Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Alpena - Thunder Bay Buoy   Location: 44° 59.3796´ N,   83° 16.2762´ W,   Depth: 65 ft (20 m)

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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2024.



Conditions around 9:00 am EDT on Thu, Oct 12, 2023 (13:00 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 9.72 kts (5.00 m/s)   [Oct 12] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 11.89 kts (6.12 m/s)   [Oct 12] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 45.8° (NE)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 49.6 °F (9.8 °C)   [Oct 12] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 29.98 inHg (1015.29 hPa)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 325 umole/m^2/s   [Oct 12] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.9 ft (0.28 m)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.7 ft (0.51 m)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.32 secs   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 90.8° (E)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 56.7 °F (13.7 °C)   [Oct 12] CSI Temp Probe
   
pH (near surface): 7.02   [Oct 12] CSIM11 pH Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 1331.45 ppmv   [Oct 12] Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.482 kts (24.8 cm/s), 173.0° (S)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.295 kts (15.2 cm/s), 159.2° (SSE)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.262 kts (13.5 cm/s), 146.2° (SE)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.125 kts (6.4 cm/s), 249.0° (WSW)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.070 kts (3.6 cm/s), 263.7° (W)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.285 kts (14.7 cm/s), 255.4° (WSW)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 55.1 °F (12.8 °C)   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 99.67 %Sat   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 10.5 mg/L   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.54 RFU   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.02 RFU   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 112.78 mg/L   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 8.43   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.5 RFU   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 133 µS/cm   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 174 µS/cm   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): -0.5 NTU   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 61.44 ft (18.727 m)   [Oct 12] YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 55.2 °F (12.9 °C)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 60.99 ft (18.59 m)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.989650 N   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.271330 E   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 589 ft (180 m)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -4 ft (-1 m)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: -15 ft (-5 m)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 134.1° (SE)   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: 1.1°   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 5.1°   [Oct 12] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 219.1° (SW)   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -0.6°   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.1°   [Oct 12] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 16.98 volts   [Oct 12] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 3.065 amps   [Oct 12] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.51 volts   [Oct 12] SPC Board
Battery Current: 2.911 amps (+=charging)   [Oct 12] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.465 amps   [Oct 12] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.74 volts   [Oct 12] SPC Board

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