Muskegon cg station

NDBC buoy mkgm4

Observed , 31 minutes ago

Hazardous

Rest of today

Small Craft Advisory in effect. Moderate WNW winds at 14 kn gusting to 15 kn. Air 50°F. Rest of Today: West winds to 30 knots.

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Small Craft Advisory

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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Wind

Speed

14kn

Gust

15kn

Direction

300° WNW

Trend

Steady

Last 11 hours11 to 23 kn

Air temp

50°F

Last 11 hours49 to 51°F

Pressure

1012mbar

Tendency

Steady

3 hour change

+0.1 mbar

Last 11 hours1010 to 1016 mbar

Zone forecast

Rest of Today

West winds to 30 knots. Sunny. Waves 6 to 9 feet.

Tonight

Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly cloudy. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 4 to 6 feet after midnight.

Monday

Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots backing southwest 15 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Partly sunny. Waves 3 to 5 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet in the late morning and afternoon.

NWS zone Grand Haven to Whitehall MI

Last 24 hours

Time WindAir
14 kn WNW50°F
16 kn WNW49°F
19 kn W50°F
22 kn W51°F
21 kn W51°F

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Pressure 1,010 to 1,016 mbar over the same window.

3 stations within 30 NM

Muskegon Buoy, MI 3 NM SSW Holland Buoy, MI 20 NM S Holland, MI 28 NM SSE

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Common questions

How often does buoy mkgm4 report?

Wind, temperature and pressure update about every 10 minutes.

Can I be notified when conditions change at buoy mkgm4?

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 Grand Haven to Whitehall MI appear alongside the conditions, here and in the app. Pro also pushes NOAA watches, warnings, and advisories when they are issued.

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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 mkgm4
43°13'41" N 86°20'20" W · owned and maintained by GLERL

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.