Ludington
NOAA CO-OPS station 9087023
Observed , 15 minutes ago
Challenging
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Light W winds at 7 kn gusting to 13 kn. Air 51°F. Rest of Today: Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 10:29AM EST until November 9 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Grand Rapids MI
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots and waves 5 to 8 feet. * WHERE...St Joseph to Manistee. * WHEN...Until 5 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Speed
6.8kn
Gust
13kn
Direction
275° W
Trend
Easing
Last 12 hours1.8 to 12 kn
Water Level
578ft
Datum
IGLD
Last 12 hours578 to 579 ft
Air temp
51°F
Last 12 hours49 to 51°F
Pressure
1011mbar
Tendency
Steady
3 hour change
-0.2 mbar
Last 12 hours1011 to 1016 mbar
Zone forecast
Rest of Today
Northwest winds 15 to 25 knots. Sunny. Waves 5 to 7 feet.
Tonight
Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 4 to 6 feet.
Monday
Northwest winds 10 to 20 knots backing southwest early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 1 to 3 feet in the late morning and early afternoon, then building to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon.
NWS zone Pentwater to Manistee MI
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 49 to 51°F, pressure 1,011 to 1,016 mbar over the same window.
2 stations within 30 NM
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What this station measures
This station is not reporting water temperature. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.
Station 9087023
43°56'49" N 86°26'31" W
Measured by 400+ NOAA CO-OPS stations. Observations from the Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.