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
2024-11-21 0600Z	316	5	58	-	53	22	58	40
2024-11-21 0000Z	178	3	60	-	60	24	59	27
2024-11-20 1800Z	123	1	60	-	60	24	58	24
2024-11-20 1200Z	302	1	57	-	60	20	57	37
2024-11-20 0600Z	227	1	60	-	59	24	57	36
2024-11-20 0000Z	159	1	58	-	58	22	58	33
2024-11-19 1800Z	90	4	60	-	59	24	57	33
2024-11-19 1200Z	33	5	60	-	56	24	56	39
2024-11-19 0600Z	296	2	60	-	57	22	56	42
2024-11-19 0000Z	270	2	57	-	58	22	56	33
2024-11-18 1800Z	324	3	60	-	65	18	55	28
2024-11-18 1200Z	267	1	56	-	51	21	54	47
2024-11-18 0600Z	259	2	60	-	47	20	54	37
2024-11-18 0000Z	270	1	57	-	49	27	55	59
2024-11-17 1800Z	292	2	58	-	58	21	55	56
2024-11-17 1200Z	347	4	59	-	49	11	54	56
2024-11-17 0600Z	338	4	60	-	51	25	54	45
2024-11-17 0000Z	329	3	57	-	56	22	56	45
2024-11-16 1800Z	329	6	60	-	59	22	56	42
2024-11-16 1200Z	334	4	60	-	55	28	54	48

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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