Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Muskegon Buoy   Location: 43° 11.1216´ N,   86° 21.1104´ W,   Depth: 59 ft (18 m)

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Conditions around 11:00 am EDT on Thu, May 22, 2025 (15:00 GMT)
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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 17.98 kts (9.25 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 19.77 kts (10.17 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 337.4° (NNW) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 45.6 °F (7.6 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.15 inHg (1020.91 hPa) R.M. Young Barometer
PAR Radiation: 1565 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 2.4 ft (0.74 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 4.2 ft (1.28 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 3.18 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 326.4° (NNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 47.4 °F (8.5 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 47.4 °F (8.5 °C) YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.1 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 2.02 RFU YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.27 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.3 RFU YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.1 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 5.15 ft (1.570 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.220 kts (11.3 cm/s), 107.0° (ESE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.041 kts (2.1 cm/s), 131.2° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.173 kts (8.9 cm/s), 195.0° (SSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.266 kts (13.7 cm/s), 142.1° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 44.3 ft (13.5 m) Depth: 0.230 kts (11.9 cm/s), 185.3° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 50.9 ft (15.5 m) Depth: 0.227 kts (11.7 cm/s), 201.1° (SSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 46.7 °F (8.2 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 62.59 ft (19.08 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
AirMar Compass: 145.7° (SE) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -10.0° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 1.4° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 299.8° (WNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -1.2° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -0.5° Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 19.74 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 2.900 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.50 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: 2.673 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.537 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.21 volts SPC Board

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