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
2024-05-20 0600Z	50	10	57	-	56	54	66	60
2024-05-20 0000Z	62	9	51	-	59	35	67	54
2024-05-19 1800Z	62	14	56	-	61	48	65	60
2024-05-19 1200Z	34	5	49	-	58	38	63	54
2024-05-19 0600Z	46	10	60	-	57	60	64	60
2024-05-19 0000Z	61	10	57	-	57	50	65	57
2024-05-18 1800Z	86	7	58	-	57	53	65	60
2024-05-18 1200Z	116	5	56	-	58	53	65	55
2024-05-18 0600Z	99	3	60	-	59	57	66	60
2024-05-18 0000Z	53	9	55	-	61	54	67	58
2024-05-17 1800Z	62	9	60	-	61	54	67	60
2024-05-17 1200Z	33	6	60	-	61	60	67	60
2024-05-17 0600Z	40	9	60	-	62	60	69	60
2024-05-17 0000Z	12	5	57	-	69	55	70	57
2024-05-16 1800Z	335	6	60	-	72	60	68	60
2024-05-16 1200Z	304	3	60	-	65	58	66	58
2024-05-16 0600Z	327	2	53	-	61	53	66	53
2024-05-16 0000Z	348	4	36	-	64	36	68	36
2024-05-15 1800Z	328	4	52	-	66	55	65	55
2024-05-15 1200Z	31	10	60	-	60	60	65	60

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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