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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
2025-04-01 1200Z	327	6	60	-	53	42	64	60
2025-04-01 0600Z	291	4	60	-	61	48	65	60
2025-04-01 0000Z	215	13	53	-	65	44	68	53
2025-03-31 1800Z	210	14	59	-	66	47	66	59
2025-03-31 1200Z	218	8	56	-	62	44	62	59
2025-03-31 0600Z	220	10	58	-	60	41	62	60
2025-03-31 0000Z	207	13	57	-	63	40	63	57
2025-03-30 1800Z	203	10	58	-	65	43	64	58
2025-03-30 1200Z	223	8	60	-	61	43	61	60
2025-03-30 0600Z	223	6	60	-	62	38	63	58
2025-03-30 0000Z	227	7	57	-	71	51	63	57
2025-03-29 1800Z	250	10	60	-	75	48	62	60
2025-03-29 1200Z	246	9	60	-	65	43	57	60
2025-03-29 0600Z	232	8	60	-	61	48	58	54
2025-03-29 0000Z	220	8	56	-	62	42	58	56
2025-03-28 1800Z	232	9	58	-	67	40	56	58
2025-03-28 1200Z	246	8	60	-	55	45	53	60
2025-03-28 0600Z	211	10	60	-	50	42	55	60
2025-03-28 0000Z	190	8	56	-	52	42	57	56
2025-03-27 1800Z	317	4	57	-	53	40	56	59

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 WAHV2 - Search and Rescue Data

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