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Station 45163 - Saginaw Bay Buoy, MI

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Buoy
43.984 N 83.597 W (43°59'4" N 83°35'51" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 12.5 m

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Conditions at 45163 as of
(4:20 pm EDT)
2020 GMT on 05/18/2024:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Wind Direction (WDIR):	ENE ( 60 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	7.8 kts
Wind Gust (GST):	9.7 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	0.7 ft
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	WNW ( 293 deg true )
Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	29.91 in
Air Temperature (ATMP):	65.5 °F
Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	9.7 kts
Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	9.7 kts
Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
2024-05-18 04:00 pm	NE	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	NE	29.92	-0.02	64.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:40 pm	NE	9.7	9.7	0.7	-	-	NNE	29.92	-	64.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:20 pm	NE	9.7	11.7	0.7	-	-	NW	29.92	-	63.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:00 pm	ENE	9.7	9.7	0.3	-	-	N	29.92	-0.02	63.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:40 pm	ENE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	SW	29.92	-	64.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:20 pm	ENE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	SSE	29.93	-	64.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:00 pm	NE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	W	29.95	+0.00	64.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:20 pm	NE	5.8	5.8	0.3	-	-	SW	29.94	-	66.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:00 pm	NE	3.9	5.8	0.3	-	-	NNE	29.94	-0.01	66.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:40 pm	NE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	S	29.93	-	66.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:20 pm	NE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	S	29.93	-	67.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:00 pm	NE	1.9	1.9	0.7	-	-	WSW	29.93	+0.00	68.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:40 am	SE	1.9	1.9	0.7	-	-	NNE	29.95	-	67.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:20 am	S	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	SW	29.94	-	66.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:00 am	S	5.8	5.8	0.3	-	-	ESE	29.94	+0.04	64.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:40 am	S	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	E	29.95	-	63.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:20 am	S	5.8	5.8	0.3	-	-	SSW	29.95	-	62.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:00 am	SSE	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	NNE	29.95	+0.04	61.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:40 am	SSE	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	ESE	29.94	-	61.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:20 am	S	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	E	29.95	-	60.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:00 am	S	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	WNW	29.94	+0.07	59.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:40 am	S	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	S	29.91	-	59.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:20 am	S	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	N	29.92	-	60.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:00 am	S	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	N	29.91	+0.04	59.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:40 am	S	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	N	29.90	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:20 am	S	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	ESE	29.90	-	59.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:00 am	SSE	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	SW	29.91	+0.05	59.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:40 am	SSE	7.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	NW	29.90	-	59.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:20 am	SE	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	E	29.89	-	59.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:00 am	SE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	NNE	29.87	+0.01	59.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 05:40 am	SE	7.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	NNE	29.88	-	59.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 05:20 am	ESE	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	WSW	29.86	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 05:00 am	SE	5.8	5.8	0.3	-	-	S	29.87	+0.03	59.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:40 am	E	3.9	5.8	0.3	-	-	N	29.87	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:20 am	E	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	W	29.85	-	59.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:00 am	ENE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	S	29.86	-	59.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:40 am	E	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	SSE	29.85	-	59.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:20 am	E	3.9	3.9	0.7	-	-	WSW	29.85	-	60.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:00 am	ESE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	WSW	29.86	+0.03	60.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:40 am	ESE	3.9	5.8	0.3	-	-	W	29.84	-	60.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:20 am	ESE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	SSE	29.84	-	60.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:00 am	E	1.9	3.9	0.7	-	-	E	29.84	+0.00	60.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:40 am	ESE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	S	29.85	-	61.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:20 am	SSE	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	NW	29.85	-	61.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:00 am	NNE	3.9	3.9	0.3	-	-	E	29.85	+0.02	60.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:40 am	SSE	3.9	5.8	0.7	-	-	E	29.85	-	61.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:20 am	SSE	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	SE	29.84	-	61.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:00 am	S	7.8	9.7	0.7	-	-	SSW	29.83	-	61.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:40 pm	S	7.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	ESE	29.83	-	61.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:20 pm	S	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	N	29.83	-	62.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:00 pm	S	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	WNW	29.83	+0.04	62.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:40 pm	SSE	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	S	29.83	-	62.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:20 pm	SSE	7.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	SE	29.83	-	63.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:00 pm	SSE	7.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	WSW	29.83	+0.03	63.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:40 pm	SSE	7.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	NNE	29.81	-	63.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:20 pm	SE	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	S	29.81	-	62.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:00 pm	ESE	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	ENE	29.81	+0.00	62.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 08:40 pm	E	5.8	5.8	0.7	-	-	SW	29.80	-	63.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 08:20 pm	E	7.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	E	29.80	-	64.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 08:00 pm	ENE	5.8	7.8	0.7	-	-	SSW	29.79	+0.00	65.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:40 pm	E	7.8	9.7	0.3	-	-	SE	29.78	-	66.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:20 pm	E	9.7	9.7	0.7	-	-	SSW	29.79	-	66.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:00 pm	E	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	SSW	29.80	-0.01	68.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:40 pm	E	5.8	5.8	0.3	-	-	S	29.80	-	68.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:20 pm	ESE	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	SE	29.80	-	68.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:00 pm	SE	5.8	7.8	0.3	-	-	E	29.80	-0.01	69.1	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 45163 as of (4:20 pm EDT)
2020 GMT on 05/18/2024:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	0.3 ft

