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Station WSLM4 - White Shoal Light, MI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station WSLM4

Owned and maintained by Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
C-MAN Station
45.842 N 85.135 W (45°50'32" N 85°8'7" W)

Site elevation: 177 m above mean sea level
Anemometer height: 43 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 36.2 m above mean sea level

Instruments are owned and maintained by the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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Conditions at WSLM4 as of
1700 GMT on 05/17/2022:
     

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): WNW ( 290 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 11 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.04 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.04 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 46.0 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 42.1 °F
5-day plot - Dew Point Dew Point (DEWP): 33.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 40.3 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 10 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 10 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
(GMT)		 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
05171630 WNW 11-----30.03- 45.0 41.5 34.3---
05171600  W 11-----30.03+0.04 44.2 41.0 34.3---
05171530 WNW 13-----30.02- 44.2 41.2 34.5---
05171500 WNW 13-----30.02- 44.1 42.3 35.4---
05171430 WNW 12-----30.01- 43.5 42.4 35.6---
05171400  W 10-----30.00- 42.3 42.1 36.5---
05171330 WNW 9-----29.99- 41.9 41.4 36.5---
05171300 WNW 12-----29.99+0.06 41.4 41.5 36.1---
05171200  NW 14-----29.97+0.05 40.8 42.6 36.0---
05171130  NW 15-----29.95- 41.2 41.9 36.3---
05171100 WNW 16-----29.95+0.05 41.5 41.0 36.3---
05171030 WNW 15-----29.93- 42.4 41.7 37.0---
05171000 WNW 15-----29.93- 42.8 41.9 36.9---
05170930 WNW 13-----29.92- 42.8 41.7 37.0---
05170900 WNW 12-----29.91+0.01 43.2 41.4 37.2---
05170830 WNW 13-----29.90- 43.5 41.7 36.9---
05170800 WNW 15-----29.90+0.00 44.1 41.5 36.3---
05170730 WNW 15-----29.90- 44.6 41.9 36.0---
05170700 WNW 15-----29.90+0.00 45.0 41.9 36.0---
05170630 WNW 15-----29.90- 45.9 41.9 34.7---
05170600 WNW 14-----29.90+0.01 45.7 41.7 34.9---
05170530 WNW 15-----29.90- 45.9 42.1 34.9---
05170500 WNW 15-----29.90+0.03 46.4 42.4 34.9---
05170430 WNW 15-----29.90- 46.4 42.4 34.9---
05170400 WNW 14-----29.90+0.04 46.6 42.3 34.9---
05170330 WNW 14-----29.90- 46.6 42.4 35.2---
05170300 WNW 12-----29.89+0.05 46.8 42.4 35.2---
05170230  NW 15-----29.88- 47.3 42.6 34.3---
05170200  NW 17-----29.87+0.05 47.7 42.8 33.6---
05170130  NW 18-----29.86- 47.8 42.6 33.6---
05170100  NW 15-----29.86+0.05 48.0 43.2 35.2---
05170030  NW 14-----29.85- 48.6 43.7 35.6---
05170000  NW 12-----29.84+0.06 48.9 44.1 35.1---
05162330  NW 13-----29.83- 49.5 44.4 34.7---
05162300  NW 15-----29.83+0.05 49.3 44.6 35.4---
05162230  NW 16-----29.82- 50.0 44.8 36.1---
05162200  NW 17-----29.80+0.04 51.1 45.1 36.0---
05162130  NW 18-----29.80- 52.5 45.5 35.8---
05162100  NW 16-----29.79+0.03 53.2 45.7 35.8---
05162030  NW 18-----29.78- 54.0 45.5 35.8---
05162000  NW 16-----29.78+0.02 55.4 45.7 35.1---
05161930  NW 17-----29.78- 55.6 46.4 35.1---
05161900 WNW 17-----29.77+0.02 55.4 45.9 35.2---
05161830 WNW 18-----29.76- 55.6 46.2 34.7---
05161800  NW 17-----29.76+0.02 56.1 45.5 34.9---
05161730 WNW 14-----29.76- 51.8 44.8 38.1---
05161700  W 9-----29.76+0.01 51.4 44.8 39.0---

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