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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 10:30 am EDT on 06/07/2025 (DOY 158 14:30 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   6.8 kts   (3.5 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   7.8 kts   (4.0 m/s)
Wind Direction:   75° (ENE)
Air Temperature:   63.3 °F   (17.4 °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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(images updated every 10 minutes)

[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
20251581000 3.0 3.5 4.5 082 17.4
20251580900 2.2 3.4 3.8 026 16.9
20251580800 1.9 2.6 4.9 359 14.6
20251580700 1.7 2.5 3.7 330 12.1
20251580600 1.7 2.0 2.6 319 12.0
20251580500 1.8 2.4 2.5 327 12.6
20251580400 1.5 2.0 3.2 334 12.6
20251580300 1.4 2.5 3.3 334 13.5
20251580200 2.2 2.7 3.7 345 13.3
20251580100 3.1 3.8 4.8 341 14.1
20251580000 2.0 2.5 4.4 334 14.8
20251572300 2.2 3.0 3.4 335 15.7
20251572200 2.8 4.1 4.1 344 17.6
20251572100 1.3 2.2 4.1 356 19.9
20251572000 1.2 1.6 3.5 098 17.2
20251571900 2.6 2.8 2.8 176 18.3
20251571800 2.6 2.8 4.4 191 19.6
20251571700 1.9 2.2 3.1 163 21.2
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
» NWS, White Lake Office: Near-Realtime Marine Weather, includes current conditions and forecasts
» NDBC Great Lakes ImageMap showing U.S. and Canadian Buoys and C-MAN Stations
» NOAA CoastWatch Great Lakes NOAAPORT Data, includes all station types
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» NWS Great Lakes Marine Text Forecasts by Zone
» Links to Great Lakes Water Temperature, Wind/Wave Data, & Water Levels
» GLIN: Great Lakes Information Network

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