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
2024-04-26 1200Z	52	14	31	-	48	31	55	31
2024-04-26 0600Z	53	14	60	-	48	60	55	60
2024-04-26 0000Z	52	17	57	-	48	55	59	57
2024-04-25 1800Z	49	20	60	-	50	60	60	60
2024-04-25 1200Z	49	20	60	-	54	58	59	60
2024-04-25 0600Z	16	0	60	-	57	57	60	57
2024-04-25 0000Z	233	3	57	-	63	57	60	57
2024-04-24 1800Z	251	7	60	-	65	60	59	60
2024-04-24 1200Z	254	7	58	-	58	60	57	60
2024-04-24 0600Z	223	11	60	-	56	60	58	60
2024-04-24 0000Z	190	14	57	-	55	57	60	57
2024-04-23 1800Z	178	10	60	-	56	60	60	60
2024-04-23 1200Z	171	3	60	-	49	60	56	60
2024-04-23 0600Z	231	2	60	-	45	60	57	60
2024-04-23 0000Z	173	5	57	-	51	54	58	60
2024-04-22 1800Z	73	11	60	-	52	60	57	60
2024-04-22 1200Z	11	7	59	-	46	59	55	59
2024-04-22 0600Z	337	3	60	-	43	60	56	60
2024-04-22 0000Z	359	3	57	-	45	46	58	55
2024-04-21 1800Z	30	7	60	-	47	55	58	58
2024-04-21 1200Z	54	18	60	-	52	50	60	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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