Weather buoy to be launched into Lake Michigan
Photo courtesy of Michigan Tech Great Lakes Research Center.
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Posted: 09/04/2012
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - — A weather buoy will be launched into Lake Michigan as part of a pilot program backed by several companies and organizations.
The buoy is equipped with sensors to measure air and water temperature, wind speed and wave height, among other things. It's scheduled to be towed about two miles from shore Monday evening after a public open house in Ottawa County's Park Township.
The Holland Sentinel (http://bit.ly/NqJX8v) reports that the Holland area was chosen as a test site because it's a metropolitan area with abundant summer boating traffic. Other buoys are in operation in the lake.
The data will go to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids to improve forecasts, alert swimmers and boaters, and aid in search and rescue operations.
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Upper Great Lakes Observing System: http://bit.ly/NIbP3X
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