Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Saginaw Bay Buoy   Location: 43° 59.6052´ N,   83° 35.5348´ W,   Depth: 46.655 ft (14.2185 m)

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Conditions around 9:02 pm EDT on Thu, Sep 19, 2024 (01:02 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 10.42 kts (5.36 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 12.00 kts (6.17 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 125.8° (SE) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 71.5 °F (21.9 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 29.95 inHg (1014.01 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 0 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.9 ft (0.26 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.5 ft (0.47 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.06 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 129.2° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 71.0 °F (21.7 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 71.1 °F (21.7 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 109.90 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 9.6 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.1 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 0.14 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near surface): 181.16 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.81 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.9 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near surface): 261 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near surface): 279 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.8 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 5.16 ft (1.573 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.099 kts (5.1 cm/s), 235.4° (SW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.128 kts (6.6 cm/s), 98.7° (E) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.389 kts (20.0 cm/s), 44.8° (NE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.265 kts (13.6 cm/s), 11.0° (N) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 67.1 °F (19.5 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 28.47 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 2.6 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.54 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): 1.41 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 183.68 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 7.73 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.7 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 253 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 283 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 3.1 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 47.28 ft (14.409 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 67.1 °F (19.5 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 45.36 ft (13.82 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.993440 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.575600 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 592 ft (180 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 318.8° (NW) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -7.5° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 0.7° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 358.7° (N) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 0.0° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -2.7° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Battery: 11.7 volts Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 0.38 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: -0.043 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 11.67 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: -1.501 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.562 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.89 volts SPC Board

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