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
2026-01-22 1800Z	270	3	51	-	47	31	40	48
2026-01-22 1200Z	261	9	60	-	45	31	40	57
2026-01-22 0600Z	221	7	58	-	44	33	40	48
2026-01-22 0000Z	195	13	54	-	43	24	40	54
2026-01-21 1800Z	215	9	60	-	42	27	39	60
2026-01-21 1200Z	97	4	60	-	32	32	39	60
2026-01-21 0600Z	88	4	60	-	29	46	40	60
2026-01-21 0000Z	49	4	58	-	31	34	40	50
2026-01-20 1800Z	344	4	60	-	34	28	40	60
2026-01-20 1200Z	37	5	60	-	31	36	39	54
2026-01-20 0600Z	312	9	60	-	39	30	40	60
2026-01-20 0000Z	268	11	57	-	43	33	40	57
2026-01-19 1800Z	248	14	60	-	39	33	40	60
2026-01-19 1200Z	283	6	58	-	34	36	39	57
2026-01-19 0600Z	349	13	58	-	34	32	40	51
2026-01-19 0000Z	357	17	55	-	37	33	41	57
2026-01-18 1800Z	2	6	60	-	42	36	40	60
2026-01-18 1200Z	57	4	60	-	44	36	40	60
2026-01-18 0600Z	108	3	58	-	47	30	40	57
2026-01-18 0000Z	339	4	57	-	47	36	40	57

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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