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Station 41008 - Search and Rescue Data

GRAYS REEF - 40 NM Southeast of Savannah, GA
31.400 N 80.866 W (31°24'0" N 80°51'59" W)

This buoy is located in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

The southern third of NOAA's 22-square mile Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary has been designated a research area specifically designed for conducting controlled scientific studies where human activities cannot affect the results. Fishing and diving will be prohibited in the lightly used, 8-square mile research area. Vessels are permitted to travel through it without stopping. For complete information, go to the Gray's Reef website at Gray's Reef Research Area

LINK TO PMEL's pCO2 SITE for their data on this Station:
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/co2/story/Grays+Reef

Right whales are active off GA from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater within the vicinity of this station between November 15 and April 15. It is illegal to approach right whales within 500 yards. 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)		 Wave
Obs		 Air Temp.
(Degrees F.)		 Air Temp.
Obs		 Water Temp.
(Degrees F.)		 Water Temp.
Obs
2025-03-31 1800Z21152641666266326
2025-03-31 1200Z20753652064366236
2025-03-31 0600Z159103641965366236
2025-03-31 0000Z8753542065356335
2025-03-30 1800Z12483641966366336
2025-03-30 1200Z11963652165366236
2025-03-30 0600Z12343641965366236
2025-03-30 0000Z9563642065366336
2025-03-29 1800Z8463641866366335
2025-03-29 1200Z12463641865366236
2025-03-29 0600Z13563632165366236
2025-03-29 0000Z13953521667356233
2025-03-28 1800Z9213622168366336
2025-03-28 1200Z4263631963366236
2025-03-28 0600Z7173631763366236
2025-03-28 0000Z66123531862356235
2025-03-27 1800Z43153641862366336
2025-03-27 1200Z32153631761366335
2025-03-27 0600Z30753622164366335
2025-03-27 0000Z14143522064356335

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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