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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.)
2026-07-18 1800Z	183	5	13	-	90	13	-
2026-07-18 1200Z	227	4	24	-	81	24	-
2026-07-18 0600Z	214	2	24	-	82	24	-
2026-07-18 0000Z	155	8	24	-	88	24	-
2026-07-17 1800Z	151	5	24	-	93	24	-
2026-07-17 1200Z	295	1	24	-	82	24	-
2026-07-17 0600Z	242	3	24	-	82	24	-
2026-07-17 0000Z	203	2	24	-	87	24	-
2026-07-16 1800Z	146	2	24	-	92	24	-
2026-07-16 1200Z	278	1	7	-	85	7	-
2026-07-15 1800Z	312	1	21	-	89	21	-
2026-07-15 1200Z	295	3	24	-	77	24	-
2026-07-15 0600Z	257	3	24	-	77	24	-
2026-07-15 0000Z	329	1	24	-	81	24	-
2026-07-14 1800Z	211	1	24	-	83	24	-
2026-07-14 1200Z	267	3	24	-	79	24	-
2026-07-14 0600Z	248	6	24	-	79	24	-
2026-07-14 0000Z	241	14	24	-	83	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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