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Lake Michigan Buoys and Shore Stations

The National Data Buoy Center provides hourly observations from a network of about 90 buoys and 60 Coastal Marine Automated Network (C-MAN) stations. Most stations measure wind speed, direction, and gust; barometric pressure; and air temperature. In addition, all buoy stations, and some C-MAN stations, measure sea surface temperature and wave height and period. Conductivity and water current are measured at selected stations. NDBC also collects and provides data from partners who maintain shore-based stations.

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Mesomap of nearby weather buoys

 Air Temperature   Water Temperature   Wind Direction @ Speed   Wind Gust Speed   Barometer   Barometer Trend   Wave Height   Wave Dominant Period 

45.1 °F n/a °F Wind from NNWNNW 8 mph 15 mph 29.72 in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

n/a °F 58.1 °F Wind from NNWNNW 25 mph 31 mph n/a in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

50.2 °F n/a °F Wind from NNWNNW 25 mph 32 mph 29.76 in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

47.3 °F n/a °F Wind from NWNW 23 mph 34 mph 29.83 in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

45.0 °F n/a °F Wind from WW 13 mph 15 mph 29.87 in +0.06 in n/a ft n/a sec

49.1 °F n/a °F Wind from NNWNNW 30 mph 33 mph 29.81 in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

48.0 °F 53.6 °F Wind from WNWWNW 22 mph 31 mph 29.80 in +0.05 in 8.2 ft 7 sec

47.1 °F n/a °F Wind from WNWWNW 13 mph 17 mph n/a in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

51.3 °F 59.9 °F Wind from WNWWNW 27 mph 33 mph 29.88 in +0.05 in n/a ft n/a sec

n/a °F n/a °F Wind from WW 7 mph 10 mph n/a in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

50.0 °F n/a °F Wind from WW 24 mph 28 mph n/a in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

48.7 °F n/a °F Wind from WW 6 mph 13 mph 29.90 in n/a in n/a ft n/a sec

50.5 °F n/a °F Wind from WNWWNW 30 mph 33 mph 29.88 in +0.04 in n/a ft n/a sec

Naubinway MI at 1940: Air:45.1°F, Wtr:n/a°F, NNW@8mph G 15, 29.72in, Wav:n/aft Fairport MI (FPTM4) - no recent report available Northern Lake Michigan at 2000: Air:n/a°F, Wtr:58.1°F, NNW@25mph G 31, n/ain, Wav:n/aft Chambers Island WI (CBRW3) - no recent report available Grand Traverse Lt. MI at 1940: Air:50.2°F, Wtr:n/a°F, NNW@25mph G 32, 29.76in, Wav:n/aft Green Bay Entrance Lt. WI (GBLW3) - no recent report available Algoma City Marina WI (AGMW3) - no recent report available Grand Traverse Bay MI (45020) - no recent report available Big Sable Point MI at 1940: Air:47.3°F, Wtr:n/a°F, NW@23mph G 34, 29.83in, Wav:n/aft Sheboygan WI at 2000: Air:45.0°F, Wtr:n/a°F, W@13mph G 15, 29.87in, Wav:n/aft Muskegon MI at 2010: Air:49.1°F, Wtr:n/a°F, NNW@30mph G 33, 29.81in, Wav:n/aft Holland MI at 2000: Air:48.0°F, Wtr:53.6°F, WNW@22mph G 31, 29.80in, Wav:8.2ft Milwaukee WI at 2010: Air:47.1°F, Wtr:n/a°F, WNW@13mph G 17, n/ain, Wav:n/aft Southern Lake Michigan at 2000: Air:51.3°F, Wtr:59.9°F, WNW@27mph G 33, 29.88in, Wav:n/aft Waukegan Harbor IL at 1900: Air:n/a°F, Wtr:n/a°F, W@7mph G 10, n/ain, Wav:n/aft St. Joseph MI (SJOM4) - no recent report available Chicago IL at 2000: Air:50.0°F, Wtr:n/a°F, W@24mph G 28, n/ain, Wav:n/aft Calumet IL at 1948: Air:48.7°F, Wtr:n/a°F, W@6mph G 13, 29.90in, Wav:n/aft Michigan City IN at 2000: Air:50.5°F, Wtr:n/a°F, WNW@30mph G 33, 29.88in, Wav:n/aft

ID Name Time
EDT		 Air
°F		 Water
°F		 Wind
mph		 Gust
mph		 Baro
in		 Trend
in		 Waves
ft		 Period
Sec
NABM4 Naubinway MI 1940 45.1 n/a NNW Wind from NNW 8 15 29.72 n/a n/a n/a
FPTM4 Fairport MI No recent reports.
45002 Northern Lake Michigan 2000 n/a 58.1 NNW Wind from NNW 25 31 n/a n/a n/a n/a
CBRW3 Chambers Island WI No recent reports.
GTLM4 Grand Traverse Lt. MI 1940 50.2 n/a NNW Wind from NNW 25 32 29.76 n/a n/a n/a
GBLW3 Green Bay Entrance Lt. WI No recent reports.
AGMW3 Algoma City Marina WI No recent reports.
45020 Grand Traverse Bay MI No recent reports.
BSBM4 Big Sable Point MI 1940 47.3 n/a NW Wind from NW 23 34 29.83 n/a n/a n/a
SGNW3 Sheboygan WI 2000 45.0 n/a W Wind from W 13 15 29.87 +0.06 n/a n/a
MKGM4 Muskegon MI 2010 49.1 n/a NNW Wind from NNW 30 33 29.81 n/a n/a n/a
45029 Holland MI 2000 48.0 53.6 WNW Wind from WNW 22 31 29.80 +0.05 8.2 7
MLWW3 Milwaukee WI 2010 47.1 n/a WNW Wind from WNW 13 17 n/a n/a n/a n/a
45007 Southern Lake Michigan 2000 51.3 59.9 WNW Wind from WNW 27 33 29.88 +0.05 n/a n/a
WHRI2 Waukegan Harbor IL 1900 n/a n/a W Wind from W 7 10 n/a n/a n/a n/a
SJOM4 St. Joseph MI No recent reports.
CHII2 Chicago IL 2000 50.0 n/a W Wind from W 24 28 n/a n/a n/a n/a
CMTI2 Calumet IL 1948 48.7 n/a W Wind from W 6 13 29.90 n/a n/a n/a
MCYI3 Michigan City IN 2000 50.5 n/a WNW Wind from WNW 30 33 29.88 +0.04 n/a n/a