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 8:17 am EDT on Fri, Jun 13, 2025 (12:17 GMT)
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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 16.46 kts (8.47 m/s)   [7:34 am] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 20.35 kts (10.47 m/s)   [8:20 am] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 83.6° (E)   [7:34 am] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 60.5 °F (15.8 °C)   [8:20 am] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.34 inHg (1027.36 hPa)   [8:20 am] R.M. Young Barometer
PAR Radiation: 259 umole/m^2/s   [8:20 am] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.1 ft (0.35 m)   [9:01 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 2.1 ft (0.63 m)   [9:01 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.24 secs   [9:01 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 310.4° (NW)   [9:01 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 58.7 °F (14.8 °C)   [8:20 am] CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 58.7 °F (14.8 °C)   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.1 RFU   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): -0.13 RFU   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.33   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.7 RFU   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.1 NTU   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 5.34 ft (1.629 m)   [8:17 am] YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.258 kts (13.3 cm/s), 336.9° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.401 kts (20.6 cm/s), 329.1° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.456 kts (23.5 cm/s), 335.8° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.444 kts (22.8 cm/s), 343.5° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 44.3 ft (13.5 m) Depth: 0.759 kts (39.0 cm/s), 330.5° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 50.9 ft (15.5 m) Depth: 0.588 kts (30.2 cm/s), 333.7° (NNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Conductivity (near bottom): 232.8 uS/cm   [9:16 am] SeaBird CTD
Water Temperature (near bottom): 53.9 °F (12.2 °C)   [9:16 am] SeaBird CTD
SBE Sensor Depth: 62.1 ft (18.9 m)   [9:16 am] SeaBird CTD
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 53.9 °F (12.2 °C)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 62.81 ft (19.14 m)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.180700 N   [Jun 12, 5:16 pm] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -86.353320 E   [Jun 12, 5:16 pm] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 623 ft (190 m)   [Jun 12, 5:16 pm] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 4 ft (1 m)   [Jun 12, 5:16 pm] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: -5 ft (-2 m)   [Jun 12, 5:16 pm] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 263.8° (W)   [7:34 am] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -9.9°   [7:34 am] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 4.8°   [7:34 am] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 300.2° (WNW)   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 0.3°   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.4°   [9:00 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 14.91 volts   [8:18 am] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.477 amps   [8:20 am] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 12.13 volts   [8:18 am] SPC Board
Battery Current: -0.301 amps (+=charging)   [8:20 am] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.681 amps   [8:20 am] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.31 volts   [9:17 am] SPC Board

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