-07-07 0600Z--061280127912
2025-07-07 0000Z--051279127912
2025-07-06 1800Z--041279127912
2025-07-06 1200Z--031279127812
2025-07-06 0600Z--031277127812
2025-07-06 0000Z--031277127812
2025-07-05 1800Z--031278127812
2025-07-05 1200Z--031278127812
2025-07-05 0600Z--031277127812
2025-07-05 0000Z--031277127912
2025-07-04 1800Z--031278127912
2025-07-04 1200Z--021279127912

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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