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Thunder Bay Island, MI  (TBIM4)  45° 02´ 05" N,   83° 11´ 39" W

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Conditions at 0:04 am EDT on 05/01/2025 (DOY 121 04:04 GMT)
(Updated every 30 minutes)
Wind Speed:   8.0 kts   (4.1 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   8.7 kts   (4.5 m/s)
Wind Direction:   159° (SSE)
Air Temperature:   36.7 °F   (2.6 °C)
Wind Chill:   29.9 °F   (-1.2 °C)
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[Live Webcam Image from Thunder Bay Island, MI Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from Thunder Bay Island, MI Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from Thunder Bay Island, MI Met Station Camera 3]

[Live Webcam Image from Thunder Bay Island, MI Met Station Camera 4]

[Live Webcam Image from Thunder Bay Island, 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
20251210000 8.0 8.6 9.3 161 36.7
20251202300 9.5 10.5 11.1 163 36.7
20251202200 9.5 10.3 11.3 144 36.3
20251202100 6.8 8.0 10.9 108 36.0
20251201900 11.3 13.2 13.6 123 36.1
20251201800 11.9 13.6 15.6 129 36.3
20251201700 9.1 11.5 13.8 119 37.2
20251201600 10.1 11.3 12.4 120 36.9
20251201500 8.4 9.5 11.9 126 37.2
20251201400 9.9 11.3 11.5 129 36.0
20251201300 3.7 5.6 11.5 105 37.4
20251201200 4.7 6.8 7.4 108 36.1
20251201100 5.2 7.2 8.4 013 35.6
20251201000 4.1 5.4 8.6 040 34.5
20251200900 4.5 6.8 6.8 012 34.2
20251200800 3.1 5.4 8.6 322 33.4
20251200600 7.0 12.1 13.2 004 32.9
20251200500 7.6 12.1 15.4 354 32.9
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: TBIM4
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See also NWS Marine Forecast for this area, and NWS Recreational Beach Forecast

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