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
2026-02-21 1200Z	238	5	41	-	67	17	57	35
2026-02-21 0600Z	220	3	60	-	65	36	57	51
2026-02-21 0000Z	226	3	57	-	69	27	57	57
2026-02-20 1800Z	214	9	60	-	74	31	56	60
2026-02-20 1200Z	221	6	60	-	65	33	56	57
2026-02-20 0600Z	217	5	60	-	61	33	55	57
2026-02-20 0000Z	214	8	57	-	63	31	55	54
2026-02-19 1800Z	208	6	57	-	68	30	55	45
2026-02-19 1200Z	213	4	60	-	59	27	54	54
2026-02-19 0600Z	211	5	60	-	57	30	54	57
2026-02-19 0000Z	217	8	54	-	61	34	54	48
2026-02-18 1800Z	212	7	60	-	65	27	54	51
2026-02-18 1200Z	214	4	60	-	56	33	54	54
2026-02-18 0600Z	151	3	58	-	55	22	54	48
2026-02-18 0000Z	91	4	57	-	54	27	54	45
2026-02-17 1800Z	93	9	60	-	55	25	53	46
2026-02-17 1200Z	50	5	60	-	51	30	53	48
2026-02-17 0600Z	350	1	60	-	49	30	53	57
2026-02-17 0000Z	113	5	57	-	52	33	53	51
2026-02-16 1800Z	81	10	58	-	55	27	53	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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