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Station PILM4 - Passage Island, MI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station PILM4

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48.223 N 88.366 W (48°13'24" N 88°21'57" W)

Site elevation: 195.4 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 9.8 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 15.5 m above site elevation
Barometer elevation: 230.4 m above mean sea level

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Station PILM4

Conditions at PILM4 as of
(5:00 am EDT)
0900 GMT on 04/16/2025:
     

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5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR):NNW ( 340 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 9 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.14 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY):+0.03 in ( Rising )
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 8 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 amNNW ( 347 deg ) 7 kts
4:50 amN ( 354 deg ) 6 kts
4:40 amNNW ( 344 deg ) 8 kts
4:30 amNNW ( 341 deg ) 9 kts
4:20 amNNW ( 341 deg ) 8 kts
4:10 amNNW ( 347 deg ) 8 kts
      
Peak gust during the measurement hour
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Gust Direction GDR 5-day plot - Gust Speed GST
4:27 amNNW ( 340 deg ) 12 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
2025-04-16 04:00 am N 7 11----30.13+0.03------
2025-04-16 03:00 am N 8 12----30.12+0.02------
2025-04-16 02:00 am N 9 12----30.11+0.04------
2025-04-16 01:00 amNNW 14 15----30.10+0.03------
2025-04-16 12:00 am NW 17 18----30.09+0.03------
2025-04-15 11:00 pm NW 16 17----30.08+0.03------
2025-04-15 10:00 pmNNW 16 17----30.07+0.04------
2025-04-15 09:00 pmNNW 17 20----30.06+0.06------
2025-04-15 08:00 pmNNW 19 23----30.05+0.06------
2025-04-15 07:00 pm N 17 22----30.03+0.07------
2025-04-15 06:00 pm N 16 22----30.00+0.06------
2025-04-15 05:00 pm N 12 19----29.98+0.05------
2025-04-15 04:00 pmNNW 17 20----29.96+0.04------
2025-04-15 03:00 pm NW 24 28----29.95+0.04------
2025-04-15 02:00 pm N 17 21----29.93+0.05------
2025-04-15 01:00 pm N 18 21----29.92+0.05------
2025-04-15 12:00 pmNNW 19 23----29.91+0.08------
2025-04-15 11:00 amNNW 25 28----29.88+0.08------
2025-04-15 10:00 amNNW 20 24----29.87+0.08------
2025-04-15 09:00 amNNW 25 31----29.83+0.07------
2025-04-15 08:00 amNNW 24 31----29.80+0.06------
2025-04-15 07:00 amNNW 21 28----29.79+0.06------
2025-04-15 06:00 amNNW 28 32----29.76+0.04------