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 9:40 pm EDT on Sun, Oct 13, 2024 (01:40 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 22.82 kts (11.74 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 26.67 kts (13.72 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 54.3° (NE) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 53.0 °F (11.6 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 29.81 inHg (1009.30 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 0 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 5.3 ft (1.61 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 9.3 ft (2.84 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 4.43 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 82.6° (E) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 58.2 °F (14.6 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 204.95 ppmv Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.220 kts (11.3 cm/s), 175.4° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.145 kts (7.5 cm/s), 147.6° (SSE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.094 kts (4.8 cm/s), 40.0° (NE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.151 kts (7.8 cm/s), 154.1° (SSE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.083 kts (4.3 cm/s), 169.2° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.159 kts (8.2 cm/s), 199.3° (SSW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 58.3 °F (14.6 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 101.54 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 10.3 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.29 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.25 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 134.77 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 0.00   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.3 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 166 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 207 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): -0.1 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 65.60 ft (19.994 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 58.3 °F (14.6 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 65.66 ft (20.01 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.983970 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.271140 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 563 ft (172 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -18 ft (-6 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: -10 ft (-3 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 195.8° (SSW) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -6.8° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 7.3° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Battery Voltage: 12.3 volts   [May 15] iSAMI pH Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 133.2° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 0.0° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.5° Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 0.50 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: -0.001 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 12.21 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: -1.303 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.595 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.68 volts SPC Board

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