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NDBC is adding additional data to its .drift file format on or about August 17. For more info, see the Drift File Format Change Notice.

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.)	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
08-10-2022	1800Z	282	5	60	-	-	84	60
08-10-2022	1200Z	246	9	60	-	-	83	60
08-10-2022	0600Z	226	9	60	-	-	83	57
08-10-2022	0000Z	190	8	55	-	-	86	54
08-09-2022	1800Z	224	6	60	-	-	84	58
08-09-2022	1200Z	238	13	60	-	-	83	60
08-09-2022	0600Z	226	13	60	-	-	83	60
08-09-2022	0000Z	174	13	55	-	-	85	60
08-08-2022	1800Z	190	7	59	-	-	83	59
08-08-2022	1200Z	209	9	60	-	-	82	60
08-08-2022	0600Z	197	10	60	-	-	82	60
08-08-2022	0000Z	170	15	55	-	-	83	60
08-07-2022	1800Z	166	14	60	-	-	84	60
08-07-2022	1200Z	176	7	60	-	-	83	60
08-07-2022	0600Z	170	8	60	-	-	83	60
08-07-2022	0000Z	165	14	58	-	-	83	60
08-06-2022	1800Z	168	8	58	-	-	85	58
08-06-2022	1200Z	180	7	60	-	-	84	60
08-06-2022	0600Z	172	3	60	-	-	84	60
08-06-2022	0000Z	202	4	56	-	-	84	58

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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