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New buoy website We just worked to roll out a new built website that is much more mobile friendly. Http://glbuoys.glos.us. please don't hesitate to email me at [email protected] with any questions about accessing data from the buoys.

The cook buoy has a current meter on it. http://greatlakesbuoys.org/show_currentsAvg_pic.php?station=45026&uom=E&therms=7. The top set of arrows is the surface

Heading into the holiday weekend I wanted to make sure everyone has the links handy to the weather buoys deployed between Ludington and Michigan City IN. 45024 - Ludington 45161 - Muskegon 45029 - Port Sheldon 45168 - South Haven 45026 - Cook Plant south of St Joe 45170 - Michigan City 45007 - Southern Lake Michigan Website - http://greatlakesbuoys.org Text message - Text the buoy ID to 734-418-7299 Webcams - A link is posted on the greatlakesbuoys.org website.. or you can find them here www.limnotechdata.com The greatlakesbuoys.org website is going to be the new home of UGLOS and we are working to improve it next month. Please make sure to post if you find the buoys useful! I always need justification to keep deploying them. You can watch a short segment on how we deploy the buoys here -Ed

It could have been a lot worse after being hit by a 40 ft boat. We were able to get it fully functional again in 3 days. http://woodtv.com/2014/07/29/not-a-pretty-picture-bouycam-damaged/ Sent from my SCH-I545 using Great Lakes Fisherman mobile app

We worked very closely with a great group of organizations in South Haven to make this happen with the South Haven Steelheaders spearheading the effort. We received major contributions from the City of South Haven, Van Buren County, and Entergy Palisades Nuclear Plant. Other organizations supporting annual maintenance costs include the South Haven Yacht Club, South Haven Steelheaders, South Haven Convention and Visitors Bureau, Covert Generating Station, US Coast Guard Auxiliary, River Bend Boat Club, South Haven Kiwanis, Tournament Trail 333, and the South Haven Chamber of Commerce. The buoy will return for at least 5 years! PLEASE STAY AT LEAST 500 ft away from the buoy while trolling otherwise you WILL snag your fishing gear on the mooring chain. The buoy is an great asset to the region. Please do not tie up to it nor try to find it in the fog IF you see someone tied up to the buoy please notify the US Coast Guard immediately as it is against the law to tie up to an aid to navigation Coordinates: 42 23.82 N 86 19.86 W The buoy is located 2.5 miles due west of the pierhead in South Haven and has a flashing white light (flash period of 4 seconds). Links: All buoy data: http://uglos.mtu.edu South Haven Buoy: http://uglos.mtu.edu/station_page.php?station=45168 Webcam: http://www.limnotechdata.com/stations/albums/SouthHaven/ Don't hesitate to email me at [email protected] about the buoy. I love hearing from the folks that use it! -Ed Here's a snippet from a press release released by the City of South Haven: A new, high-tech weather and wave monitoring buoy was deployed on Wednesday, July 30, in Lake Michigan approximately two miles offshore of South Haven, Michigan. The new station will become part of a growing nearshore network of buoys currently deployed between Ludington, MI and Michigan City, IN to increase boating and swimming safety along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Purchase of the sophisticated buoy was provided by a $50,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and contributions from local organizations will support annual deployment and retrieval costs. The weather buoy will provide improved wind and wave observations for the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan in the South Haven area. The buoy measures wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, water temperature, wave height, period, direction, and also has a webcam. Real-time observations from the buoy are available freely to the public online at http://bit.ly/shbuoylink. A link to image and video clips, updated hourly, will be available at the top of the buoy page. Individuals can also receive the latest observations via text message by texting 45168 to (734) 418-7299. The service is free to use, however standard text message fees apply. Similar buoys are located within the region near Ludington, Muskegon, Holland/Grand Haven, St. Joseph, Michigan City, and offshore in southern Lake Michigan. The South Haven buoy will fill a 70 mile wide gap in present buoy stations. The other stations are also relatively new and have only been deployed for the last several years. However, within that period these nearshore buoy stations have become widely popular with boaters and the public and receive over 300,000 requests for observations each month.

A boat did in fact hit the buoy. The buoy is not a destination and folks shouldn't try to find it, especially in the fog! The lat/lon of the buoy is shown at the top of the page for each buoy on this website http://uglos.mtu.edu/ please mark it and stay away. At least 500 ft in all directions. I am headed over today to try to restore the buoy to full capacity! Its actually still semi-reporting despite having the top mast broke off.

We are considering adding a weather station/wave sensor off the Racine reef. IF there's anyone interested locally in helping us apply for a grant please email me ASAP [email protected] Thanks, Ed

Sorry I meant to say the South Haven buoy should show up in late June. The South Haven Steelheaders and the City of South Haven have been very supportive and have lead this effort.

The Michigan City buoy is deployed (45170). Also there should be a new buoy in South Haven showing up in late July (45028) that we just received a new grant to deploy. Ed

Cook and Port Sheldon Weather Buoys - Deployed for 2014!! The Cook and Port Sheldon buoys were deployed yesterday and today! It sure turned rough south of St. Joe yesterday, but we got it out today. Thanks to all of you that have emailed me that you use data from the buoy. PLEASE don't hesitate to email me at [email protected] with questions and comments. I only have one pair of eyes so please let me know if you see any issues with the buoy. Also email me any photos of the buoy if you happen to go by it! I don't get out on the water as much as I should. Please email me if you use data from the bouy. I forward those emails directly to the folks that pay the bills to keep the buoys deployed year after year. [email protected] Open House - Come out to an open house on Thursday, May 8 from 5-7 PM @ Pier 33. We'll have a buoy on display. Come and thank the Cook Plant personally for supporting the weather buoy deployed off of their plant. This is the only privately funded weather buoy on the Great Lakes and it wouldn't be here without their support. The Cook buoy is deployed 2.5 miles offshore of the Cook Nuclear Power Plant in 70ft of water. The Port Sheldon Buoy is sponsored by the Great Lakes Observing System in cooperation with the National Weather Service Office in Grand Rapids and is deployed about 3 miles straight out in 90ft of water. PLEASE stay 500+ft away from the buoy while trolling. DATA ACCESS UGLOS Cook Buoy - http://uglos.mtu.edu/station_page.php?station=45026 Port Sheldon - http://uglos.mtu.edu/station_page.php?station=45029 Text Message Test the Buoy ID to 734-418-7299. (Cook=45026, PortSheldon=45029) Dial-A-Buoy Call 888-701-8992 Enter Buoy ID (Cook=45026, PortSheldon=45029) Webcam (Port Sheldon Buoy only) Images & Video available hourly. Ignore the timestamp above the video clips. The video clip on the right is 720p resolution and the one on the right is 360p (loads faster on mobile phones). http://www.limnotechdata.com/stations/PortSheldon/