Grand Traverse Bay South Buoy



The Great Lakes Water Studies Institute at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC) has placed a solar-powered monitoring buoy in West Bay that provides real-time data on wind speed and direction, air and water temperature, wave height and other information, along with recent images and video. The buoy was originally donated to NMC by the University of Michigan and was recently rebuilt by LimnoTech in 2016 with state of the art electronics and a new webcam.
Conditions at Station 45020 as of
09/03/2017 14:40:00 EST
(Click on 'Update' to enter changes)
  
Measurements in red indicate failed validity tests.
Measurements in orange indicate questionable validity tests.
Graph Click on the graph icon, in the table below, to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
Datasheet Click on the page icon to view datasheet of sensor.
Text the Station ID (45020) to (734)-418-7299 to receive the latest observation on the go.
5-day plot - Wind Direction   Datasheet Wind Direction ( )WSW (255.5°)
5-day plot - Wind Speed   Datasheet Wind Speed ( )4.5 knots
5-day plot - Wind Gust Speed   Datasheet Wind Gust Speed ( )8.4 knots
5-day plot - Air Temperature   Datasheet Air Temperature ( )73.8 °F
5-day plot - Solar Radiation   Datasheet Solar Radiation ( )1272 W m-2
5-day plot - Water Temperature at Surface    Water Temperature at Surface ( )68.2 °F
5-day plot - Significant Wave Height   Datasheet Significant Wave Height ( )0.3 ft.
5-day plot - Dominant Period of Waves   Datasheet Dominant Period of Waves ( )5.9 Sec.
5-day plot - Relative Humidity   Datasheet Relative Humidity ( )53.01 %
5-day plot - Dew Point   No Datasheet Dew Point ( )53.5 °F
5-day plot - Barometric Pressure   Datasheet Barometric Pressure ( )0 mBar
5-day plot - Wave Direction   Datasheet Wave Direction ( )--- °
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP001)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP002)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP003)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP004)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP005)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP006)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP007)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth:   DatasheetThermistor Temperature, depth: 0.0 ft. (TP008)0.0 °F
5-day plot - Battery Voltage   No Datasheet Battery Voltage ( )13.89 V
5-day plot - Buoy (DIR)    Buoy (DIR) ( )255.5
44.789 N85.604 W Decimal Degrees [DDD.DDDDD]
44 47.34 N85 36.24 W Degrees, Decimal Minutes [DDD MM.MMMM]
44 47 20 N85 36 14 W Degrees, Minutes, Seconds [DDD MM SS]
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Station 45020

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Buoy Cam

Thermistor Plots (Temperature Profiles)
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5-Day Plot
View all thermistors on the same plot:
5-Day Plot

Station 45020

Previous Observations
5-day plot - Buoy (DATE) 5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust Speed 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Solar Radiation 5-day plot - Water Temperature at Surface 5-day plot - Significant Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Period of Waves 5-day plot - Current Measurement Depth 5-day plot - Eastward water velocity 5-day plot - Northward water velocity 5-day plot - Relative Humidity 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Barometric Pressure 5-day plot - Wave Direction 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Thermistor Temperature, depth: 5-day plot - Battery Voltage 5-day plot - Buoy (A1) 5-day plot - Buoy (B1) 5-day plot - Buoy (A2) 5-day plot - Buoy (B2) 5-day plot - Buoy (AGE) 5-day plot - Buoy (DIR)
IDDATE


