Station WAHV2 - Search and Rescue Data

8631044 - Wachapreague, VA
37.608 N 75.686 W (37°36'28" N 75°41'9" 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
2024-12-06 1800Z	325	6	31	-	37	13	37	28
2024-12-06 1200Z	317	4	60	-	32	30	37	60
2024-12-06 0600Z	304	3	60	-	31	33	38	60
2024-12-06 0000Z	317	5	60	-	36	29	41	46
2024-12-05 1800Z	303	6	60	-	45	23	41	35
2024-12-05 1200Z	244	9	59	-	47	26	40	32
2024-12-05 0600Z	238	11	60	-	45	25	41	39
2024-12-05 0000Z	227	11	57	-	43	24	43	33
2024-12-04 1800Z	216	12	60	-	42	20	43	22
2024-12-04 1200Z	236	1	60	-	32	28	41	42
2024-12-04 0600Z	347	1	60	-	32	24	41	51
2024-12-04 0000Z	312	1	57	-	36	27	43	39
2024-12-03 1800Z	326	4	60	-	41	27	43	48
2024-12-03 1200Z	337	2	60	-	32	24	42	42
2024-12-03 0600Z	335	1	60	-	31	24	42	42
2024-12-03 0000Z	315	1	57	-	33	22	44	42
2024-12-02 1800Z	328	4	60	-	39	21	45	39
2024-12-02 1200Z	358	4	60	-	34	19	44	34
2024-12-02 0600Z	352	3	57	-	37	25	45	42
2024-12-02 0000Z	318	1	53	-	40	22	46	37

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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