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
2026-09-16 1200Z	56	11	60	-	79	39	84	60
2026-09-16 0600Z	86	17	60	-	81	48	85	60
2026-09-16 0000Z	87	21	54	-	82	39	86	57
2026-09-15 1800Z	79	20	60	-	84	42	86	60
2026-09-15 1200Z	65	8	60	-	83	42	85	60
2026-09-15 0600Z	150	1	60	-	82	45	86	60
2026-09-15 0000Z	158	3	60	-	85	39	86	60
2026-09-14 1800Z	105	6	60	-	87	39	85	60
2026-09-14 1200Z	296	3	60	-	83	48	85	60
2026-09-14 0600Z	224	4	60	-	82	45	85	60
2026-09-14 0000Z	222	2	60	-	84	51	85	60
2026-09-13 1800Z	197	4	60	-	86	39	85	60
2026-09-13 1200Z	278	5	60	-	81	48	85	60
2026-09-13 0600Z	249	5	60	-	80	57	85	60
2026-09-13 0000Z	196	6	60	-	83	48	85	57
2026-09-12 1800Z	180	4	60	-	86	45	85	60
2026-09-12 1200Z	306	3	60	-	81	48	85	60
2026-09-12 0600Z	244	3	60	-	78	51	85	60
2026-09-12 0000Z	291	1	60	-	80	42	85	60
2026-09-11 1800Z	198	5	60	-	86	42	85	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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