Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Saginaw Bay Buoy   Location: 43° 59.0052´ N,   83° 35.9514´ W,   Depth: 41.070 ft (12.5183 m)

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Conditions around 9:42 am EDT on Sun, Jul 27, 2025 (13:42 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 9.26 kts (4.76 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 10.13 kts (5.21 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 258.3° (WSW) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 76.5 °F (24.7 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.03 inHg (1016.68 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 198 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.31 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.7 ft (0.51 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.25 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 209.7° (SSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 74.1 °F (23.4 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 74.2 °F (23.4 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 114.13 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 9.7 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.4 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 0.45 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near surface): 167.28 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.83 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.6 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near surface): 250 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near surface): 257 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 2.2 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 4.31 ft (1.314 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.077 kts (4.0 cm/s), 25.3° (NNE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.243 kts (12.5 cm/s), 322.5° (NW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.094 kts (4.8 cm/s), 346.8° (NNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.056 kts (2.9 cm/s), 180.0° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 62.4 °F (16.9 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 57.80 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 5.6 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.67 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): 0.00 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 145.88 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 7.87 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 1.4 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 190 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 224 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 3.3 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 41.17 ft (12.549 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 62.5 °F (16.9 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 39.18 ft (11.94 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.983440 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.599150 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 599 ft (182 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 4 ft (1 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 10 ft (3 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 78.2° (ENE) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -8.0° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 0.6° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 73.4° (ENE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -2.2° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -2.7° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Battery: 12.5 volts Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 18.84 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.962 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.30 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: 1.374 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.521 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 50.19 volts SPC Board

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