Station CHLV2 - Chesapeake Light, VA

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center C-MAN Station DACT payload 36.905 N 75.713 W (36°54'17" N 75°42'46" W) Site elevation: 0 m above mean sea level Air temp height: 22.3 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 43.3 m above site elevation Barometer elevation: 23.4 m above mean sea level On 8/26/16, the Chesapeake Light Tower was disestablished due to deteriorating structural conditions. ?See the notice for more details. https://www.weather.gov/media/notification/pdfs/scn16-30chesapeake_light_va.pdf 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? Latest NWS Marine Forecast Important Notice to Mariners Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Regional HF Radar Surface Current Observations Sector pictures are available for this station at 0, 45, 90, 135, 180, 225, 270, 315 degrees. (SECTOR PHOTOS ARE NOT IN REAL-TIME AND ARE NOT UPDATED!) Map Type: Select Basemap Oceans Satellite Streets Topographic Large icon indicates selected station. Stations with recent data Stations with no data in last 8 hours      (24 hours for tsunami stations) Disclaimer

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  • Continuous winds data: 1990 1991 1992 1993 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
  • Spectral wave density data: 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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Please refer to the NDBC data inventory for the data history of each station.

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