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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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2025.



Conditions around 9:00 am EDT on Sat, Nov 2, 2024 (13:00 GMT)

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 6.56 kts (3.38 m/s)   [Nov 2] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 8.31 kts (4.27 m/s)   [Nov 2] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 303.2° (WNW)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 39.7 °F (4.3 °C)   [Nov 2] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.44 inHg (1030.57 hPa)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 185 umole/m^2/s   [Nov 2] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 0.6 ft (0.17 m)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.30 m)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.09 secs   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 276.6° (W)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 53.4 °F (11.9 °C)   [Nov 2] CSI Temp Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 275.20 ppmv   [Nov 2] Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.056 kts (2.9 cm/s), 316.4° (NW)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.074 kts (3.8 cm/s), 71.6° (ENE)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.133 kts (6.9 cm/s), 226.8° (SW)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.246 kts (12.6 cm/s), 304.7° (NW)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.043 kts (2.2 cm/s), 30.1° (NNE)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.048 kts (2.5 cm/s), 46.6° (NE)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 51.1 °F (10.6 °C)   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 93.14 %Sat   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 10.4 mg/L   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.52 RFU   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.18 RFU   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 135.26 mg/L   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 0.00   [Nov 2]   (Suspect) YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.4 RFU   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 151 µS/cm   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 208 µS/cm   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): -0.4 NTU   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 66.15 ft (20.163 m)   [Nov 2] YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 51.2 °F (10.7 °C)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 66.19 ft (20.17 m)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.984000 N   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.271080 E   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 582 ft (178 m)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -7 ft (-2 m)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 5 ft (2 m)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 64.3° (ENE)   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -0.9°   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 2.6°   [Nov 2] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Battery Voltage: 12.3 volts   [May 15] iSAMI pH Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 133.4° (SE)   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -0.3°   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.5°   [Nov 2] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 17.23 volts   [Nov 2] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 3.777 amps   [Nov 2] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.59 volts   [Nov 2] SPC Board
Battery Current: 3.634 amps (+=charging)   [Nov 2] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.535 amps   [Nov 2] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.66 volts   [Nov 2] SPC Board

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