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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 pm EDT on 08/20/2025 (DOY 232 22:50 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   2.9 kts   (1.5 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   4.7 kts   (2.4 m/s)
Wind Direction:   39° (NE)
Air Temperature:   75.4 °F   (24.1 °C)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
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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
m/s
Wind
Gust
m/s
Peak
Wind
m/s
Wind
Dir
deg
Air
Tmp
C
20252321800 1.3 2.5 3.8 045 23.3
20252321700 3.1 4.2 5.0 019 22.8
20252321600 2.3 4.0 5.0 046 22.4
20252321500 2.5 5.0 5.4 028 22.3
20252321400 2.1 5.1 6.1 050 21.8
20252321300 2.8 5.0 6.7 052 21.1
20252321200 3.5 6.2 6.7 050 20.6
20252321100 4.3 6.0 6.7 019 20.4
20252321000 2.6 4.1 7.3 027 20.3
20252320900 3.1 4.4 6.7 002 19.1
20252320800 2.3 3.1 4.9 332 17.3
20252320700 2.3 3.1 4.0 341 15.2
20252320600 2.9 3.5 4.6 326 15.1
20252320500 2.6 3.0 4.0 334 15.5
20252320400 2.6 3.4 4.0 336 16.1
20252320300 2.0 2.7 3.9 340 17.0
20252320200 2.7 3.2 3.3 003 17.1
20252320100 1.8 2.8 3.8 347 17.0
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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