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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 4:12 am EDT on 06/06/2025 (DOY 157 08:12 GMT)
(Updated every 10 minutes)
Wind Speed:   7.4 kts   (3.8 m/s)
Max Wind Speed:   8.2 kts   (4.2 m/s)
Wind Direction:   318° (NW)
Air Temperature:   56.7 °F   (13.7 °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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[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
20251570400 6.8 7.8 8.7 311 56.3
20251570300 3.9 5.2 8.2 320 57.6
20251570200 5.2 6.0 7.6 303 58.1
20251570100 5.4 7.2 7.2 310 57.6
20251570000 1.4 1.6 7.4 309 59.2
20251562300 1.9 2.1 2.1 090 59.2
20251562200 4.1 4.9 4.9 103 59.4
20251562100 2.1 3.1 3.7 135 59.9
20251562000 1.6 2.1 3.3 127 60.1
20251561900 2.5 3.5 6.4 171 65.5
20251561800 1.9 2.7 5.8 218 62.6
20251561700 8.9 9.3 12.1 164 62.6
20251561600 9.3 9.9 11.1 138 63.7
20251561500 9.3 9.5 12.1 117 66.0
20251561400 11.1 11.9 12.6 130 63.5
20251561300 6.0 6.6 11.7 264 60.8
20251561200 9.9 10.5 11.5 152 61.0
20251561100 3.7 3.9 10.7 152 67.1
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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Additional Great Lakes Meteorological Observations

» NWS, Grand Rapids Office: Near-Realtime Marine Weather, includes current conditions and forecasts
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» NDBC Great Lakes ImageMap showing U.S. and Canadian Buoys and C-MAN Stations
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» Links to Great Lakes Water Temperature, Wind/Wave Data, & Water Levels
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