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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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2026.



Conditions around 12:57 pm EDT on Mon, Sep 22, 2025 (16:57 GMT)

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 4.99 kts (2.57 m/s)   [Sep 9] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 10.48 kts (5.39 m/s)   [Sep 22] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 114.9° (ESE)   [Sep 9] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 67.9 °F (20.0 °C)   [Sep 22] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.19 inHg (1022.27 hPa)   [Sep 22] R.M. Young Barometer
PAR Radiation: 1368 umole/m^2/s   [Sep 22] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.32 m)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 2.0 ft (0.61 m)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.58 secs   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 161.7° (SSE)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 66.6 °F (19.2 °C)   [Sep 22] CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 66.5 °F (19.1 °C)   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.0 RFU   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 0.14 RFU   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.67   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.3 RFU   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.0 NTU   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 5.14 ft (1.568 m)   [Sep 22] YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.109 kts (5.6 cm/s), 338.0° (NNW)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.216 kts (11.1 cm/s), 13.5° (NNE)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.154 kts (7.9 cm/s), 340.9° (NNW)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.119 kts (6.1 cm/s), 274.7° (W)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 44.3 ft (13.5 m) Depth: 0.266 kts (13.7 cm/s), 337.2° (NNW)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 50.9 ft (15.5 m) Depth: 0.240 kts (12.3 cm/s), 48.9° (NE)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Conductivity (near bottom): 215.2 uS/cm   [Sep 22] SeaBird CTD
Water Temperature (near bottom): 50.3 °F (10.2 °C)   [Sep 22] SeaBird CTD
SBE Sensor Depth: 61.9 ft (18.9 m)   [Sep 22] SeaBird CTD
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 49.4 °F (9.6 °C)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 62.46 ft (19.04 m)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.180680 N   [Aug 13] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -86.353290 E   [Aug 13] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 608 ft (185 m)   [Aug 13] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -4 ft (-1 m)   [Aug 13] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 3 ft (1 m)   [Aug 13] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 294.1° (WNW)   [Sep 9] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -0.9°   [Sep 15] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 3.4°   [Sep 15] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 300.7° (WNW)   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 2.2°   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.1°   [Sep 22] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 19.35 volts   [Sep 22] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 2.198 amps   [Sep 22] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.47 volts   [Sep 22] SPC Board
Battery Current: 1.616 amps (+=charging)   [Sep 22] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.641 amps   [Sep 22] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.22 volts   [Sep 22] SPC Board

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