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
03-21-2023	0600Z	58	16	6	4	6	57	6	63	6
03-21-2023	0000Z	49	11	6	3	6	56	6	63	6
03-20-2023	1800Z	353	10	6	2	6	52	6	63	6
03-20-2023	1200Z	345	17	6	4	6	49	6	63	6
03-20-2023	0600Z	350	16	6	3	6	53	6	63	6
03-20-2023	0000Z	320	11	6	2	6	57	6	64	6
03-19-2023	1800Z	345	7	6	2	6	55	6	64	6
03-19-2023	1200Z	353	20	6	4	6	53	6	64	6
03-19-2023	0600Z	328	19	6	3	6	54	6	64	6
03-19-2023	0000Z	314	15	6	3	6	58	6	64	6
03-18-2023	1800Z	317	15	6	4	6	60	6	64	6
03-18-2023	1200Z	230	15	6	5	6	67	6	64	6
03-18-2023	0600Z	207	13	6	5	6	68	6	64	6
03-18-2023	0000Z	189	18	6	4	6	69	6	64	6
03-17-2023	1800Z	193	17	6	4	6	67	6	64	6
03-17-2023	1200Z	218	16	6	3	6	65	6	63	6
03-17-2023	0600Z	197	12	6	3	6	65	6	64	6
03-17-2023	0000Z	168	7	6	2	6	62	6	64	6
03-16-2023	1800Z	57	4	6	2	6	59	6	64	6
03-16-2023	1200Z	45	4	6	2	6	58	6	63	6

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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