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Station KNSW3 - Kenosha Light, Kenosha, WI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station KNSW3

Owned and maintained by National Weather Service Central Region
C-MAN Station
42.589 N 87.809 W (42°35'20" N 87°48'31" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 16.2 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 20 m above site elevation

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Station KNSW3
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Conditions at KNSW3 as of
(5:00 am CDT)
1000 GMT on 09/19/2018:
     

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): NE ( 50 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 13 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 16 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.01 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.00 in ( Steady )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 66.0 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 14 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 14 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
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)
MM DD TIME
(CDT)		 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
0919 4:50 am NE 14 17----30.01- 66.2-----
0919 4:40 am NE 16 18----30.01- 66.2-----
0919 4:30 am NE 15 18----30.01- 66.6-----
0919 4:20 am NE 16 18----30.01- 66.4-----
0919 4:10 am NE 16 18----30.01- 66.2-----
0919 4:00 am NE 15 17----30.01-0.01 66.4-----
0919 3:50 am NE 15 17----30.01- 66.4-----
0919 3:40 am NE 15 16----30.01- 66.7-----
0919 3:30 amNNE 14 16----30.01- 66.4-----
0919 3:20 amNNE 14 17----30.01- 66.2-----
0919 3:10 amNNE 14 16----30.01- 66.2-----
0919 3:00 amNNE 14 16----30.01-0.01 66.2-----
0919 2:50 amNNE 14 16----30.01- 66.0-----
0919 2:40 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 66.4-----
0919 2:30 amNNE 12 14----30.01- 66.0-----
0919 2:20 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 65.8-----
0919 2:10 amNNE 10 12----30.01- 65.7-----
0919 2:00 am N 11 13----30.01- 65.5-----
0919 1:50 am N 9 11----30.01- 65.3-----
0919 1:40 am N 10 13----30.02- 65.7-----
0919 1:30 amNNE 12 16----30.02- 65.8-----
0919 1:20 amNNE 13 15----30.02- 65.8-----
0919 1:10 amNNE 13 15----30.02- 66.0-----
0919 1:00 amNNE 14 16----30.02+0.02 66.0-----
091912:50 amNNE 14 16----30.01- 66.2-----
091912:40 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 66.6-----
091912:30 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 66.6-----
091912:20 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 66.7-----
091912:10 amNNE 13 15----30.01- 66.7-----
091912:00 amNNE 13 15----30.02+0.02 66.7-----
091811:50 pmNNE 13 15----30.02- 67.1-----
091811:40 pm NE 13 15----30.01- 66.9-----
091811:30 pm NE 11 14----30.01- 67.1-----
091811:20 pm NE 14 16----30.00- 66.9-----
091811:10 pm NE 12 14----30.00- 67.3-----
091811:00 pmNNE 11 13----30.00+0.05 67.3-----
091810:50 pmNNE 12 15----30.00- 67.5-----
091810:40 pmNNE 13 15----30.00- 67.6-----
091810:30 pmNNE 13 14----30.00- 67.8-----
091810:20 pm NE 11 12----30.00- 67.8-----
091810:10 pmNNE 10 12----30.00- 68.0-----
091810:00 pmNNE 11 12----30.00- 68.0-----
0918 9:50 pmNNE 11 12----30.00- 68.0-----
0918 9:40 pm NE 11 12----29.99- 68.0-----
0918 9:30 pm NE 10 11----29.99- 68.2-----
0918 9:20 pm NE 10 11----29.99- 68.4-----
0918 9:10 pm NE 11 11----29.99- 68.4-----
0918 9:00 pmNNE 8 9----30.00+0.05 68.9-----
0918 8:50 pm NE 7 8----29.99- 68.9-----
0918 8:40 pm E 4 8----29.97- 68.9-----
0918 8:30 pm E 8 8----29.96- 68.9-----
0918 8:20 pmENE 7 8----29.97- 69.3-----
0918 8:10 pmENE 6 9----29.97- 69.1-----
0918 8:00 pm E 9 10----29.95+0.00 68.7-----
0918 7:50 pmENE 10 12----29.95- 68.5-----
0918 7:40 pmENE 10 12----29.96- 68.4-----