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(°F)
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57904 09/03/2017 14:40:00 WSW 4.5 8.4 73.8 1272 68.2 0.3 5.9 - - - 53.01 53.5 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.89 - - - - - 255.5
57903 09/03/2017 14:30:00 WSW 4.7 10.3 73.7 1312 68.2 0.3 5.9 - - - 54.16 54.1 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.88 - - - - - 243.7
57902 09/03/2017 14:20:00 SW 4.3 11.1 74.5 1317 68.2 0.4 5.9 - - - 52.17 54.5 - 100 - - - - - - - - 13.86 -0.05 0.28 2.16 -1.02 495 215.1
57901 09/03/2017 14:10:00 WSW 4.2 9.5 73.5 1388 68.1 0.3 5.9 - - - 55.44 55.1 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.86 - - - - 417 242.1
57900 09/03/2017 14:00:00 WSW 3.6 7.6 73 1452 68 0.2 5.9 - - - 58.44 56.3 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.88 - - - - - 253.6
57899 09/03/2017 13:50:00 WSW 3.1 7.1 73.1 1353 68 0.2 5.9 - - - 57.13 55.9 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.68 - - - - - 239.3
57898 09/03/2017 13:40:00 SW 3.3 8 72.5 1455 67.9 0.2 5.9 - - - 59.29 56.4 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.88 - - - - - 235.5
57897 09/03/2017 13:30:00 SW 2.6 7.1 72 1474 67.8 0.2 5.9 - - - 61.18 56.4 - 152 - - - - - - - - 13.86 -0.16 0.09 5.93 -1.82 100 227.1
57896 09/03/2017 13:20:00 WSW 3.4 5.9 71.5 1489 67.8 0.2 5.9 - - - 62.59 56.6 - 6 - - - - - - - - 13.87 0.19 0.02 2.06 0.01 20 248
57895 09/03/2017 13:10:00 WSW 2.7 6.9 71.1 1486 67.8 0.2 5.3 - - - 65.83 56.6 - 25 - - - - - - - - 13.9 0.76 0.35 0.72 -0.39 462 237.3
57894 09/03/2017 13:00:00 WSW 2.7 6.7 70.6 1365 67.8 0.2 4.7 - - - 64.96 57 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.92 - - - - 382 240.3
57893 09/03/2017 12:50:00 WSW 2.6 5.5 70.2 1209 67.8 0.2 4.7 - - - 65.63 57.5 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.93 - - - - - 249.1
57892 09/03/2017 12:40:00 S 1.3 5.7 69.9 1305 67.8 0.2 4.7 - - - 65.83 57 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.9 - - - - - 169.6
57891 09/03/2017 12:30:00 SW 1.4 4 69.1 1459 67.9 0.2 4.7 - - - 68.57 57.3 - 270 - - - - - - - - 13.76 - -0.27 0.19 - 144 222
57890 09/03/2017 12:20:00 WSW 2.9 6.5 68.3 1546 67.8 0.2 4.7 - - - 70.56 57.1 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.56 - - - - - 243.8
57889 09/03/2017 12:10:00 WSW 3 7.6 67.9 1561 67.8 0.2 4.7 - - - 71.3 57.3 - 270 - - - - - - - - 13.59 - -0.91 1 - 506 245.7
57888 09/03/2017 12:00:00 W 2.4 5.3 67.3 1546 67.7 0.2 4.7 - - - 71.43 57.2 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.54 - - - - - 260.3
57887 09/03/2017 11:50:00 WSW 2.2 5 66.7 1129 67.7 0.1 4.7 - - - 73.66 57.2 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.33 - - - - - 242.5
57886 09/03/2017 11:40:00 W 3.1 7.1 66.3 1445 67.6 0.1 7.2 - - - 73.29 56.9 - 170 - - - - - - - - 13.46 -0.22 0.04 1.11 -0.4 267 264.4
57885 09/03/2017 11:30:00 WSW 2.7 6.3 66 1342 67.5 0.1 6.5 - - - 74 56.8 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.4 - - - - 188 245.7
57884 09/03/2017 11:20:00 WSW 2.2 4.6 65.5 1535 67.5 0.1 6.5 - - - 74.97 56.7 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.55 - - - - - 252.1
57883 09/03/2017 11:10:00 SW 1.9 4.4 65.6 989 67.5 0.2 6.5 - - - 75.84 57.3 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.32 - - - - - 225.6
57882 09/03/2017 11:00:00 SW 2.3 5.9 65.1 1369 67.4 0.1 8.9 - - - 76.76 57 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.31 - - - - 470 228.1
57881 09/03/2017 10:50:00 SW 2.9 6.7 64.2 601.2 67.4 0.1 7.6 - - - 79.7 56.8 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.18 - - - - - 222.7
57880 09/03/2017 10:40:00 SW 2.9 5.9 63.6 737 67.4 0.1 7.6 - - - 80 56.7 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.06 - - - - - 231.2
57879 09/03/2017 10:30:00 SW 2.8 6.7 63.4 437.3 67.4 0.1 7.6 - - - 80.2 56.8 - --- - - - - - - - - 13.07 - - - - - 227.7
57878 09/03/2017 10:20:00 SW 3 6.1 63.1 389.6 67.4 0.1 --- - - - 80.7 56.8 - 198 - - - - - - - - 12.99 -0.38 -0.12 5.4 -1.87 154 215.8
57877 09/03/2017 10:10:00 SW 3.2 5.7 62.9 378.8 67.4 0.1 --- - - - 81.9 56.9 - 236 - - - - - - - - 12.94 -0.49 -0.73 0.39 -0.11 73 225.5
57876 09/03/2017 10:00:00 SW 3.5 7.8 62.5 285.1 67.4 0.1 --- - - - 82.6 56.8 - 90 - - - - - - - - 12.84 - 0.15 2.05 - 516 222.8
57875 09/03/2017 09:50:00 SW 2.9 5.5 62.3 266.4 67.4 0.1 --- - - - 83.1 56.7 - --- - - - - - - - - 12.76 - - - - - 225.7

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Station 45020

U-GLOS Station 45020 was first deployed July 2005 by the University of Michigan's Ocean Engineering Laboratory (OEL) in partnership with Michigan Sea Grant, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Northwestern College Water Studies Institute, The Great Lakes Maritime Academy, and Elmer's Crane & Dozer Inc. The original monitoring buoy was replaced in 2006 with the Aanderaa buoy that is currently deployed. This upgrade was made possible through partnerships with DTE Energy and Alliance for Coastal Technologies, a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sponsored program. Station 45020 measures wind speed and direction, air temperature, solar radiation, water surface temperature, wave height and period, and current direction and speed. The data is logged internally as well as transmitted in ten minute intervals to the internet via cellular modem. View a video of the deployment here

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