Station Name: Mackinac Straits West, Mackinaw City, MI
Station Type: Buoy
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center

Elevation Above Sea Level: 574 feet / 175 meters

Nearest Address:
Offshore
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
Mackinac County

GPS Coordinates: 45.825, -84.772

Nearby Water Temperatures

Air Quality Alert issued August 4 at 3:01PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Mon August 4, 2025, 3:01 PM
Expires: Tue August 5, 2025, 11:45 PM

The Air Quality Advisory issued by the Michigan Department of Environment...Great Lakes...and Energy remains in effect and has been extended through Tuesday evening, August 5. This advisory is in effect for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, and Arenac. The main culprit remains Canadian wildfire smoke originating from Manitoba and Ontario. Weak high pressure is holding the smoke in place and compressing it close to the ground. Current forecast indications are that smoke concentrations and air quality should improve Wednesday. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to- date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury- prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.

Air Quality Alert issued August 5 at 6:58AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Tue August 5, 2025, 6:58 AM
Expires: Wed August 6, 2025, 12:00 AM

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Tuesday August 5, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, and Arenac. The main culprit remains Canadian wildfire smoke originating from Manitoba and Ontario. Weak high pressure is holding the smoke in place and compressing it close to the ground. Current forecast indications are that smoke concentrations and air quality should improve Wednesday. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to- date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury- prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.

Air Quality Alert issued August 4 at 3:01PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Mon August 4, 2025, 3:01 PM
Expires: Tue August 5, 2025, 11:45 PM

The Air Quality Advisory issued by the Michigan Department of Environment...Great Lakes...and Energy remains in effect and has been extended through Tuesday evening, August 5. This advisory is in effect for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, and Arenac. The main culprit remains Canadian wildfire smoke originating from Manitoba and Ontario. Weak high pressure is holding the smoke in place and compressing it close to the ground. Current forecast indications are that smoke concentrations and air quality should improve Wednesday. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to- date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury- prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.

Air Quality Alert issued August 5 at 6:58AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Tue August 5, 2025, 6:58 AM
Expires: Wed August 6, 2025, 12:00 AM

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has issued an Air Quality Advisory for Tuesday August 5, for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, and Arenac. The main culprit remains Canadian wildfire smoke originating from Manitoba and Ontario. Weak high pressure is holding the smoke in place and compressing it close to the ground. Current forecast indications are that smoke concentrations and air quality should improve Wednesday. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to- date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury- prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.

Air Quality Alert issued August 4 at 3:01PM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Mon August 4, 2025, 3:01 PM
Expires: Tue August 5, 2025, 11:45 PM

The Air Quality Advisory issued by the Michigan Department of Environment...Great Lakes...and Energy remains in effect and has been extended through Tuesday evening, August 5. This advisory is in effect for elevated levels of fine particulates (PM2.5). Pollutants are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. The alert is in effect for the following Michigan Counties, Chippewa, Mackinac, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin, and Arenac. The main culprit remains Canadian wildfire smoke originating from Manitoba and Ontario. Weak high pressure is holding the smoke in place and compressing it close to the ground. Current forecast indications are that smoke concentrations and air quality should improve Wednesday. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Monitor for symptoms such as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, dizziness, or burning in nose, throat, and eyes. Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices. Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. For further information, please see EPA's Air Now site for up-to- date air quality data at https://www.airnow.gov For further health information, please see MDHHS' Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site at https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury- prev/environmental-health/your-health-and-wildfire-smoke.