Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Alpena - Thunder Bay Buoy   Location: 44° 59.0406´ N,   83° 16.2648´ W,   Depth: 66.42 ft (20.245 m)

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Conditions around 9:00 pm EDT on Fri, Jul 26, 2024 (01:00 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 11.14 kts (5.73 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 12.23 kts (6.29 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 152.2° (SSE) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 69.8 °F (21.0 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.12 inHg (1019.91 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 13 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.32 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.7 ft (0.53 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.33 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 4.2° (N) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 70.4 °F (21.3 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 225.18 ppmv Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.043 kts (2.2 cm/s), 305.8° (NW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.171 kts (8.8 cm/s), 310.4° (NW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.122 kts (6.3 cm/s), 172.6° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.202 kts (10.4 cm/s), 186.6° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.188 kts (9.7 cm/s), 118.4° (ESE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.041 kts (2.1 cm/s), 211.4° (SSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 55.0 °F (12.8 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 116.69 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 12.4 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.43 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.29 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 134.74 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 8.42 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.6 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 159 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 207 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 0.1 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 66.98 ft (20.415 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 54.9 °F (12.7 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 66.99 ft (20.42 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.984020 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.271100 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 569 ft (174 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 227.3° (SW) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: 0.0° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 1.9° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Battery Voltage: 12.3 volts   [May 15] iSAMI pH Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 133.7° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 0.2° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.3° Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 13.53 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 0.097 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 12.43 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: -1.198 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.588 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.73 volts SPC Board

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