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Station 45175 - Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 45175

Station operated by Michigan Technological University
Buoy
45.825 N 84.772 W (45°49'31" N 84°46'20" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 1.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 1.7 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 177.7 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line

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Conditions at 45175 as of
(6:40 pm EDT)
2240 GMT on 09/15/2024:
     

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):ENE ( 70 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 0.7 ft
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):NNE ( 31 deg true )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 68.7 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2024-09-15 06:20 pm N 3.9- 0.7-- N-- 70.2-----
2024-09-15 06:00 pm- 0.0- 1.0 3- N-- 69.4-----
2024-09-15 05:40 pm SE 5.8- 1.0 3-NNE-- 68.4-----
2024-09-15 05:20 pm SE 1.9- 0.7-- NE-- 68.9-----
2024-09-15 05:00 pm E 5.8- 0.7-- NE-- 68.5-----
2024-09-15 04:40 pm SE 5.8- 0.7-- NE-- 67.6-----
2024-09-15 04:20 pm E 5.8- 1.0 3-ENE-- 68.5-----
2024-09-15 04:00 pm E 7.8- 0.7--ENE-- 68.9-----
2024-09-15 03:40 pm E 11.7- 0.7--ENE-- 69.4-----
2024-09-15 03:20 pm E 9.7- 0.7--ENE-- 67.6-----
2024-09-15 03:00 pmENE 7.8- 0.7--ENE-- 67.1-----
2024-09-15 02:40 pm E 5.8- 0.7--ENE-- 66.9-----
2024-09-15 02:20 pm E 11.7- 0.7-- E-- 67.1-----
2024-09-15 02:00 pm E 9.7- 0.7--SSE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-15 01:40 pm E 7.8- 0.3--SSE-- 66.7-----
2024-09-15 01:20 pmENE 5.8- 0.7--SSE-- 66.7-----
2024-09-15 01:00 pm E 5.8- 0.3--SSE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-15 12:40 pm E 7.8- 0.7--SSE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-15 12:20 pm E 5.8- 0.7-- SE-- 65.8-----
2024-09-15 12:00 pmESE 7.8- 0.7--SSE-- 65.5-----
2024-09-15 11:40 am E 7.8- 0.3-- SE-- 65.3-----
2024-09-15 11:20 amESE 9.7- 0.7-- S-- 65.3-----
2024-09-15 11:00 amESE 7.8- 0.7--WNW-- 65.1-----
2024-09-15 10:40 am E 5.8- 0.7--WSW-- 65.3-----
2024-09-15 10:20 amESE 5.8- 0.7--WSW-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 10:00 amESE 5.8- 0.3--WSW-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 09:40 amESE 5.8- 0.3-- W-- 64.6-----
2024-09-15 09:20 amESE 5.8- 0.3-- W-- 64.6-----
2024-09-15 09:00 amESE 5.8- 0.3-- NW-- 64.8-----
2024-09-15 08:40 am SE 5.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.8-----
2024-09-15 08:20 am SE 5.8- 0.3-- NE-- 64.6-----
2024-09-15 08:00 am SE 7.8- 0.3-- NE-- 64.4-----
2024-09-15 07:40 am SE 7.8- 0.3-- NE-- 64.4-----
2024-09-15 07:20 am SE 7.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.4-----
2024-09-15 07:00 amESE 7.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.4-----
2024-09-15 06:40 am E 7.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.6-----
2024-09-15 06:20 amESE 5.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.8-----
2024-09-15 06:00 am E 5.8- 0.3--ENE-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 05:40 am E 7.8- 0.3-- E-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 05:20 am E 5.8- 0.3-- E-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 05:00 am E 5.8- 0.3-- E-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 04:40 am E 7.8- 0.3-- E-- 64.9-----
2024-09-15 04:20 amENE 3.9- 0.3--ENE-- 65.3-----
2024-09-15 04:00 amENE 3.9- 0.3--ENE-- 65.7-----
2024-09-15 03:40 am E 1.9- 0.3-- N-- 66.7-----
2024-09-15 03:20 am E 5.8- 0.3--NNW-- 66.4-----
2024-09-15 03:00 am S 3.9- 0.3--NNW-- 68.4-----
2024-09-15 02:40 amSSW 3.9- 0.3--NNE-- 68.4-----
2024-09-15 02:20 amSSE 5.8- 0.3-- NE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-15 02:00 amESE 3.9- 0.3-- NE-- 65.7-----
2024-09-15 01:40 amESE 7.8- 0.7-- NE-- 65.8-----
2024-09-15 01:20 am E 5.8- 0.7-- NE-- 66.2-----
2024-09-15 01:00 am E 5.8- 0.7--NNE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-15 12:40 am SE 5.8- 0.7-- NE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-15 12:20 am E 3.9- 0.7-- NE-- 66.6-----
2024-09-15 12:00 am E 5.8- 0.7--NNE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-14 11:40 pmESE 5.8- 1.0 3-NNE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-14 11:20 pm SE 11.7- 1.0 2-NNE-- 68.2-----
2024-09-14 11:00 pm SE 7.8- 1.0 4-NNE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-14 10:40 pm SE 7.8- 1.0 2-NNE-- 66.6-----
2024-09-14 10:20 pm SE 7.8- 1.0 4- NE-- 66.7-----
2024-09-14 10:00 pm SE 9.7- 1.0 4- NE-- 66.6-----
2024-09-14 09:40 pm SE 11.7- 1.0 4- NE-- 67.3-----
2024-09-14 09:20 pmESE 9.7- 1.0 4- NE-- 66.7-----
2024-09-14 09:00 pm E 5.8- 1.0 4- NE-- 67.1-----
2024-09-14 08:40 pm E 7.8- 1.0 3- NE-- 66.7-----
2024-09-14 08:20 pm E 5.8- 1.0 3- NE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-14 08:00 pm E 7.8- 1.0 3-ENE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-14 07:20 pm E 7.8- 1.0 3- NE-- 66.4-----
2024-09-14 07:00 pm E 7.8- 1.0 3- NE-- 66.6-----
Detailed Wave Summary
for 45175 as of (6:40 pm EDT)
2240 GMT on 09/15/2024:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

