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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
2026-10-07 0600Z	61	5	60	-	57	25	69	60
2026-10-07 0000Z	47	4	60	-	59	24	70	54
2026-10-06 1800Z	350	10	60	-	64	24	69	57
2026-10-06 1200Z	39	7	60	-	59	33	69	60
2026-10-06 0600Z	35	4	60	-	61	30	70	51
2026-10-06 0000Z	14	3	60	-	66	33	71	60
2026-10-05 1800Z	338	9	60	-	67	30	71	57
2026-10-05 1200Z	27	4	60	-	64	30	71	57
2026-10-05 0600Z	17	6	60	-	66	30	71	57
2026-10-05 0000Z	31	4	59	-	68	36	71	59
2026-10-04 1800Z	37	1	56	-	70	35	71	57
2026-10-04 1200Z	117	4	60	-	69	36	71	57
2026-10-04 0600Z	73	6	60	-	68	39	71	51
2026-10-04 0000Z	44	5	60	-	66	33	71	57
2026-10-03 1800Z	47	7	60	-	68	39	72	60
2026-10-03 1200Z	60	8	60	-	69	30	72	51
2026-10-03 0600Z	14	3	60	-	74	27	72	60
2026-10-03 0000Z	199	4	57	-	76	39	72	57
2026-10-02 1800Z	223	6	60	-	77	28	72	57
2026-10-02 1200Z	235	8	60	-	71	30	70	60

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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