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Distance is entered as nautical miles or kilometers depending on whether you choose Imperial or Metric.

(e.g. 30.5N   or   30 30 0 N   or   30 30 N)

(e.g. 90W   or   90 0 0 W   or   90 0 W)

  

       

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40 observations from 05/16/2025 0600 GMT to 05/16/2025 0733 GMT

ID      T1 TIME    LAT     LON DIST HDG WDIR  WSPD   GST  WVHT   DPD   APD MWD   PRES  PTDY  ATMP  WTMP  DEWP   VIS  TCC  TIDE  S1HT  S1PD  S1DIR  S2HT  S2PD  S2DIR   Ice   Sea      SwH      SwP     SwD     WWH    WWP    WWD      STEEPNESS
           (GMT)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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CHII2    O 0700  41.92  -87.57    8 343  270    10    10     -     -     -   -      -     -  76.3     -  54.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0700  41.73  -86.91   28  99  230    12    13     -     -     -   -  29.61 +0.04  67.6     -  52.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45026    B 0700  41.98  -86.62   42  75  260   7.8   9.7   2.0     5     - 248  29.67 +0.05  59.5  53.8  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
    3 observations reported for 0700 GMT

ID      T1 TIME    LAT     LON DIST HDG WDIR  WSPD   GST  WVHT   DPD   APD MWD   PRES  PTDY  ATMP  WTMP  DEWP   VIS  TCC  TIDE  S1HT  S1PD  S1DIR  S2HT  S2PD  S2DIR   Ice   Sea      SwH      SwP     SwD     WWH    WWP    WWD      STEEPNESS
           (GMT)                 nm  °T   °T   kts   kts    ft   sec   sec  °T     in    in    °F    °F    °F   nmi  8th    ft    ft   sec     °T    ft   sec     °T   Acc   Ice       ft      sec              ft    sec     
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CMTI2    O 0654  41.73  -87.54    4 192  190   1.9   2.9     -     -     -   -  29.62     -  67.6     -  52.9     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0648  41.73  -87.54    4 192  200   1.9   2.9     -     -     -   -  29.61     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0642  41.73  -87.54    4 192  210   1.9   1.9     -     -     -   -  29.62     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0636  41.73  -87.54    4 192  210   1.9   4.1     -     -     -   -  29.62     -     -     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0630  41.73  -87.54    4 192  210   2.9   4.1     -     -     -   -  29.62     -  69.1     -  52.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0624  41.73  -87.54    4 192  200   2.9   2.9     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  68.7     -  52.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0618  41.73  -87.54    4 192  200   2.9   4.1     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  69.8     -  52.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0612  41.73  -87.54    4 192  200   1.9   2.9     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  70.2     -  52.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0606  41.73  -87.54    4 192  210   1.9   1.9     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  70.5     -  51.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CMTI2    O 0600  41.73  -87.54    4 192  200   1.9   2.9     -     -     -   -  29.61 +0.06  70.9     -  51.6     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CNII2    O 0630  41.86  -87.61    5 312  250   6.0   9.9     -     -     -   -      -     -  72.1     -  44.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CNII2    O 0615  41.86  -87.61    5 312  200   4.1   9.9     -     -     -   -      -     -  72.5     -  46.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CNII2    O 0600  41.86  -87.61    5 312  220   1.9   9.9     -     -     -   -      -     -  72.9     -  45.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0650  41.92  -87.57    8 343  270    11    13     -     -     -   -      -     -  76.5     -  54.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0640  41.92  -87.57    8 343  260    12    15     -     -     -   -      -     -  77.2     -  53.6     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0630  41.92  -87.57    8 343  270    13    16     -     -     -   -      -     -  77.0     -  54.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0620  41.92  -87.57    8 343  260    14    16     -     -     -   -      -     -  77.2     -  54.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0610  41.92  -87.57    8 343  270    13    16     -     -     -   -      -     -  77.2     -  54.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
CHII2    O 0600  41.92  -87.57    8 343  270    12    15     -     -     -   -      -     -  77.4     -  54.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BHRI3    O 0640  41.65  -87.15   19 118  240   4.1   5.1     -     -     -   -  29.67     -  67.3     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BHRI3    O 0630  41.65  -87.15   19 118  240   4.1   5.1     -     -     -   -  29.67     -  66.7     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BHRI3    O 0620  41.65  -87.15   19 118  240   5.1   5.1     -     -     -   -  29.67     -  66.7     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BHRI3    O 0610  41.65  -87.15   19 118  240   5.1   6.0     -     -     -   -  29.67     -  65.1     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
BHRI3    O 0600  41.65  -87.15   19 118  240   5.1   7.0     -     -     -   -  29.67 +0.09  63.9     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0650  41.73  -86.91   28  99  240    13    14     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  65.7     -  52.7     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0640  41.73  -86.91   28  99  240    13    14     -     -     -   -  29.61     -  65.1     -  53.2     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0630  41.73  -86.91   28  99  240    13    13     -     -     -   -  29.60     -  69.1     -  52.0     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0620  41.73  -86.91   28  99  240    13    14     -     -     -   -  29.59     -  70.2     -  52.2     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0610  41.73  -86.91   28  99  230    13    14     -     -     -   -  29.59     -  70.3     -  53.1     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
MCYI3    O 0600  41.73  -86.91   28  99  230    13    13     -     -     -   -  29.59 +0.09  70.5     -  54.9     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
WHRI2    O 0600  42.36  -87.81   36 339  220   1.9   4.1     -     -     -   -      -     -  69.3     -     -     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -              -
45026    B 0650  41.98  -86.62   42  75  260   7.8  13.6   2.3     5     - 249  29.66     -  59.4  53.8  50.5     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45026    B 0640  41.98  -86.62   42  75  270   9.7  11.7   2.3     5     - 245  29.66     -  60.1  53.8  50.2     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45026    B 0630  41.98  -86.62   42  75  250   7.8  11.7   2.0     5     - 248  29.66     -  58.5  53.8  51.3     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45026    B 0620  41.98  -86.62   42  75  240   7.8   9.7   2.6     5     - 246  29.66     -  59.4  53.8  51.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45026    B 0610  41.98  -86.62   42  75  250   9.7  11.7   2.6     5     - 251  29.66     -  59.7  53.8  51.4     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
45026    B 0600  41.98  -86.62   42  75  240   9.7  13.6   3.0     5     - 249  29.66 +0.10  59.9  53.8  51.8     -    -     -     -     -      -     -     -      -  ---- -----        -       -       -       -      -      -            N/A
    37 observations reported for 0600 GMT

1 B = Buoy, C = C-MAN Station, D = Drifting Buoy, S = Ship, O = Other

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