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Station 45214 - South Michigan Spotter

Station operated by Michigan Technological University
Spotter Buoy
42.674 N 87.026 W (42°40'25" N 87°1'34" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 0.2 m below water line

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Conditions at 45214 as of
(1:40 am EDT)
0540 GMT on 05/15/2025:
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.
Wave Height (WVHT):	0.3 ft
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	E ( 80 deg true )
Water Temperature (WTMP):	43.9 °F

Previous observations
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
2025-05-15 01:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-15 12:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-15 12:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 11:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 11:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 10:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 10:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 09:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 09:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	SW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 08:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	SE	-	-	-	46.4	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 08:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 07:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	47.7	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 07:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 06:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	47.8	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 06:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 05:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	-	48.4	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 05:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 04:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	49.8	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 04:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 03:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	48.2	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 03:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 02:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	-	50.4	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 02:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 01:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	49.6	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 01:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ESE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 12:40 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 12:10 pm	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	SSE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 11:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	ENE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 11:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 10:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 10:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 09:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 09:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 08:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 08:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 07:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 07:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 06:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 06:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 05:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 05:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 04:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 04:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 03:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 03:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 02:40 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-05-14 02:10 am	-	-	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 45214 as of (1:40 am EDT)
0540 GMT on 05/15/2025:
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):	0.3 ft

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2025-05-15 01:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-15 12:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-15 12:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-15 12:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:10 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:10 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:10 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 03:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 03:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 01:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 01:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 12:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 12:30 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 12:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 11:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 10:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 09:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 08:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 07:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 06:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 05:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 04:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 03:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 03:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:30 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:10 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2025-05-14 02:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-

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