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NDBC buoy kp58

Observed , 56 minutes ago

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Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate WSW winds at 11 kn gusting to 19 kn, building. Air 46°F. Rest of Today: West winds 20 to 25 knots.

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Small Craft Advisory

Small Craft Advisory issued November 8 at 9:36AM EST until November 9 at 4:00AM EST by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI

* WHAT...Expect sustained winds up to 25 knots from the west with gusts up to 30 knots. The largest significant waves will be 7 feet with a potential maximum wave height of 10 feet. * WHERE...Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI, Harbor Beach to Port Sanilac MI and Port Sanilac to Port Huron MI. * WHEN...The maximum winds are expected around 3 AM EST Monday with the largest waves expected around 3 AM EST Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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Wind

Speed

11kn

Gust

19kn

Direction

250° WSW

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours4.1 to 13 kn

Air temp

46°F

Last 11 hours37 to 46°F

Pressure

1008mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

-0.2 mbar

Last 11 hours1008 to 1016 mbar

Zone forecast

Rest of Today

West winds 20 to 25 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Waves occasionally around 7 feet.

Tonight

Northwest winds to 30 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

Monday

Northwest winds 20 to 25 knots becoming west 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of light rain early in the morning. Waves 6 to 9 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. Waves occasionally around 12 feet.

NWS zone Port Austin to Harbor Beach MI

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
11 kn WSW46°F
12 kn SW42°F
7 kn SW39°F
5.1 kn SW37°F
7 kn SW39°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,008 to 1,016 mbar over the same window.

1 station within 30 NM

Harbor Beach, MI 12 NM SSE

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Common questions

How often does buoy kp58 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

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What this buoy measures

This buoy is not reporting waves or 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 buoy.

Station kp58
44°01'01" N 82°47'60" W · owned and maintained by NWS Central Region

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