Fairport
NDBC buoy fptm4
Observed , 1 hour ago
Challenging
Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate W winds at 15 kn gusting to 19 kn. Air 58°F. Rest of Today: Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 11:00AM EST until November 8 at 11:00PM EST by NWS Marquette MI
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and waves 1 to 3 ft occurring. * WHERE...Seul Choix Point to Point Detour MI and 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
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Speed
15kn
Gust
19kn
Direction
280° W
Trend
Easing
Last 11 hours11 to 23 kn
Air temp
58°F
Last 11 hours55 to 58°F
Zone forecast
Rest of Today
Northwest wind 15 to 25 knots. Cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet subsiding to 2 to 3 feet, then building to 2 to 4 feet.
Tonight
Northwest wind 10 to 20 knots with gusts up to 28 knots. Cloudy. A slight chance of rain showers through midnight. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.
Monday
West wind less than 10 knots backing southwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 22 knots in the afternoon. Cloudy. Waves building to 2 to 3 feet.
NWS zone 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage
Last 24 hours
Every 3 hours, over the last 9 hours.
2 stations within 30 NM
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How often does buoy fptm4 report?
Wind and temperature update about every 10 minutes.
Can I be notified when conditions change at buoy fptm4?
Buoycast Pro lets you set your own limits on wind, waves or pressure and sends a threshold notification when this buoy crosses them.
Does this page show NOAA warnings for this area?
Watches, warnings, and advisories for 5NM East of a line from Fairport MI to Rock Island Passage appear alongside the conditions, here and in the app. Pro also pushes NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories when they are issued.
Can I see the forecast against what buoy fptm4 measured?
This page shows measurements only. Buoycast Pro charts the NOAA forecast against them so you can see where the two diverge.
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What this buoy measures
This buoy is not reporting waves, water temperature or barometric pressure. 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 buoy.
Station fptm4
45°37'08" N 86°39'36" W · owned and maintained by NWS Central Region
Measured on the water by 1,000+ NOAA buoys. Observations from the National Data Buoy Center, forecasts and advisories from the National Weather Service. Not for navigation.