Station 45008 (LLNR 10010) - SOUTH HURON - 43NM East of Oscoda, MI

Owned and maintained by National Data Buoy Center
3-meter foam buoy
AMPS payload
44.283 N 82.416 W (44°17'0" N 82°24'59" W)

Site elevation: 177 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 4 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 177 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.6 m below water line
Water depth: 54.3 m
Watch circle radius: 135 yards

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Conditions at 45008 as of
(1:50 pm EDT)
1750 GMT on 10/18/2018:
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):	WSW ( 240 deg true )
	Wind Speed (WSPD):	19.4 kts
	Wind Gust (GST):	25.3 kts
	Wave Height (WVHT):	3.0 ft
	Dominant Wave Period (DPD):	4 sec
	Average Period (APD):	3.8 sec
	Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 276 deg true )
	Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):	30.40 in
	Pressure Tendency (PTDY):	-0.07 in ( Falling )
	Air Temperature (ATMP):	41.5 °F
	Water Temperature (WTMP):	51.3 °F
	Wind Chill (CHILL):	32.0 °F
	Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	21.4 kts
	Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	23.3 kts
	Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Continuous Winds
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD
1:50 pm	WSW ( 243 deg )	20.0 kts
1:40 pm	WSW ( 247 deg )	18.6 kts
1:30 pm	WSW ( 249 deg )	19.0 kts
1:20 pm	WSW ( 250 deg )	17.3 kts
1:10 pm	WSW ( 248 deg )	16.3 kts
1:00 pm	WSW ( 249 deg )	15.9 kts

Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME (EDT)	GDR	GST
1:44 pm	WSW ( 250 deg )	25.3 kts

Previous observations

MM	DD	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
10	18	12:50 pm	W	15.5	19.4	2.6	5	3.7	NNW	30.44	-0.03	40.6	51.3	-	-	-	-
10	18	11:50 am	W	15.5	19.4	3.0	5	4.0	NNW	30.45	-0.01	39.7	51.3	-	-	-	-
10	18	10:50 am	W	13.6	17.5	3.3	5	4.1	NNW	30.47	+0.03	39.0	51.3	-	-	-	-
10	18	9:50 am	WNW	11.7	15.5	3.3	5	4.2	NNW	30.47	+0.03	38.3	51.4	-	-	-	-
10	18	8:50 am	WNW	13.6	17.5	3.6	6	4.5	NNW	30.47	+0.04	38.7	51.4	-	-	-	-
10	18	7:50 am	NW	11.7	15.5	4.3	6	4.6	NNW	30.45	+0.03	38.3	51.6	-	-	-	-
10	18	6:50 am	NW	13.6	19.4	4.6	6	4.6	NNW	30.44	+0.04	38.1	51.6	-	-	-	-
10	18	5:50 am	NW	15.5	21.4	5.6	6	4.9	NNW	30.43	+0.04	38.3	51.8	-	-	-	-
10	18	4:50 am	NW	17.5	23.3	5.6	6	4.9	NNW	30.42	+0.05	38.8	51.8	-	-	-	-
10	18	3:50 am	NW	19.4	23.3	6.2	7	5.2	NNW	30.40	+0.05	39.0	52.0	-	-	-	-
10	18	2:50 am	NW	21.4	25.3	7.2	8	5.5	N	30.39	+0.06	38.8	52.0	-	-	-	-
10	18	1:50 am	NW	21.4	27.2	8.5	7	5.8	NNW	30.37	+0.07	39.0	52.2	-	-	-	-
10	18	12:50 am	NW	23.3	29.1	8.2	8	5.8	N	30.35	+0.08	39.2	52.3	-	-	-	-
10	17	11:50 pm	NW	25.3	33.0	9.8	8	5.9	N	30.33	+0.09	39.7	52.3	-	-	-	-
10	17	10:50 pm	NW	27.2	35.0	8.5	7	5.6	NNW	30.30	+0.10	39.9	52.5	-	-	-	-
10	17	9:50 pm	NW	27.2	42.7	8.2	7	5.3	NNW	30.27	+0.10	40.8	52.5	-	-	-	-
10	17	8:50 pm	NW	25.3	33.0	8.9	7	5.5	N	30.24	+0.12	41.9	52.7	-	-	-	-
10	17	7:50 pm	NW	27.2	33.0	7.9	7	5.3	NNW	30.20	+0.09	41.0	52.7	-	-	-	-
10	17	6:50 pm	WNW	25.3	31.1	7.2	7	5.1	NNW	30.17	+0.07	42.6	52.9	-	-	-	-
10	17	5:50 pm	W	27.2	31.1	6.6	6	5.0	NNW	30.12	+0.05	44.2	52.9	-	-	-	-
10	17	4:50 pm	WNW	25.3	31.1	6.6	6	5.1	NNW	30.11	+0.05	44.6	52.7	-	-	-	-
10	17	3:50 pm	W	21.4	27.2	7.2	7	5.1	NNW	30.10	+0.05	43.3	52.7	-	-	-	-
10	17	2:50 pm	NW	27.2	33.0	7.9	7	5.4	NNW	30.07	+0.03	42.8	52.9	-	-	-	-
10	17	1:50 pm	NW	23.3	31.1	6.9	7	5.2	NNW	30.06	+0.06	41.7	52.9	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 45008 as of (2:00 pm EDT)
1800 GMT on 10/18/2018:
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):	3.0 ft
	Swell Height (SwH):	0.0 ft
	Wind Wave Height (WWH):	3.0 ft
	Wind Wave Period (WWP):	4.0 sec
	Wind Wave Direction (WWD):	W
	Wave Steepness (STEEPNESS):	VERY_STEEP
	Average Wave Period (APD):	3.8 sec

