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
2024-12-26 1800Z	72	6	51	-	43	21	43	39
2024-12-26 1200Z	49	5	60	-	36	24	43	54
2024-12-26 0600Z	51	4	60	-	36	24	43	51
2024-12-26 0000Z	43	4	57	-	39	24	44	45
2024-12-25 1800Z	69	7	60	-	43	24	43	48
2024-12-25 1200Z	43	5	60	-	37	24	43	48
2024-12-25 0600Z	46	5	60	-	38	27	44	54
2024-12-25 0000Z	24	3	60	-	41	27	44	60
2024-12-24 1800Z	313	4	60	-	42	27	43	54
2024-12-24 1200Z	309	6	60	-	39	24	43	48
2024-12-24 0600Z	33	2	56	-	35	25	43	60
2024-12-24 0000Z	55	4	57	-	32	30	43	48
2024-12-23 1800Z	67	5	60	-	35	24	43	42
2024-12-23 1200Z	37	5	58	-	26	20	43	54
2024-12-23 0600Z	47	5	56	-	26	22	43	51
2024-12-23 0000Z	60	4	57	-	29	24	44	51
2024-12-22 1800Z	13	8	57	-	32	24	44	39
2024-12-22 1200Z	59	5	57	-	28	19	44	51
2024-12-22 0600Z	19	9	59	-	33	21	44	48
2024-12-22 0000Z	7	14	57	-	37	20	44	51

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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