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Station KPTV2 - Search and Rescue Data

8632200 - Kiptopeke, VA
37.165 N 75.988 W (37°9'55" N 75°59'18" 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
2025-04-01 1200Z	359	20	60	-	54	42	55	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	296	8	60	-	59	48	56	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	182	15	53	-	62	44	58	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	183	14	60	-	63	48	55	60
2025-03-31 1200Z	202	8	57	-	59	45	54	60
2025-03-31 0600Z	193	11	58	-	59	41	55	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	180	15	57	-	61	40	55	57
2025-03-30 1800Z	185	7	60	-	62	45	53	60
2025-03-30 1200Z	192	7	60	-	58	43	53	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	189	7	60	-	59	38	54	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	208	6	57	-	63	51	54	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	253	11	60	-	64	48	53	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	242	12	60	-	58	43	52	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	224	11	60	-	59	48	53	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	198	7	57	-	60	42	54	57
2025-03-28 1800Z	240	7	60	-	59	42	52	60
2025-03-28 1200Z	239	11	60	-	53	45	51	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	198	14	60	-	52	42	52	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	175	11	57	-	51	42	53	57
2025-03-27 1800Z	324	6	58	-	51	40	51	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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Station KPTV2 - Search and Rescue Data

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