Station 45186 - Waukegan Buoy, IL

Owned and maintained by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Moored Buoy 42.368 N 87.795 W (42°22'6" N 87°47'41" W) Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level Air temp height: 1 m above site elevation Anemometer height: 1.5 m above site elevation Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line Station recovered for winter. Latest NWS Marine Forecast Search And Rescue (SAR) Data Meteorological Observations from Nearby Stations and Ships Map Type: Select Basemap Oceans Satellite Streets Topographic Large icon indicates selected station. Stations with recent data Stations with no data in last 8 hours      (24 hours for tsunami stations) Disclaimer

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• Data for last 45 days:

  • Real time standard meteorological data and their description.
  • Real time spectral wave data and their description.
  • Real time ocean current data and their description.
  • Real time derived measurements data and their description.
  
  

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