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Station 45175 - Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI

Station operated by Michigan Technological University
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45.825 N 84.772 W (45°49'31" N 84°46'20" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 1.7 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 1.7 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 177.7 m above mean sea level
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line

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Conditions at 45175 as of
(11:00 pm EDT on 07/15/2024)
0300 GMT on 07/16/2024:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Wind Direction (WDIR):	N ( 10 deg true )
Wind Speed (WSPD):	9.7 kts
Wave Height (WVHT):	0.3 ft
Mean Wave Direction (MWD):	W ( 265 deg true )
Air Temperature (ATMP):	70.5 °F
Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M):	11.7 kts
Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M):	11.7 kts

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WDIR	WSPD kts	GST kts	WVHT ft	DPD sec	APD sec	MWD	PRES in	PTDY in	ATMP °F	WTMP °F	DEWP °F	SAL psu	VIS nmi	TIDE ft
2024-07-15 10:40 pm	E	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	WSW	-	-	71.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 10:20 pm	NE	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	72.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 10:00 pm	ESE	3.9	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	71.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:40 pm	SE	1.9	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	71.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:20 pm	-	0.0	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	72.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:00 pm	W	1.9	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	72.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:40 pm	W	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	72.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:20 pm	SW	1.9	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	72.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:00 pm	WSW	5.8	-	1.0	3	-	N	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:40 pm	W	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:20 pm	WSW	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	NNE	-	-	72.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:00 pm	WSW	9.7	-	1.0	4	-	N	-	-	72.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:40 pm	WSW	11.7	-	1.0	2	-	N	-	-	73.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:20 pm	W	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	72.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:00 pm	WSW	9.7	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:40 pm	W	5.8	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:20 pm	WSW	5.8	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:00 pm	W	7.8	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:40 pm	WSW	5.8	-	1.0	2	-	NNE	-	-	72.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:20 pm	WSW	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:00 pm	WSW	11.7	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:40 pm	SW	11.7	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:20 pm	W	-	-	1.0	2	-	NE	-	-	72.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:00 pm	SW	11.7	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	72.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:40 pm	WSW	13.6	-	1.0	2	-	NE	-	-	71.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:20 pm	W	9.7	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	71.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:00 pm	W	7.8	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	71.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:40 pm	W	11.7	-	1.0	2	-	NNE	-	-	70.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:20 pm	W	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	NNE	-	-	70.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:00 pm	W	13.6	-	1.0	2	-	N	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:40 pm	W	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	N	-	-	70.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:20 pm	W	11.7	-	1.0	2	-	NNW	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:00 pm	W	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	N	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 11:40 am	W	9.7	-	1.0	2	-	N	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 11:20 am	W	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 11:00 am	W	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 10:40 am	W	9.7	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	68.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 10:20 am	W	9.7	-	0.7	-	-	WNW	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 10:00 am	WNW	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:40 am	WNW	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:20 am	W	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	NW	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 09:00 am	W	3.9	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:40 am	WSW	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:20 am	WNW	3.9	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.4	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 08:00 am	WNW	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:40 am	WNW	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:20 am	W	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 07:00 am	W	9.7	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	68.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:40 am	W	3.9	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	68.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:20 am	WSW	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	68.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 06:00 am	W	3.9	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:40 am	WSW	3.9	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	69.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:20 am	WSW	3.9	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 05:00 am	WSW	7.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:40 am	W	5.8	-	0.7	-	-	N	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:20 am	W	9.7	-	0.7	-	-	NNW	-	-	69.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 04:00 am	W	7.8	-	1.0	3	-	NNE	-	-	69.6	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:40 am	W	7.8	-	1.0	3	-	NE	-	-	69.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:20 am	WSW	7.8	-	1.3	3	-	NE	-	-	69.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 03:00 am	WSW	11.7	-	1.3	3	-	NNE	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:40 am	WSW	15.5	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	70.5	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:20 am	W	9.7	-	0.7	-	-	NE	-	-	71.1	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 02:00 am	WSW	9.7	-	0.7	-	-	NE	-	-	71.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:40 am	SW	13.6	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	70.9	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:20 am	SW	11.7	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	70.7	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 01:00 am	W	7.8	-	0.3	-	-	NNE	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:40 am	W	1.9	-	0.3	-	-	NE	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:20 am	SSW	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	NE	-	-	70.3	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-15 12:00 am	WSW	3.9	-	0.7	-	-	NNE	-	-	70.2	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-14 11:40 pm	SW	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	NE	-	-	70.0	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-14 11:20 pm	SW	7.8	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	69.8	-	-	-	-	-
2024-07-14 11:00 pm	WSW	5.8	-	0.3	-	-	N	-	-	69.8	-	-	-	-	-

