Your vessel is at the approaches to Savannah, GA, with the wind coming out of the west. What will be the approximate direction of the wind-driven current?

Correct Answer: Option A — 080°

Wind-driven surface currents typically set in the direction toward which the wind is blowing, deflected slightly by Coriolis force. With a west wind blowing toward the east (090 degrees), the resultant current approximates 080 degrees true.