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)	Air Temp. (Degrees F.)	Air Temp. Obs	Water Temp. (Degrees F.)	Water Temp. Obs
2024-11-21 0600Z	319	18	58	-	60	25	69	40
2024-11-21 0000Z	289	7	60	-	69	24	68	27
2024-11-20 1800Z	258	5	60	-	72	24	69	24
2024-11-20 1200Z	227	1	58	-	67	20	68	37
2024-11-20 0600Z	227	6	60	-	71	24	69	36
2024-11-20 0000Z	194	3	58	-	70	22	68	33
2024-11-19 1800Z	184	5	60	-	73	24	69	33
2024-11-19 1200Z	180	2	60	-	67	24	68	39
2024-11-19 0600Z	221	1	60	-	64	22	68	42
2024-11-19 0000Z	216	4	57	-	66	22	69	33
2024-11-18 1800Z	231	3	60	-	72	18	69	28
2024-11-18 1200Z	294	3	56	-	62	21	68	47
2024-11-18 0600Z	245	1	60	-	62	20	69	37
2024-11-18 0000Z	148	4	57	-	64	27	69	59
2024-11-17 1800Z	88	4	58	-	67	21	69	56
2024-11-17 1200Z	342	3	60	-	61	11	69	57
2024-11-17 0600Z	335	1	60	-	62	25	69	45
2024-11-17 0000Z	157	2	57	-	63	22	69	45
2024-11-16 1800Z	72	3	60	-	66	22	69	42
2024-11-16 1200Z	359	5	60	-	56	28	69	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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