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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

Lat/Lon: 42.135 -87.655
(or about 4 miles ENE Winnetka)
Site Elevation: 175.5 m
Air Temp Height: 2.75 m above site elevation
Anemometer Height: 2.75 m above site elevation
Barometer Elevation: 2.75 m above mean sea level
Sea Temp Depth: 1.0 m
Water Depth: 14 m
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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