NOAA/GLERL
Real-time Meteorological Observation Network
Information Page
Objectives: Establish a network of real-time meteorological
stations at exposed coastal sites around Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Erie
obtain observations (1-4x per hour) from these stations and make
them available to NWS forecast offices and to the entire Great Lakes community in real-time through AWIPS/NOAAPORT
analyze the impact of the meteorological data obtained by this
network on nowcasts and forecasts of waves and circulation in the Great Lakes Coastal Forecasting System
demonstrate the feasibility of installing and maintaining a
real-time meteorological network in the Great Lakes
*Kenosha transferred to NWS, 30 Oct 2007
[see new site]
**Saugatuck permanently taken offline, 10 Jan 2004
***Alpena moved to current location, 27 Oct 2005
Sponsors/Contributors/Collaborators:
NOAA/GLERL
National Weather Service
USCG Group Milwaukee
USCG Aids to Navigation Team Kenosha
USCG Group Grand Haven
USCG Station Michigan City
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and UnderwaterPreserve
ATON CG Group Muskegon, 9th USCG Group
State of Michigan Historic Preservation Office
and Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven
City of Chicago
City of Milwaukee
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station
NOAA/GLERL 4840 S. State Rd., Ann Arbor,
MI 48108-9719 (734) 741-2235 Lake Michigan Field Station, 1431 Beach St., Muskegon,
MI 49441-1098 (231) 755-3831