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NDBC added additional data to its .drift file format on August 17. For more info, see the Drift File Format Change Notice.

Station 45143 - South Georgian Bay Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 45143

Owned and maintained by Environment and Climate Change Canada
3-meter discus buoy
44.940 N 80.627 W (44°56'24" N 80°37'36" W)

Site elevation: 177 m above mean sea level
Anemometer height: 5 m above site elevation
Water depth: 50 m

Search And Rescue (SAR) Data

Buoy Status Report

Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations near station 45143

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Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Conditions at 45143 as of
(9:00 pm EDT on 08/18/2022)
0100 GMT on 08/19/2022:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 270 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 11.7 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 0.7 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 3 sec
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 29.93 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.02 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 72.3 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 71.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure

Data from this station are not quality controlled by NDBC

Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust 5-day plot - Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period 5-day plot - Average Period 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Water Temperature 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Visibility 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
5-day plot - Dew Point
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
0818 8:00 pm W 5.8 7.8 1.0 3--29.93+0.01 73.0 71.4----
0818 7:00 pmWNW 9.7 9.7 1.3 3--29.93-0.00 73.8 71.8----
0818 6:00 pmWNW 9.7 9.7 0.7 2--29.92-0.02 73.8 72.3----
0818 5:00 pmWNW 5.8 5.8 0.3 2--29.92-0.04 73.4 72.5----
0818 4:00 pm NW 5.8 7.8 0.3 2--29.93-0.03 72.0 72.3----
0818 3:00 pm W 5.8 5.8 0.3 2--29.94-0.02 73.0 72.5----
0818 2:00 pmWNW 5.8 5.8 0.7 2--29.96-0.00 72.0 72.1----
0818 1:00 pm W 5.8 5.8 0.7 2--29.96-0.01 71.8 71.2----
081812:00 pm W 5.8 5.8 1.0 3--29.96-0.02 70.7 70.9----
081811:00 amWSW 5.8 7.8 1.0 3--29.96-0.02 69.4 70.5----
081810:00 am W 7.8 9.7 1.0 2--29.97-0.00 68.9 70.3----
0818 9:00 am W 9.7 9.7 1.0 2--29.98+0.00 68.7 70.2----
0818 8:00 am W 7.8 9.7 0.7 2--29.98+0.00 69.3 70.0----
0818 7:00 am W 7.8 9.7- 2--29.98-0.01 68.9 70.2----
0818 6:00 am W 7.8 9.7- 2--29.98-0.02 69.6 70.2----
0818 5:00 am W 5.8 7.8 0.7 2--29.98-0.02 69.3 70.2----
0818 4:00 amWNW 5.8 7.8 0.7 2--29.99-0.01 70.0 70.3----
0818 3:00 am NW 7.8 7.8 0.7 2--30.00-0.01 70.2 70.2----
0818 2:00 am NW 7.8 9.7 0.3 2--29.99-0.02 70.0 70.2----
0818 1:00 am NW 5.8 7.8 0.3 2--30.00-0.03 70.5 70.3----
081812:00 amWNW 5.8 5.8 0.3 2--30.01-0.02 70.5 70.5----
081711:00 pm NW 3.9 5.8 0.3 2--30.02- 70.9 70.5----
081710:00 pm NE 3.9 5.8 0.3 2--30.03- 70.9 70.9----
0817 9:00 pmNNE 5.8 7.8 0.3 2--30.03- 71.2 71.1----

Description of Measurements

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

Canadian Moored Buoy Historical Data