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Chicago Buoy (Station 45198) · Live Offshore Telemetry

Chicago Lakefront Marine Conditions

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Wind Harbor to Wilmette Harbor out to 5 nautical miles offshore

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312 Buoy Telemetry Sources

Data retrieved from NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Station 45198 (South Chicago Offshore), Station 45174 (Wilmette), and NOAA GLERL.

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