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New Weather Buoy Placed in Lake Michigan near Wilmette

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Great news for mariners on Lake Michigan!

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue Civil Engineering have launched a new buoy on Lake Michigan near the Winnetka/Wilmette area.  

 

45174 buoy near Wilmette

Here are some of the specifics on the buoy

  1. Lat/Lon:  42.135  -87.655
    (or about 4 miles ENE Winnetka)
  2.  Site Elevation:  175.5 m
  3. Air Temp Height: 2.75 m above site elevation
  4. Anemometer Height: 2.75 m above site elevation
  5. Barometer Elevation: 2.75 m above mean sea level
  6. Sea Temp Depth: 1.0 m
  7. Water Depth:   14 m
  8. Owned and maintained by Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant and Purdue Civil Engineering

The buoy can be found online at:

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=45174

 

 

As a reminder, for a detailed marine forecast, you can go to the Great Lakes Portal at:

https://www.weather.gov/greatlakes

 

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