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
2024-07-27 0600Z	61	3	60	-	73	47	75	54
2024-07-27 0000Z	81	4	57	-	74	45	74	57
2024-07-26 1800Z	74	11	60	-	76	52	76	60
2024-07-26 1200Z	55	4	60	-	76	57	76	60
2024-07-26 0600Z	272	5	60	-	76	54	77	60
2024-07-26 0000Z	215	6	57	-	76	57	77	57
2024-07-25 1800Z	233	6	60	-	75	54	77	60
2024-07-25 1200Z	276	11	60	-	76	48	77	60
2024-07-25 0600Z	257	9	60	-	78	51	77	60
2024-07-25 0000Z	247	7	58	-	82	52	78	58
2024-07-24 1800Z	244	6	60	-	79	51	76	60
2024-07-24 1200Z	244	9	60	-	76	57	76	60
2024-07-24 0600Z	220	6	58	-	76	60	75	60
2024-07-24 0000Z	175	6	60	-	76	53	78	58
2024-07-23 1800Z	168	5	60	-	81	58	78	60
2024-07-23 1200Z	255	12	60	-	78	60	77	60
2024-07-23 0600Z	236	8	60	-	75	60	73	60
2024-07-23 0000Z	221	9	58	-	76	52	77	60
2024-07-22 1800Z	139	8	60	-	78	56	74	60
2024-07-22 1200Z	155	3	59	-	76	60	75	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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