Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Saginaw Bay Buoy   Location: 43° 59.0052´ N,   83° 35.9514´ W,   Depth: 41.070 ft (12.5183 m)

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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2026.



Conditions around 3:02 pm EDT on Wed, Sep 17, 2025 (19:02 GMT)

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 5.32 kts (2.74 m/s)   [Sep 17] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 5.68 kts (2.92 m/s)   [Sep 17] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 171.8° (S)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 75.7 °F (24.3 °C)   [Sep 17] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.10 inHg (1019.22 hPa)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 1044 umole/m^2/s   [Sep 17] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.7 ft (0.20 m)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.31 m)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 1.91 secs   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 32.9° (NNE)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 68.4 °F (20.2 °C)   [Sep 17] CSI Temp Probe
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 68.2 °F (20.1 °C)   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 114.61 %Sat   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near surface): 10.4 mg/L   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near surface): 0.2 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near surface): 0.15 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near surface): 155.81 mg/L   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
pH (near surface): 8.84   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near surface): 0.4 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near surface): 217 µS/cm   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near surface): 240 µS/cm   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near surface): 0.9 NTU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 4.36 ft (1.328 m)   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 4.9 ft (1.5 m) Depth: 0.112 kts (5.8 cm/s), 307.3° (NW)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 14.8 ft (4.5 m) Depth: 0.148 kts (7.6 cm/s), 267.7° (W)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 24.6 ft (7.5 m) Depth: 0.417 kts (21.5 cm/s), 356.0° (N)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 34.5 ft (10.5 m) Depth: 0.135 kts (7.0 cm/s), 341.6° (NNW)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 61.3 °F (16.3 °C)   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 30.05 %Sat   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 3.0 mg/L   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.30 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): 0.00 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 159.45 mg/L   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 7.72   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 1.2 RFU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 204 µS/cm   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 245 µS/cm   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 3.7 NTU   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 40.94 ft (12.478 m)   [Sep 17] YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 69.8 °F (21.0 °C)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 39.51 ft (12.04 m)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 43.983440 N   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.599210 E   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 598 ft (182 m)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 4 ft (1 m)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: -5 ft (-2 m)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 353.9° (N)   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -6.1°   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 1.5°   [Sep 17] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 73.3° (ENE)   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -2.0°   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -2.4°   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Battery: 12.5 volts   [Aug 27] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 18.84 volts   [Sep 17] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.674 amps   [Sep 17] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.35 volts   [Sep 17] SPC Board
Battery Current: 1.010 amps (+=charging)   [Sep 17] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.515 amps   [Sep 17] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 50.18 volts   [Sep 17] SPC Board

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