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
2026-01-09 1200Z	118	2	60	-	45	36	44	60
2026-01-09 0600Z	147	1	59	-	43	37	45	56
2026-01-09 0000Z	33	2	57	-	45	33	47	57
2026-01-08 1800Z	80	4	60	-	50	30	45	54
2026-01-08 1200Z	3	2	59	-	46	35	45	59
2026-01-08 0600Z	338	2	60	-	46	42	44	57
2026-01-08 0000Z	335	2	58	-	54	36	47	58
2026-01-07 1800Z	280	6	55	-	64	33	44	59
2026-01-07 1200Z	265	6	58	-	54	23	42	55
2026-01-07 0600Z	245	5	60	-	53	51	42	60
2026-01-07 0000Z	222	4	57	-	48	42	42	57
2026-01-06 1800Z	205	4	56	-	47	41	41	59
2026-01-06 1200Z	219	2	59	-	41	39	40	59
2026-01-06 0600Z	224	6	60	-	43	39	40	60
2026-01-06 0000Z	211	7	57	-	44	36	39	57
2026-01-05 1800Z	185	7	57	-	42	32	39	59
2026-01-05 1200Z	25	1	60	-	31	25	37	57
2026-01-05 0600Z	356	2	56	-	29	38	37	50
2026-01-05 0000Z	323	2	57	-	33	30	39	54
2026-01-04 1800Z	335	4	60	-	39	30	39	54

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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