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Wind, waves & weather forecast Mackinac Straits Buoy 

245.87°
8 kts
West-Southwest
0.05%
20 °C
Sky clear
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Last update: 12:35 local time / Next update: 18:50 local time/ This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Sunday, Oct 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
194.54°
11
27
91.14%
18
995
202.62°
0.5
3
02h
194.54°
6 m/s
max 14
91.14%
18 °C
995 hPa
202.62°
0.5 m
3 s
05h
200.94°
10
24
17.23%
17
995
237.75°
0.3
3
05h
200.94°
5 m/s
max 12
17.23%
17 °C
995 hPa
237.75°
0.3 m
3 s
08h
198.1°
12
27
0.05%
16
995
220.75°
0.3
3
08h
198.1°
6 m/s
max 14
0.05%
16 °C
995 hPa
220.75°
0.3 m
3 s
11h
206.26°
9
20
0.05%
19
994
223.62°
0.2
3
11h
206.26°
5 m/s
max 10
0.05%
19 °C
994 hPa
223.62°
0.2 m
3 s
14h
234.5°
8
14
0.05%
21
992
238°
0.2
2
14h
234.5°
4 m/s
max 7
0.05%
21 °C
992 hPa
238°
0.2 m
2 s
17h
245.87°
8
14
0.05%
20
990
247.5°
0.2
2
17h
245.87°
4 m/s
max 7
0.05%
20 °C
990 hPa
247.5°
0.2 m
2 s
20h
244.74°
8
19
0.63%
16
990
265.75°
0.1
4
20h
244.74°
4 m/s
max 10
0.63%
16 °C
990 hPa
265.75°
0.1 m
4 s
23h
213.28°
8
20
3.23%
16
989
265.5°
0.1
5
23h
213.28°
4 m/s
max 11
3.23%
16 °C
989 hPa
265.5°
0.1 m
5 s

Monday, Oct 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
225.2°
10
22
10.89%
17
988
247.75°
0.2
2
02h
225.2°
5 m/s
max 11
10.89%
17 °C
988 hPa
247.75°
0.2 m
2 s
05h
237.22°
10
21
99.95%
16
988
247.75°
0.3
3
05h
237.22°
5 m/s
max 11
99.95%
16 °C
988 hPa
247.75°
0.3 m
3 s
08h
232.35°
9
17
99.95%
16
987
256.25°
0.2
3
08h
232.35°
4 m/s
max 9
99.95%
16 °C
987 hPa
256.25°
0.2 m
3 s
11h
252.96°
6
10
99.26%
18
988
265°
0.1
4
11h
252.96°
3 m/s
max 5
99.26%
18 °C
988 hPa
265°
0.1 m
4 s
14h
229.29°
1
7
51.6%
19
987
95°
0.3
2
14h
229.29°
1 m/s
max 3
51.6%
19 °C
987 hPa
95°
0.3 m
2 s
17h
92.35°
9
11
83.42%
17
986
97.56°
0.4
3
17h
92.35°
5 m/s
max 6
83.42%
17 °C
986 hPa
97.56°
0.4 m
3 s
20h
88.42°
11
19
97.76%
14
987
99.44°
0.4
3
20h
88.42°
6 m/s
max 10
97.76%
14 °C
987 hPa
99.44°
0.4 m
3 s
23h
98.07°
13
20
99.95%
12
987
99.62°
0.3
3
23h
98.07°
7 m/s
max 10
99.95%
12 °C
987 hPa
99.62°
0.3 m
3 s

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Mackinac Straits Buoy in Michigan, United States of America.Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

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