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Alpena, MI  (APNM4)  45° 03´ 35" N,   83° 25´ 25" W

In collaboration with Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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Conditions at 10:00 am EDT on 04/15/2025 (DOY 105 14:00 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   11.1 kts   (5.7 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   13.8 kts   (7.1 m/s)
Wind Direction:   306° (NW)
Air Temperature:   33.6 °F   (0.9 °C)
Wind Chill:   24.5 °F   (-4.2 °C)
Data & Plots of Previous 3 Hours (2 minute increments)
Data & Plots of Previous 5 Days (hourly increments)
         1 Day Windrose Plot, 5 Day Windrose Plot, (explanation)         
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(images updated every 10 minutes)

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 1]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 2]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 3]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 4]

[Live Webcam Image from Alpena, MI Met Station Camera 5]

6-hr animations: 1  2  3  4  5
Previous 48 images (top of hour only): 1  2  3  4  5
All Images (past 10 days)

----- 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
20251051000 11.1 13.8 13.8 306 33.6
20251050900 13.2 15.6 23.9 292 33.6
20251050800 9.5 13.8 20.6 289 34.3
20251050700 12.1 14.8 19.6 289 34.7
20251050600 12.6 15.9 21.0 279 37.0
20251050500 12.1 18.3 23.7 284 38.1
20251050400 9.7 13.4 18.7 291 39.4
20251050300 10.7 12.8 23.1 263 40.8
20251050200 13.6 17.5 21.0 279 42.3
20251050100 13.0 18.1 25.3 304 45.1
20251050000 14.0 18.1 26.8 279 47.8
20251042300 16.1 22.4 27.6 284 49.5
20251042200 20.2 26.8 30.7 275 51.6
20251042100 17.1 21.4 29.7 268 53.6
20251042000 13.4 17.9 24.1 273 54.9
20251041900 16.3 20.0 26.8 281 56.8
20251041800 17.1 26.4 29.0 294 59.5
20251041700 21.8 27.6 32.1 272 61.0
Note: Peak wind is max wind gust during entire hour

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The NDBC station ID for this station is: APNM4
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See also NWS Marine Forecast for this area, and NWS Recreational Beach Forecast

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» NWS, Grand Rapids Office: Near-Realtime Marine Weather, includes current conditions and forecasts
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