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
2026-04-29 1800Z	156	13	60	-	61	24	60	36
2026-04-29 1200Z	154	8	60	-	56	24	59	45
2026-04-29 0600Z	136	5	60	-	53	24	60	48
2026-04-29 0000Z	132	8	57	-	55	27	61	42
2026-04-28 1800Z	141	4	60	-	58	27	60	42
2026-04-28 1200Z	331	4	60	-	54	30	60	42
2026-04-28 0600Z	89	4	60	-	50	24	61	54
2026-04-28 0000Z	90	5	60	-	55	24	61	39
2026-04-27 1800Z	78	9	56	-	58	22	61	43
2026-04-27 1200Z	40	7	60	-	50	24	60	42
2026-04-27 0600Z	26	7	60	-	49	24	61	57
2026-04-27 0000Z	29	8	57	-	51	22	61	48
2026-04-26 1800Z	23	10	60	-	53	24	61	48
2026-04-26 1200Z	23	9	60	-	52	24	61	45
2026-04-26 0600Z	355	10	60	-	58	22	61	48
2026-04-26 0000Z	34	8	57	-	62	22	62	40
2026-04-25 1800Z	130	6	60	-	66	24	61	37
2026-04-25 1200Z	107	11	60	-	59	24	60	57
2026-04-25 0600Z	111	10	47	-	59	29	61	41
2026-04-25 0000Z	135	6	38	-	62	15	62	26

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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