Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Saginaw Bay Buoy   Location: 43° 59.064´ N,   83° 35.8518´ W,   Depth: 41.7 ft (12.7 m)

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Conditions around 3:22 pm EDT on Sun, Jun 4, 2023 (19:22 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 11.63 kts (5.98 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 13.49 kts (6.94 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 39.6° (NE) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 64.7 °F (18.2 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.17 inHg (1021.58 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 405 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.7 ft (0.52 m)   [3:38 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 2.7 ft (0.81 m)   [3:38 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.62 secs   [3:38 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 125.7° (SE)   [3:38 am] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 64.6 °F (18.1 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 64.7 °F (18.2 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 102.75 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 9.7 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): -0.2 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 1.60 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near surface): 7.63 mg/L   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.17 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.0 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near surface): 10 µS/cm   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near surface): 12 µS/cm   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): -2.1 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 4.55 ft (1.387 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.270 kts (13.9 cm/s), 66.2° (ENE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.216 kts (11.1 cm/s), 356.4° (N) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.742 kts (38.1 cm/s), 243.7° (WSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.320 kts (16.5 cm/s), 295.9° (WNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 56.7 °F (13.7 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 62.06 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 6.4 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.40 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): 1.14 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 34.94 mg/L   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.8 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 42 µS/cm   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 54 µS/cm   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 6.0 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 41.70 ft (12.711 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 57.1 °F (13.9 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 40.72 ft (12.41 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.984390 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.597530 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 591 ft (180 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -4 ft (-1 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 223.5° (SW) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -6.8° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 0.4° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 326.0° (NW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -0.6° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -2.0° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Battery: 12.2 volts Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 20.07 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.265 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.61 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: 0.514 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.457 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 50.26 volts SPC Board

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