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Alpena, MI  (APNM4)  45° 03´ 35" N,   83° 25´ 25" W

In collaboration with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Conditions at 6:50 am EDT on 04/27/2024 (DOY 118 10:50 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   17.1 kts   (8.8 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   18.7 kts   (9.6 m/s)
Wind Direction:   163° (SSE)
Air Temperature:   46.6 °F   (8.1 °C)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
         1 Day Windrose Plot, 5 Day Windrose Plot, (explanation)         
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[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 3]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 4]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 5]

6-hr animations: 1  2  3  4  5
Previous 48 images (top of hour only): 1  2  3  4  5
All Images (past 10 days)

----- Previous 18 Hours (at top of hour)  [English] [Metric] -----
YEARDOY EDT Wind
Spd
kts 		Wind
Gust
kts 		Peak
Wind
kts 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
F
20241180600 15.2 16.7 20.8 149 46.6
20241180500 11.7 12.6 21.2 155 44.6
20241180400 14.6 17.5 20.6 144 44.1
20241180300 15.7 17.9 23.5 141 45.5
20241180200 13.4 15.4 18.5 143 46.0
20241180100 12.2 13.6 15.7 141 46.2
20241180000 13.2 16.1 18.9 167 46.8
20241172300 10.1 12.4 14.6 156 46.4
20241172200 18.9 21.0 21.0 122 47.3
20241172100 16.9 18.7 24.3 107 50.4
20241172000 15.4 17.1 19.8 109 50.4
20241171900 16.7 19.8 19.8 108 49.6
20241171800 14.4 16.9 20.2 109 49.6
20241171700 15.2 16.3 18.3 122 47.5
20241171600 16.9 18.3 19.4 122 46.9
20241171500 16.3 18.7 20.2 124 45.7
20241171400 15.2 16.7 20.0 121 41.7
20241171300 15.2 15.9 17.5 128 42.1
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: APNM4
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See also NWS Marine Forecast for this area, and NWS Recreational Beach Forecast

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» NWS, Grand Rapids Office: Near-Realtime Marine Weather, includes current conditions and forecasts
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