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Station 45187 - Winthrop Harbor Buoy, IL

Owned and maintained by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Moored Buoy
42.491 N 87.779 W (42°29'27" N 87°46'44" W)

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Ocean Current Data for 45187

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7	30	0.56	30	0.54	30	0.56	20	0.64	20	0.66	20	0.70	10	0.64	10	0.72	0	0.60	10	0.64	0	0.54	10	0.58	20	0.51	10	0.47	10	0.56	10	0.54	10	0.60	10	0.58	10	0.68	0	0.58	0	0.60	0	0.64	10	0.56	10	0.56	0	0.66	10	0.64	10	0.60	0	0.58	0	0.56	10	0.52	10	0.56	10	0.56	10	0.62	10	0.58	10	0.60	10	0.52	360	0.51	0	0.58	0	0.52	10	0.51	360	0.52	10	0.52	0	0.52	0	0.49	360	0.41	0	0.43	0	0.39	0	0.45

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