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 - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 0.7 ft
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec		 5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 		 5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2024-09-15 06:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 06:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:40 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 11:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 11:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 11:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 10:40 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 10:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 10:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 09:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 09:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 09:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 08:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 08:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 08:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 07:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 07:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 07:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 06:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 06:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 06:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 05:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 04:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 03:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 02:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:40 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 01:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:40 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-15 12:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-09-14 11:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 11:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 11:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 10:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 10:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 10:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 09:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 09:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 09:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 08:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 08:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 08:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 07:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 07:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-09-14 07:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-

Disclaimer: Ocean current directions are reported to the nearest 10 degrees and speeds are measured to the nearest whole centimeter per second.

Ocean Current Data for 45175

Unit of Measure:   Time Zone:   
6:40 pm EDT 6:20 pm EDT 6:00 pm EDT 5:40 pm EDT 5:20 pm EDT 5:00 pm EDT 4:40 pm EDT 4:20 pm EDT
Depth
ft		Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts		 Dir
°		Speed
kts
3 100 0.43 80 0.27 90 0.04 90 0.04 30 0.06230 0.08230 0.08170 0.27
7 90 0.23110 0.33 80 0.37 80 0.37 50 0.52 20 0.60 20 0.60 20 0.51
10 100 1.17110 1.09 70 1.18 70 1.18 30 1.03 20 0.78 20 0.78 20 0.74
13 80 0.56100 0.47 90 0.64 90 0.64 70 0.14 50 0.08 50 0.08 20 0.31
16 50 0.06 80 0.08110 0.02110 0.02190 0.14180 0.08180 0.08160 0.16
20 240 0.14330 0.06240 0.12240 0.12190 0.21160 0.29160 0.29150 0.14
23 300 0.12360 0.08170 0.14170 0.14170 0.14120 0.19120 0.19280 0.06
26 250 0.16330 0.08140 0.04140 0.04130 0.21 80 0.21 80 0.21150 0.08
30 200 0.12160 0.06270 0.08270 0.08 90 0.06 40 0.04 40 0.04 60 0.21
33 290 0.10 60 0.06210 0.08210 0.08190 0.12330 0.06330 0.06 80 0.14
36 310 0.16310 0.23240 0.19240 0.19200 0.21240 0.14240 0.14190 0.14
39 300 0.21270 0.33270 0.29270 0.29270 0.19240 0.08240 0.08190 0.12
43 290 0.16280 0.33300 0.33300 0.33270 0.21310 0.16310 0.16200 0.12
46 300 0.25320 0.17280 0.17280 0.17270 0.14300 0.17300 0.17290 0.10
49 240 0.21310 0.29320 0.19320 0.19280 0.23240 0.14240 0.14220 0.10
52 300 0.29310 0.17300 0.12300 0.12300 0.17250 0.23250 0.23250 0.17
56 310 0.29290 0.23300 0.17300 0.17290 0.16270 0.12270 0.12250 0.08
59 290 0.12330 0.17310 0.31310 0.31320 0.29300 0.19300 0.19260 0.14
62 320 0.14350 0.21310 0.23310 0.23300 0.29300 0.14300 0.14270 0.16
66 360 0.16330 0.17310 0.23310 0.23320 0.19300 0.23300 0.23270 0.21
69 270 0.12290 0.14320 0.23320 0.23310 0.33270 0.16270 0.16270 0.23
72 60 0.17340 0.19300 0.21300 0.21270 0.14280 0.19280 0.19280 0.31
75 320 0.31330 0.27310 0.23310 0.23280 0.29310 0.33310 0.33270 0.21
79 310 0.16280 0.23330 0.21330 0.21310 0.16290 0.25290 0.25280 0.16
82 220 0.06300 0.35270 0.19270 0.19270 0.23250 0.23250 0.23290 0.25
85 230 0.27290 0.31320 0.25320 0.25270 0.21270 0.16270 0.16290 0.27
89 210 0.23280 0.19260 0.27260 0.27270 0.06280 0.08280 0.08310 0.10
92 260 0.23190 0.25210 0.27210 0.27150 0.08220 0.17220 0.17240 0.25
95 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00

