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
2024-04-26 0600Z	73	7	60	-	49	60	57	60
2024-04-26 0000Z	71	10	57	-	49	55	58	57
2024-04-25 1800Z	69	13	60	-	52	60	58	60
2024-04-25 1200Z	73	12	60	-	55	58	58	60
2024-04-25 0600Z	58	6	60	-	57	57	58	57
2024-04-25 0000Z	204	4	57	-	60	57	58	57
2024-04-24 1800Z	256	13	60	-	59	60	57	60
2024-04-24 1200Z	261	16	57	-	57	59	57	55
2024-04-24 0600Z	223	17	60	-	57	60	58	60
2024-04-24 0000Z	179	19	57	-	56	57	60	57
2024-04-23 1800Z	178	11	60	-	56	60	58	60
2024-04-23 1200Z	286	2	56	-	53	60	57	60
2024-04-23 0600Z	258	4	60	-	52	60	57	60
2024-04-23 0000Z	133	4	57	-	51	54	58	60
2024-04-22 1800Z	75	7	60	-	53	60	57	60
2024-04-22 1200Z	39	7	59	-	47	59	56	59
2024-04-22 0600Z	46	4	60	-	46	60	57	60
2024-04-22 0000Z	40	5	57	-	46	46	57	55
2024-04-21 1800Z	48	8	60	-	48	55	58	58
2024-04-21 1200Z	75	11	60	-	51	50	58	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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