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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.)
2026-09-13 1800Z	189	0	24	-	89	24	-
2026-09-13 1200Z	249	1	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-13 0600Z	216	7	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-13 0000Z	184	5	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-12 1800Z	137	3	24	-	88	24	-
2026-09-12 1200Z	221	1	24	-	78	24	-
2026-09-12 0600Z	0	0	24	-	76	24	-
2026-09-12 0000Z	200	3	24	-	80	24	-
2026-09-11 1800Z	155	5	24	-	89	24	-
2026-09-11 1200Z	234	2	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-11 0600Z	216	3	24	-	77	24	-
2026-09-11 0000Z	168	8	24	-	84	24	-
2026-09-10 1800Z	150	4	24	-	87	24	-
2026-09-10 1200Z	228	1	24	-	82	24	-
2026-09-10 0600Z	0	0	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-10 0000Z	72	5	24	-	83	24	-
2026-09-09 1800Z	65	10	24	-	87	24	-
2026-09-09 1200Z	62	3	24	-	82	24	-
2026-09-09 0600Z	61	6	24	-	79	24	-
2026-09-09 0000Z	53	12	24	-	81	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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