Detailed Wave Summary
for 45175 as of
(11:00 pm EDT on 07/15/2024)
0300 GMT on 07/16/2024:
These wave data are displayed in rounded times. Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Significant Wave Height (WVHT):	0.3 ft

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	WVHT ft	SwH ft	SwP sec	SwD	WWH ft	WWP sec	WWD	STEEPNESS	APD sec
2024-07-15 10:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 10:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 10:00 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:00 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:40 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:20 pm	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:40 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:20 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:00 pm	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 11:40 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 11:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 11:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 10:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 10:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 10:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 09:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 08:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 07:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 06:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 05:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 04:00 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:40 am	1.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:20 am	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 03:00 am	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:20 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 02:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:40 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 01:00 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:40 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:20 am	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-15 12:00 am	0.7	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-14 11:40 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-14 11:20 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-
2024-07-14 11:00 pm	0.3	-	-	-	-	-	-	N/A	-

Solar Radiation Conditions at 45175 as of
(11:00 pm EDT on 07/15/2024)
0300 GMT on 07/16/2024:
Unit of Measure: Time Zone: Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Short Wave Radiation 1 (SRAD1):	2.0	watts/meter²

Previous observations
TIME (EDT)	SRAD1 w/m²	SRAD2 w/m²	LRAD w/m²
2024-07-15 10:40 pm	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 10:20 pm	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 10:00 pm	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:40 pm	1.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:20 pm	3.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:00 pm	7.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:40 pm	47.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:20 pm	103.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:00 pm	34.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:40 pm	57.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:20 pm	76.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:00 pm	101.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:40 pm	307.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:20 pm	235.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:00 pm	387.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:40 pm	314.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:20 pm	538.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:00 pm	369.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:40 pm	665.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:20 pm	542.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:00 pm	750.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:40 pm	796.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:20 pm	957.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:00 pm	928.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:40 pm	840.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:20 pm	933.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:00 pm	912.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:40 pm	867.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:20 pm	962.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:00 pm	934.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:40 pm	931.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:20 pm	914.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:00 pm	890.0	-	-
2024-07-15 11:40 am	846.0	-	-
2024-07-15 11:20 am	823.0	-	-
2024-07-15 11:00 am	786.0	-	-
2024-07-15 10:40 am	748.0	-	-
2024-07-15 10:20 am	687.0	-	-
2024-07-15 10:00 am	604.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:40 am	550.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:20 am	494.0	-	-
2024-07-15 09:00 am	431.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:40 am	366.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:20 am	311.0	-	-
2024-07-15 08:00 am	255.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:40 am	194.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:20 am	135.0	-	-
2024-07-15 07:00 am	51.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:40 am	19.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:20 am	6.0	-	-
2024-07-15 06:00 am	2.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 05:00 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 04:00 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 03:00 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 02:00 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 01:00 am	1.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:40 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:20 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-15 12:00 am	0.0	-	-
2024-07-14 11:40 pm	0.0	-	-
2024-07-14 11:20 pm	0.0	-	-
2024-07-14 11:00 pm	0.0	-	-

Description of Measurements

Links which are specific to this station are listed below:

Real Time Data in tabular form for the last forty-five days.

Historical Data & Climatic Summaries for quality controlled data for prior months and years.

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