Observed arrival · 2026-10-05
Lakewatch: Chicago nearshore
A local marine-weather dashboard pairing Chicago Crib and buoy observations with National Weather Service forecasts for Lake Michigan.
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- Chicago nearshore boaters and lake-watchers
- Worth noticing
- Its saved history has a clear boundary: wave readings are unavailable in older records from before wave-history collection was enabled.
Field notes
The page distinguishes measured station readings from forecast values and identifies NOAA GLERL, Sea Grant, and NDBC among its observation sources. Users can inspect hourly values and change the displayed forecast range; the dashboard also explains that zone forecasts cover a wider area than point forecasts. Its collection model depends on the dashboard server and computer remaining on, even when the browser is closed.
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