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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 4:20 am EDT on 05/13/2026 (DOY 133 08:20 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   8.2 kts   (4.2 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   11.5 kts   (5.9 m/s)
Wind Direction:   319° (NW)
Air Temperature:   43.2 °F   (6.2 °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
20261330400 8.0 10.7 11.5 310 43.2
20261330300 1.0 1.9 13.2 286 42.6
20261330200 2.9 3.7 3.7 134 42.8
20261330100 11.1 11.9 11.9 129 43.0
20261330000 12.2 13.2 14.2 142 43.7
20261322300 12.2 14.2 16.9 161 43.7
20261322200 17.9 21.4 22.6 131 44.1
20261322100 21.6 24.9 27.6 122 44.4
20261322000 20.6 22.7 29.5 120 44.4
20261321900 15.2 16.9 25.3 129 44.1
20261321800 17.5 21.2 21.6 128 42.3
20261321700 24.5 27.2 27.2 136 42.1
20261321600 18.9 21.2 27.6 136 40.5
20261321500 20.2 21.8 22.7 129 41.0
20261321400 18.5 20.8 21.8 146 41.2
20261321300 21.4 23.7 27.0 143 42.8
20261321200 21.8 24.5 27.6 140 42.4
20261321100 22.4 24.9 25.9 137 42.6
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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Additional Great Lakes Meteorological Observations

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