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
2025-12-25 1200Z	223	1	60	-	57	25	55	51
2025-12-25 0600Z	211	2	60	-	57	27	55	51
2025-12-25 0000Z	168	2	60	-	63	36	55	54
2025-12-24 1800Z	334	3	60	-	70	30	55	48
2025-12-24 1200Z	290	6	59	-	59	33	55	48
2025-12-24 0600Z	243	4	60	-	57	36	55	51
2025-12-24 0000Z	221	6	57	-	62	36	55	48
2025-12-23 1800Z	258	3	60	-	65	27	54	60
2025-12-23 1200Z	31	1	59	-	54	33	54	57
2025-12-23 0600Z	37	6	60	-	52	33	54	55
2025-12-23 0000Z	69	13	57	-	54	33	55	51
2025-12-22 1800Z	72	16	60	-	55	30	55	54
2025-12-22 1200Z	58	12	60	-	52	33	54	54
2025-12-22 0600Z	58	10	60	-	55	33	55	54
2025-12-22 0000Z	146	1	57	-	55	30	55	51
2025-12-21 1800Z	164	1	60	-	62	36	55	45
2025-12-21 1200Z	323	4	60	-	48	36	54	49
2025-12-21 0600Z	330	3	60	-	48	24	55	45
2025-12-21 0000Z	84	7	57	-	54	28	55	57
2025-12-20 1800Z	91	6	60	-	55	30	54	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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