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

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Conditions at 7:34 pm EDT on 10/14/2024 (DOY 288 23:34 GMT)
(Updated every 30 minutes)
Wind Speed:   10.9 kts   (5.6 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   14.8 kts   (7.6 m/s)
Wind Direction:   18° (NNE)
Air Temperature:   47.5 °F   (8.6 °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
20242881900 10.5 15.0 16.9 004 47.1
20242881800 9.5 12.8 19.4 007 46.8
20242881700 8.6 12.6 19.4 000 46.6
20242881600 8.7 13.0 19.1 347 46.2
20242881500 11.7 16.5 17.5 002 47.1
20242881400 10.9 16.3 19.1 359 45.9
20242881300 11.9 18.3 19.6 013 47.1
20242881200 13.2 19.6 19.6 006 44.4
20242881100 14.4 18.9 21.0 026 45.3
20242881000 18.3 23.1 23.1 034 44.8
20242880900 15.2 24.7 24.7 016 44.4
20242880800 15.9 19.2 24.9 038 44.6
20242880700 20.0 23.7 24.7 047 44.6
20242880600 19.4 24.1 27.4 045 44.6
20242880500 20.0 23.3 27.8 043 45.1
20242880400 20.2 25.9 28.6 037 46.0
20242880300 19.8 23.9 28.6 053 46.6
20242880200 22.6 28.2 30.9 051 48.0
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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