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
2024-04-25 1200Z	276	5	31	-	64	29	69	31
2024-04-25 0600Z	227	6	60	-	66	57	69	57
2024-04-25 0000Z	210	10	57	-	70	57	69	57
2024-04-24 1800Z	220	7	60	-	73	60	69	60
2024-04-24 1200Z	272	6	58	-	64	60	68	60
2024-04-24 0600Z	198	4	60	-	62	60	69	60
2024-04-24 0000Z	172	6	57	-	64	57	69	57
2024-04-23 1800Z	113	6	60	-	64	60	69	60
2024-04-23 1200Z	37	6	60	-	60	60	68	60
2024-04-23 0600Z	40	6	60	-	60	60	69	60
2024-04-23 0000Z	17	9	57	-	64	54	69	60
2024-04-22 1800Z	32	9	60	-	61	60	70	60
2024-04-22 1200Z	16	10	60	-	57	60	69	60
2024-04-22 0600Z	0	10	60	-	56	60	70	60
2024-04-22 0000Z	5	12	57	-	61	46	70	55
2024-04-21 1800Z	247	7	60	-	76	55	70	58
2024-04-21 1200Z	254	3	60	-	72	50	70	58
2024-04-21 0600Z	232	4	60	-	72	57	70	60
2024-04-21 0000Z	217	7	55	-	76	54	70	57
2024-04-20 1800Z	290	5	58	-	85	55	70	58
2024-04-20 1200Z	264	5	60	-	74	53	69	60

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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