Station SAXG1 - Search and Rescue Data

Marsh Island, Sapelo Island Reserve, GA
31.418 N 81.296 W (31°25'5" N 81°17'46" W)

Water Quality data for this Reserve are available at....
SAQG1 -- Lower Duplin

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.)
2026-05-29 1200Z	354	2	24	-	76	24	-
2026-05-29 0600Z	195	1	24	-	75	24	-
2026-05-29 0000Z	120	3	24	-	76	24	-
2026-05-28 1800Z	201	4	24	-	86	24	-
2026-05-28 1200Z	226	6	24	-	78	24	-
2026-05-28 0600Z	181	7	24	-	80	24	-
2026-05-28 0000Z	168	9	24	-	82	24	-
2026-05-27 1800Z	162	12	24	-	87	24	-
2026-05-27 1200Z	181	10	24	-	80	24	-
2026-05-27 0600Z	167	12	24	-	80	24	-
2026-05-27 0000Z	151	11	24	-	82	24	-
2026-05-26 1800Z	157	13	24	-	87	24	-
2026-05-26 1200Z	175	11	24	-	81	24	-
2026-05-26 0600Z	162	12	24	-	80	24	-
2026-05-26 0000Z	141	9	24	-	82	24	-
2026-05-25 1800Z	155	13	24	-	85	24	-
2026-05-25 1200Z	164	9	24	-	79	24	-
2026-05-25 0600Z	158	10	24	-	79	24	-
2026-05-25 0000Z	159	11	24	-	81	24	-
2026-05-24 1800Z	146	10	24	-	86	24	-

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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