Previous observations

MM	DD	TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
10	18	1:00 pm	2.6	0.0	-	-	2.6	4.5	NNW	VERY_STEEP	3.7
10	18	12:00 pm	3.0	0.0	-	-	3.0	5.3	NNW	STEEP	4.0
10	18	11:00 am	3.3	0.3	8.3	NW	3.3	5.0	NNW	VERY_STEEP	4.1
10	18	10:00 am	3.3	1.6	5.9	NNW	3.0	5.3	NNW	VERY_STEEP	4.2
10	18	9:00 am	3.6	0.7	10.0	WNW	3.6	5.6	NNW	STEEP	4.5
10	18	8:00 am	4.3	3.0	5.9	NNW	3.3	4.3	NW	STEEP	4.6
10	18	7:00 am	4.6	0.0	-	-	4.6	5.9	NNW	VERY_STEEP	4.6
10	18	6:00 am	5.6	0.0	-	-	5.6	5.9	NNW	VERY_STEEP	4.9
10	18	5:00 am	5.6	1.0	21.1	NE	5.2	6.2	NNW	VERY_STEEP	4.9
10	18	4:00 am	6.2	0.0	-	-	6.2	6.7	NNW	STEEP	5.2
10	18	3:00 am	7.2	0.0	-	-	7.2	7.7	N	STEEP	5.5
10	18	2:00 am	8.5	0.0	-	-	8.5	7.1	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.8
10	18	1:00 am	8.2	0.0	-	-	8.2	8.3	N	STEEP	5.8
10	18	12:00 am	9.8	0.0	-	-	9.8	7.7	N	STEEP	5.9
10	17	11:00 pm	8.5	0.7	16.0	NNW	8.5	6.7	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.6
10	17	10:00 pm	8.2	1.0	26.7	NNE	8.2	7.1	NNW	STEEP	5.3
10	17	9:00 pm	8.9	0.3	12.9	NNW	8.9	7.1	N	VERY_STEEP	5.5
10	17	8:00 pm	7.9	0.3	10.8	N	7.9	6.7	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.3
10	17	7:00 pm	7.2	0.0	-	-	7.2	6.7	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.1
10	17	6:00 pm	6.6	0.0	-	-	6.6	5.9	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.0
10	17	5:00 pm	6.6	0.0	-	-	6.6	6.2	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.1
10	17	4:00 pm	7.2	0.0	-	-	7.2	6.7	NNW	VERY_STEEP	5.1
10	17	3:00 pm	7.9	1.0	12.1	N	7.9	7.1	NNW	STEEP	5.4
10	17	2:00 pm	6.9	0.7	13.8	NNW	6.9	7.1	NNW	STEEP	5.2

Plot of wave energy versus frequency (and period)

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