Previous (up to 48) reports of ocean current data for 45175

Ocean Current Stick Plots are available in metric units only:

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Solar Radiation Conditions at 45175 as of
(6:40 pm EDT)
2240 GMT on 09/15/2024:
     

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 - Short Wave Radiation 1 Short Wave Radiation 1 (SRAD1): 166.0watts/meter2
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Short Wave Radiation 1
SRAD1
w/m2		 5-day plot - Short Wave Radiation 2
SRAD2
w/m2		 5-day plot - Long Wave Radiation
LRAD
w/m2
2024-09-15 06:20 pm 205.0--
2024-09-15 06:00 pm 238.0--
2024-09-15 05:40 pm 315.0--
2024-09-15 05:20 pm 369.0--
2024-09-15 05:00 pm 447.0--
2024-09-15 04:40 pm 219.0--
2024-09-15 04:20 pm 646.0--
2024-09-15 04:00 pm 364.0--
2024-09-15 03:40 pm 437.0--
2024-09-15 03:20 pm 562.0--
2024-09-15 03:00 pm 694.0--
2024-09-15 02:40 pm 705.0--
2024-09-15 02:20 pm 739.0--
2024-09-15 02:00 pm 731.0--
2024-09-15 01:40 pm 731.0--
2024-09-15 01:20 pm 733.0--
2024-09-15 01:00 pm 724.0--
2024-09-15 12:40 pm 718.0--
2024-09-15 12:20 pm 686.0--
2024-09-15 12:00 pm 560.0--
2024-09-15 11:40 am 618.0--
2024-09-15 11:20 am 582.0--
2024-09-15 11:00 am 548.0--
2024-09-15 10:40 am 496.0--
2024-09-15 10:20 am 455.0--
2024-09-15 10:00 am 412.0--
2024-09-15 09:40 am 202.0--
2024-09-15 09:20 am 143.0--
2024-09-15 09:00 am 182.0--
2024-09-15 08:40 am 157.0--
2024-09-15 08:20 am 132.0--
2024-09-15 08:00 am 76.0--
2024-09-15 07:40 am 31.0--
2024-09-15 07:20 am 4.0--
2024-09-15 07:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 06:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 06:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 06:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 05:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 05:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 05:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 04:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 04:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 04:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 03:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 03:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 03:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 02:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 02:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 02:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 01:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 01:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 01:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 12:40 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 12:20 am 0.0--
2024-09-15 12:00 am 0.0--
2024-09-14 11:40 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 11:20 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 11:00 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 10:40 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 10:20 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 10:00 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 09:40 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 09:20 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 09:00 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 08:40 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 08:20 pm 0.0--
2024-09-14 08:00 pm 1.0--
2024-09-14 07:40 pm 11.0--
2024-09-14 07:20 pm 34.0--
2024-09-14 07:00 pm 86.0--