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
2026-06-15 1200Z	353	16	40	-	75	14	75	17
2026-06-15 0600Z	247	9	60	-	76	24	76	27
2026-06-15 0000Z	184	10	60	-	78	24	78	24
2026-06-14 1800Z	157	11	60	-	81	24	75	24
2026-06-14 1200Z	177	7	60	-	76	27	74	27
2026-06-14 0600Z	177	4	60	-	74	27	75	30
2026-06-14 0000Z	186	7	60	-	77	24	78	30
2026-06-13 1800Z	332	7	60	-	79	24	75	24
2026-06-13 1200Z	336	9	60	-	76	24	74	24
2026-06-13 0600Z	341	6	60	-	77	24	74	27
2026-06-13 0000Z	117	1	58	-	81	24	77	27
2026-06-12 1800Z	186	8	60	-	82	27	76	27
2026-06-12 1200Z	189	2	58	-	77	24	74	24
2026-06-12 0600Z	198	2	59	-	78	27	74	27
2026-06-12 0000Z	256	7	12	-	80	12	74	12
2026-06-11 1800Z	317	2	4	-	81	18	74	17
2026-06-11 1200Z	252	5	50	-	76	28	73	25
2026-06-11 0600Z	236	10	60	-	75	22	73	28
2026-06-11 0000Z	223	10	54	-	73	22	74	22
2026-06-10 1800Z	242	7	60	-	78	24	73	24

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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