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

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Conditions at 6:04 pm EDT on 07/06/2025 (DOY 187 22:04 GMT)
(Updated every 30 minutes)
Wind Speed:   15.9 kts   (8.2 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   21.0 kts   (10.8 m/s)
Wind Direction:   20° (NNE)
Air Temperature:   63.3 °F   (17.4 °C)
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Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
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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
20251871800 16.1 19.1 21.0 020 63.5
20251871700 11.1 15.2 20.0 010 64.8
20251871600 5.8 8.0 14.2 003 66.4
20251871500 5.2 10.1 10.1 347 66.4
20251871300 3.9 5.1 12.8 151 74.7
20251871200 2.9 3.9 5.6 180 72.0
20251871100 4.3 5.2 5.2 183 68.2
20251871000 6.0 7.0 8.0 177 67.5
20251870900 7.6 8.0 8.6 202 67.6
20251870800 7.6 8.2 11.3 192 67.1
20251870700 2.9 3.5 7.8 218 66.9
20251870600 7.4 7.8 7.8 194 67.5
20251870500 5.1 5.8 8.4 172 67.3
20251870400 9.1 10.3 10.3 189 68.0
20251870300 13.8 14.6 15.4 185 69.8
20251870200 14.6 15.6 15.7 191 70.3
20251870100 10.9 11.5 15.0 190 69.6
20251870000 12.2 12.8 13.2 193 69.6
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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