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2024-05-18 04:00 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 11:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 11:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 11:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 10:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 10:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 10:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 09:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 09:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 09:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 08:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 08:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 08:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 07:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 07:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 07:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 06:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 06:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 06:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 05:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 05:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 05:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 04:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 04:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 04:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 03:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 02:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 01:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-18 12:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 11:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 11:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 11:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 10:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 10:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 10:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 09:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 09:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 09:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 08:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 08:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 08:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 07:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 07:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 07:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 06:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 06:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-05-17 06:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-

Ocean Conditions at 45163 as of
(4:20 pm EDT)
2020 GMT on 05/18/2024:
These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Depth (DEPTH):	47.6 ft
Ocean Temperature (OTMP):	57.16 °F
Oxygen Concentration (O2PCT):	94.2%
Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM):	9.71 ppm

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	DEPTH ft	OTMP °F	COND mS/cm	SAL psu	O2% %	O2PPM ppm	CLCON ug/l	TURB FTU	PH	EH mv
2024-05-18 04:00 pm	47.6	57.16	-	-	93.50	9.63	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:40 pm	47.6	57.18	-	-	94.00	9.68	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:20 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	94.20	9.70	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:00 pm	47.6	57.20	-	-	94.70	9.75	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:40 pm	47.6	57.22	-	-	95.30	9.81	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:00 pm	47.2	57.20	-	-	94.90	9.77	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:40 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	94.50	9.74	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:20 pm	47.2	57.15	-	-	94.30	9.71	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:00 pm	47.2	57.13	-	-	93.90	9.67	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:40 pm	47.2	57.07	-	-	93.30	9.62	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:20 pm	47.2	57.09	-	-	95.00	9.80	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:00 pm	47.2	57.07	-	-	94.50	9.75	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:40 am	47.2	56.86	-	-	89.60	9.26	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:20 am	47.2	56.91	-	-	92.20	9.53	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 11:00 am	47.2	57.06	-	-	93.50	9.64	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:40 am	47.2	57.04	-	-	91.70	9.46	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:20 am	47.2	56.98	-	-	90.50	9.34	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 10:00 am	47.2	56.89	-	-	89.60	9.26	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:40 am	47.2	56.86	-	-	88.50	9.15	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:20 am	47.2	56.93	-	-	88.00	9.09	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 09:00 am	47.6	56.80	-	-	86.50	8.95	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:40 am	47.6	56.80	-	-	86.70	8.97	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:20 am	47.6	56.84	-	-	88.80	9.19	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 08:00 am	47.2	56.98	-	-	92.30	9.53	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:40 am	47.2	57.06	-	-	92.80	9.57	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:20 am	47.2	57.07	-	-	93.00	9.59	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 07:00 am	47.2	57.06	-	-	92.70	9.56	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:40 am	47.2	57.18	-	-	95.20	9.80	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:20 am	47.2	57.29	-	-	97.40	10.02	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 06:00 am	47.2	57.31	-	-	97.90	10.07	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 05:40 am	47.2	57.29	-	-	98.10	10.09	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 05:00 am	47.2	57.29	-	-	98.90	10.17	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:40 am	47.2	57.27	-	-	98.80	10.16	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:20 am	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.30	10.02	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 04:00 am	47.2	57.11	-	-	95.30	9.82	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:40 am	47.2	57.13	-	-	96.10	9.90	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:20 am	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.40	10.03	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 03:00 am	47.2	57.15	-	-	97.10	10.00	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:40 am	47.2	57.13	-	-	96.60	9.95	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:20 am	47.2	57.13	-	-	96.30	9.93	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 02:00 am	47.2	56.98	-	-	92.70	9.56	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:40 am	47.2	56.91	-	-	89.00	9.19	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 01:00 am	47.2	56.88	-	-	89.80	9.28	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:40 am	47.2	57.13	-	-	96.70	9.97	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:20 am	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.30	10.02	-	-	-	-
2024-05-18 12:00 am	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.00	9.99	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:40 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	96.80	9.97	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:20 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	96.70	9.96	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 11:00 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	96.30	9.92	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:40 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.40	10.03	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:20 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.40	10.04	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 10:00 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.70	10.06	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:40 pm	47.2	57.20	-	-	97.90	10.08	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:20 pm	47.2	57.20	-	-	97.90	10.08	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 09:00 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.60	10.05	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 08:40 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.50	10.05	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 08:00 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.10	10.00	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:40 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.40	10.03	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:20 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.50	10.04	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 07:00 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.50	10.04	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:40 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.40	10.03	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:20 pm	47.2	57.18	-	-	97.20	10.02	-	-	-	-
2024-05-17 06:00 pm	47.2	57.16	-	-	97.00	10.00	-	-	-	-

Description of Measurements

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Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.

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