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

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Conditions at 10:34 pm EDT on 04/22/2025 (DOY 113 02:34 GMT)
(Updated every 30 minutes)
Wind Speed:   4.3 kts   (2.2 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   5.4 kts   (2.8 m/s)
Wind Direction:   177° (S)
Air Temperature:   39.7 °F   (4.3 °C)
Wind Chill:   36.2 °F   (2.3 °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
m/s 		Wind
Gust
m/s 		Peak
Wind
m/s 		Wind
Dir
deg 		Air
Tmp
C
20251122200 2.5 2.8 6.1 027 4.8
20251122100 0.9 1.3 2.8 165 4.0
20251121900 2.3 2.8 2.9 160 4.1
20251121800 2.5 3.4 4.5 131 6.2
20251121700 3.5 4.2 5.4 026 6.4
20251121600 3.4 4.8 6.6 008 6.5
20251121500 4.4 6.1 8.7 004 6.7
20251121400 3.6 6.0 8.2 352 5.7
20251121300 4.6 6.1 8.0 355 5.0
20251121200 4.1 5.0 7.7 001 4.7
20251121100 2.5 4.8 7.2 350 5.8
20251121000 2.8 6.1 6.5 304 6.8
20251120900 4.3 7.2 7.4 287 5.1
20251120800 6.0 8.3 8.3 274 4.2
20251120700 3.9 6.9 8.4 288 3.6
20251120600 6.8 9.3 11.7 279 3.9
20251120400 7.2 10.0 10.0 282 3.8
20251120300 6.7 8.1 12.5 274 3.6
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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