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Station ROAM4 - Rock of Ages, MI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station ROAM4

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MARS payload
47.867 N 89.315 W (47°52'0" N 89°18'55" W)

Site elevation: 183.5 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 46.5 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 46.9 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 222.7 m above mean sea level

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Station ROAM4

Conditions at ROAM4 as of
(5:00 pm EDT)
2100 GMT on 04/03/2025:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 260 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 18 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 19 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):29.98 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.17 in ( Rising Rapidly )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 35.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Chill Wind Chill (CHILL): 24.3 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 16 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 17 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Continuous Winds
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction WDIR 5-day plot - Wind Speed WSPD
5:00 pmW ( 259 deg ) 18 kts
4:50 pmWSW ( 252 deg ) 19 kts
4:40 pmWSW ( 252 deg ) 19 kts
4:30 pmW ( 259 deg ) 17 kts
4:20 pmW ( 265 deg ) 17 kts
4:10 pmW ( 265 deg ) 18 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
4:48 pmWSW ( 250 deg ) 21 kts
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2025-04-03 04:00 pm W 18 18----29.95+0.17 35.2-----
2025-04-03 03:00 pmWNW 15 17----29.90+0.13 34.7-----
2025-04-03 02:00 pm NW 15 17----29.82+0.12 33.3-----
2025-04-03 01:00 pmWNW 21 22----29.78+0.15 32.5-----
2025-04-03 12:00 pmWNW 23 25----29.77+0.19 32.4-----
2025-04-03 11:00 amWNW 20 22----29.70+0.19 31.3-----
2025-04-03 10:00 amWNW 22 24----29.63+0.17 29.8-----
2025-04-03 09:00 amWNW 21 22----29.57+0.18 29.5-----
2025-04-03 08:00 am NW 20 21----29.52+0.16 28.8-----
2025-04-03 07:00 am NW 18 19----29.46+0.13 28.4-----
2025-04-03 06:00 amNNW 20 21----29.39+0.07 30.0-----
2025-04-03 05:00 amNNW 21 21----29.36+0.04 30.0-----
2025-04-03 04:00 am N 13 14----29.34+0.00 32.4-----
2025-04-03 03:00 amESE 7 8----29.32-0.04 33.3-----
2025-04-03 02:00 am E 13 14----29.32-0.09 32.9-----
2025-04-03 01:00 am E 14 16----29.34-0.12 32.4-----
2025-04-03 12:00 amENE 14 17----29.36-0.09 31.8-----
2025-04-02 11:00 pm E 19 22----29.41-0.06 31.5-----
2025-04-02 10:00 pm E 22 25----29.46-0.06 31.3-----
2025-04-02 09:00 pm E 28 32----29.45-0.11 31.1-----
2025-04-02 08:00 pm E 28 31----29.48-0.05 30.6-----
2025-04-02 07:00 pm E 31 35----29.52-0.02 30.9-----
2025-04-02 06:00 pm E 34 38----29.56-0.11 30.4-----
2025-04-02 05:00 pm E 40 45----29.53-0.19 30.4-----