Station List

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Station FPKG1 - Search and Rescue Data

8670870 - Fort Pulaski, GA
32.035 N 80.903 W (32°2'5" N 80°54'11" W)

Right whales are active off GA from November to April. Speed restrictions of 10 knots apply to vessels 65 feet or greater in specific areas and times along the U.S. East Coast. 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
2025-04-01 1200Z293660-064426660
2025-04-01 0600Z243660-065486560
2025-04-01 0000Z233353-068446653
2025-03-31 1800Z209660-076486560
2025-03-31 1200Z268457-068456560
2025-03-31 0600Z183558-066416560
2025-03-31 0000Z132357-065406557
2025-03-30 1800Z173760-070456560
2025-03-30 1200Z131460-066436460
2025-03-30 0600Z141460-065386458
2025-03-30 0000Z119757-067516457
2025-03-29 1800Z108760-068486460
2025-03-29 1200Z154460-065436460
2025-03-29 0600Z161460-064486454
2025-03-29 0000Z160457-068426457
2025-03-28 1800Z107760-067426360
2025-03-28 1200Z80660-063456260
2025-03-28 0600Z111360-060426260
2025-03-28 0000Z116957-061426357
2025-03-27 1800Z891358-061406260

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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