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 10:17 am EDT on Mon, Jul 21, 2025 (14:17 GMT)
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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 15.91 kts (8.18 m/s)   [Jul 17] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 3.62 kts (1.86 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 0.4° (N)   [Jul 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 66.9 °F (19.4 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.39 inHg (1029.17 hPa) R.M. Young Barometer
PAR Radiation: 1045 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.5 ft (0.15 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 0.9 ft (0.27 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.15 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 118.0° (ESE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 66.4 °F (19.1 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 66.4 °F (19.1 °C) YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.0 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): -0.02 RFU YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.53 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.3 RFU YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.0 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 5.41 ft (1.648 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.408 kts (21.0 cm/s), 253.1° (WSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.476 kts (24.5 cm/s), 242.8° (WSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.114 kts (5.9 cm/s), 137.1° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.376 kts (19.3 cm/s), 96.8° (E) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 44.3 ft (13.5 m) Depth: 0.339 kts (17.5 cm/s), 126.1° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 50.9 ft (15.5 m) Depth: 0.290 kts (14.9 cm/s), 97.7° (E) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Conductivity (near bottom): 234.6 uS/cm SeaBird CTD
Water Temperature (near bottom): 55.8 °F (13.2 °C) SeaBird CTD
SBE Sensor Depth: 62.5 ft (19.1 m) SeaBird CTD
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 55.8 °F (13.2 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 63.15 ft (19.25 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.180710 N   [Jul 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -86.353300 E   [Jul 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 611 ft (186 m)   [Jul 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 7 ft (2 m)   [Jul 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m)   [Jul 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 159.4° (SSE)   [Jul 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -16.9°   [Jul 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: -3.1°   [Jul 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 300.5° (WNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 1.7° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.2° Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 18.73 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.892 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.52 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: 1.213 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.612 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.23 volts SPC Board

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