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Wind, waves & weather forecast Mackinac Straits Buoy

205.58°
7 kts
South-Southwest
99.95%
3 °C
Overcast
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Last update: 00:36 local time / Next update: 06:50 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
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Sunday, May 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
194.46°
6
11
99.95%
2
990
251.88°
0.1
2
02h
194.46°
3 m/s
max 6
99.95%
2 °C
990 hPa
251.88°
0.1 m
2 s
05h
205.58°
7
18
99.95%
3
988
217.75°
0.1
2
05h
205.58°
4 m/s
max 9
99.95%
3 °C
988 hPa
217.75°
0.1 m
2 s
08h
221.7°
8
15
99.95%
Rain
0.5
4
987
216.75°
0.1
2
08h
221.7°
4 m/s
max 7
99.95%Rain
0.5 mm
4 °C
987 hPa
216.75°
0.1 m
2 s
11h
204.89°
9
21
94.56%
Rain
2.4
6
985
220.62°
0.2
2
11h
204.89°
5 m/s
max 11
94.56%Rain
2.4 mm
6 °C
985 hPa
220.62°
0.2 m
2 s
14h
231.91°
12
21
76.2%
7
983
239.38°
0.5
3
14h
231.91°
6 m/s
max 11
76.2%
7 °C
983 hPa
239.38°
0.5 m
3 s
17h
232.6°
17
32
98.01%
10
981
251.88°
0.7
4
17h
232.6°
9 m/s
max 17
98.01%
10 °C
981 hPa
251.88°
0.7 m
4 s
20h
256.84°
10
18
99.95%
Rain
0.5
7
982
267.5°
0.6
4
20h
256.84°
5 m/s
max 9
99.95%Rain
0.5 mm
7 °C
982 hPa
267.5°
0.6 m
4 s
23h
251.62°
5
5
93.71%
5
983
273.25°
0.4
4
23h
251.62°
2 m/s
max 2
93.71%
5 °C
983 hPa
273.25°
0.4 m
4 s

Monday, May 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
02h
190.53°
5
6
13.39%
5
981
273.75°
0.2
3
02h
190.53°
3 m/s
max 3
13.39%
5 °C
981 hPa
273.75°
0.2 m
3 s
05h
183.36°
7
17
89.31%
5
979
242.25°
0.2
2
05h
183.36°
4 m/s
max 9
89.31%
5 °C
979 hPa
242.25°
0.2 m
2 s
08h
207.5°
10
26
90.27%
8
978
209.12°
0.3
2
08h
207.5°
5 m/s
max 13
90.27%
8 °C
978 hPa
209.12°
0.3 m
2 s
11h
210.57°
19
38
99.95%
13
976
225.62°
0.6
3
11h
210.57°
10 m/s
max 20
99.95%
13 °C
976 hPa
225.62°
0.6 m
3 s
14h
235.27°
22
39
99.95%
12
975
237.25°
1
4
14h
235.27°
11 m/s
max 20
99.95%
12 °C
975 hPa
237.25°
1 m
4 s
17h
236.74°
16
33
99.95%
Rain
0.4
12
974
246.38°
0.9
4
17h
236.74°
8 m/s
max 17
99.95%Rain
0.4 mm
12 °C
974 hPa
246.38°
0.9 m
4 s
20h
346.07°
4
15
99.95%
Rain
1.1
6
978
264.5°
0.6
4
20h
346.07°
2 m/s
max 8
99.95%Rain
1.1 mm
6 °C
978 hPa
264.5°
0.6 m
4 s
23h
239.91°
3
5
99.95%
5
979
273°
0.4
4
23h
239.91°
1 m/s
max 2
99.95%
5 °C
979 hPa
273°
0.4 m
4 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.

Forecast

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