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

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Conditions at 2:50 am EDT on 03/19/2024 (DOY 079 06:50 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   8.9 kts   (4.6 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   10.3 kts   (5.3 m/s)
Wind Direction:   228° (SW)
Air Temperature:   27.1 °F   (-2.7 °C)
Wind Chill:   17.5 °F   (-8.0 °C)
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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]

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----- 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
Wind
Chill
F
20240790200 5.8 7.0 10.9 240 27.7 20.5
20240790100 5.6 7.6 8.6 267 27.7 20.7
20240790000 7.2 10.5 12.4 269 28.0 19.8
20240782300 8.4 10.9 12.6 299 28.0 19.0
20240782200 11.7 15.2 15.6 304 27.9 16.9
20240782100 13.6 16.9 20.4 314 27.7 15.8
20240782000 11.1 14.4 19.1 305 28.6 18.1
20240781900 6.2 8.4 20.6 317 30.2 23.2
20240781800 14.4 17.7 22.9 309 31.5 20.4
20240781700 12.2 19.2 22.7 311 32.4 22.4
20240781600 15.9 19.6 19.6 311 30.2 18.1
20240781500 11.5 13.8 20.4 311 28.9 18.4
20240781400 10.5 14.0 21.6 335 28.4 18.2
20240781300 17.5 22.9 22.9 335 28.0 14.8
20240781200 10.3 15.2 20.2 334 27.9 17.6
20240781100 12.8 17.5 20.6 341 27.7 16.1
20240781000 8.6 11.3 21.6 355 27.9 18.7
20240780900 6.4 9.7 19.2 342 28.0 20.4
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour
Note: Wind chill is set to -99 if air temp > 40 F or wind speed < 3 mph

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: APNM4
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