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
2023-12-04 0600Z	230	8	36	2	18	66	36	65	34
2023-12-04 0000Z	213	9	35	2	20	67	35	64	35
2023-12-03 1800Z	210	11	36	3	18	67	36	65	36
2023-12-03 1200Z	206	8	36	3	20	66	36	64	35
2023-12-03 0600Z	213	9	36	3	20	67	36	65	36
2023-12-03 0000Z	189	7	35	4	19	67	35	64	35
2023-12-02 1800Z	163	2	35	4	18	68	35	65	36
2023-12-02 1200Z	49	1	36	4	20	67	36	64	36
2023-12-02 0600Z	190	7	36	4	20	68	36	65	36
2023-12-02 0000Z	154	5	35	4	21	68	35	65	35
2023-12-01 1800Z	149	4	36	4	18	69	36	65	36
2023-12-01 1200Z	126	4	36	2	17	68	36	65	34
2023-12-01 0600Z	119	5	36	2	19	67	36	65	35
2023-12-01 0000Z	38	12	33	2	17	64	33	65	28
2023-11-30 1800Z	37	9	36	2	18	62	36	65	33
2023-11-30 1200Z	43	10	36	2	20	57	36	65	34
2023-11-30 0600Z	351	7	36	1	19	56	36	65	34
2023-11-30 0000Z	343	5	35	1	19	55	35	66	34
2023-11-29 1800Z	276	5	36	1	19	51	36	65	32
2023-11-29 1200Z	323	8	35	2	16	51	35	66	35

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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