0918 7:30 pmENE 11 11----29.95- 68.4-----
0918 7:20 pm E 12 12----29.94- 68.2-----
0918 7:10 pm E 12 14----29.95- 68.0-----
0918 7:00 pmENE 13 15----29.95+0.05 67.8-----
0918 6:50 pmENE 14 15----29.95- 67.8-----
0918 6:40 pmENE 12 15----29.95- 67.6-----
0918 6:30 pm NE 14 16----29.96- 67.8-----
0918 6:20 pmENE 12 15----29.96- 68.0-----
0918 6:10 pmENE 13 15----29.95- 67.8-----
0918 6:00 pmENE 14 15----29.95+0.00 67.6-----
0918 5:50 pmENE 8 9----29.96- 68.5-----
0918 5:40 pm E 8 10----29.96- 68.7-----
0918 5:30 pm E 7 8----29.96- 68.7-----
0918 5:20 pm E 7 8----29.96- 69.3-----
0918 5:10 pm E 7 7----29.95- 69.6-----
0918 5:00 pmNNE 4 6----29.95-0.04 69.3-----
0918 4:50 pm N 3 4----29.95- 69.1-----
0918 4:40 pmNNE 3 4----29.96- 69.8-----
0918 4:30 pm W 3 12----29.95- 69.1-----
0918 4:20 pm S 10 14----29.92- 68.9-----
0918 4:10 pm S 13 15----29.92- 68.7-----
0918 4:00 pm S 11 13----29.90-0.09 68.4-----
0918 3:50 pm S 11 12----29.90- 68.0-----
0918 3:40 pm S 8 11----29.91- 67.8-----
0918 3:30 pm S 7 9----29.91- 67.6-----
0918 3:20 pm SW 5 8----29.93- 67.8-----
0918 3:10 pm SW 6 10----29.93- 67.6-----
0918 3:00 pmWSW 8 11----29.95-0.06 67.6-----
0918 2:50 pm W 12 14----29.96- 67.5-----
0918 2:40 pmWNW 10 12----29.96- 67.1-----
0918 2:30 pmWNW 10 12----29.97- 66.7-----
0918 2:20 pm NW 9 14----29.98- 66.0-----
0918 2:10 pm NW 13 20----29.98- 66.0-----
0918 2:00 pm NW 14 17----29.99-0.01 65.8-----
0918 1:50 pm NW 10 14----29.99- 66.0-----
0918 1:40 pmNNW 11 14----29.98- 66.2-----
0918 1:30 pmNNW 8 12----29.99- 66.2-----
0918 1:20 pmNNW 10 11----29.99- 65.8-----
0918 1:10 pmNNW 11 16----29.99- 65.8-----
0918 1:00 pm N 13 14----29.99+0.06 65.8-----
091812:50 pmNNW 10 16----30.01- 66.0-----
091812:40 pmNNW 12 16----30.00- 66.4-----
091812:30 pm N 13 14----30.00- 66.4-----
091812:20 pmNNW 12 13----30.01- 66.4-----
091812:10 pmNNW 8 9----30.01- 66.6-----
091812:00 pmNNW 7 9----30.01+0.05 66.7-----
091811:50 amNNW 8 9----30.00- 66.7-----
091811:40 amNNW 7 12----30.00- 67.1-----
091811:30 am N 12 14----30.00- 67.1-----
091811:20 am N 12 14----30.00- 67.1-----
091811:10 am N 11 20----30.01- 67.5-----
091811:00 am N 14 19----30.00+0.03 67.3-----
091810:50 amNNE 18 25----29.99- 67.6-----
091810:40 am N 21 24----29.97- 68.0-----
091810:30 am N 19 21----29.96- 68.7-----
091810:20 am N 20 23----29.95- 68.2-----
091810:10 amWSW 10 15----29.93- 67.8-----
091810:00 amWSW 10 17----29.93-0.06 67.8-----
0918 9:50 amWSW 13 17----29.94- 67.5-----
0918 9:40 amWSW 11 14----29.94- 66.4-----
0918 9:30 amSSW 5 8----29.93- 66.2-----
0918 9:20 amSSW 5 9----29.94- 66.0-----
0918 9:10 amWSW 5 8----29.95- 65.5-----
0918 9:00 am W 6 9----29.96+0.01 65.5-----
0918 8:50 am W 6 8----29.97- 66.0-----
0918 8:40 amWNW 5 8----29.97- 65.8-----
0918 8:30 am NW 9 10----29.97- 65.7-----
0918 8:20 am NW 7 11----29.97- 66.0-----
0918 8:10 am NW 7 8----29.97- 66.0-----
0918 8:00 amNNW 7 9----29.97+0.03 65.8-----
0918 7:50 amNNW 9 10----29.97- 66.0-----
0918 7:40 am N 7 8----29.98- 65.8-----
0918 7:30 am N 7 16----29.97- 65.5-----
0918 7:20 amNNW 14 24----30.00- 65.7-----
0918 7:10 amNNW 18 22----29.99- 66.0-----
0918 7:00 amNNW 18 23----29.99+0.04 66.6-----
0918 6:50 am N 14 23----29.98- 66.4-----
0918 6:40 amNNW 17 22----29.99- 66.7-----
0918 6:30 amNNW 21 23----29.98- 67.5-----
0918 6:20 am N 13 15----29.95- 67.3-----
0918 6:10 am N 12 16----29.95- 67.5-----
0918 6:00 am N 12 15----29.95+0.02 67.3-----
0918 5:50 amNNE 13 14----29.95- 67.3-----
0918 5:40 am N 13 15----29.94- 67.1-----
0918 5:30 am N 12 15----29.95- 67.3-----
0918 5:20 am N 12 15----29.95- 67.5-----
0918 5:10 am N 13 16----29.95- 67.5-----
0918 5:00 am N 12 17----29.94+0.01 67.5-----
0918 4:50 am N 14 16----29.94- 67.5-----

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