Realtime Coastal Observation Network (ReCON) Station
Alpena - Thunder Bay Buoy   Location: 44° 59.2932´ N,   83° 16.1142´ W,   Depth: 61.60 ft (18.775 m)

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Station removed for the season. Redeployment planned for spring 2026.



Conditions around 12:20 pm EDT on Tue, Sep 16, 2025 (16:20 GMT)

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 0.08 kts (0.04 m/s)   [Sep 16] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 0.30 kts (0.16 m/s)   [Sep 16] R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 99.6° (E)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 67.0 °F (19.4 °C)   [Sep 16] CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 30.27 inHg (1024.78 hPa)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 680 umole/m^2/s   [Sep 16] Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.32 m)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.9 ft (0.58 m)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.27 secs   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 125.2° (SE)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 65.3 °F (18.5 °C)   [Sep 16] CSI Temp Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 307.25 ppmv   [Sep 16] Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.286 kts (14.7 cm/s), 304.8° (NW)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.054 kts (2.8 cm/s), 115.6° (ESE)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.089 kts (4.6 cm/s), 142.1° (SE)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.260 kts (13.4 cm/s), 90.0° (E)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.435 kts (22.4 cm/s), 105.3° (ESE)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.282 kts (14.5 cm/s), 61.1° (ENE)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 60.6 °F (15.9 °C)   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 103.76 %Sat   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 10.3 mg/L   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.06 RFU   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): 0.07 RFU   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 131.54 mg/L   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 8.47   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.3 RFU   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 167 µS/cm   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 202 µS/cm   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): 0.2 NTU   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 61.42 ft (18.721 m)   [Sep 12] YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 47.0 °F (8.4 °C)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 61.34 ft (18.70 m)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.988210 N   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.268570 E   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 579 ft (176 m)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -7 ft (-2 m)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 192.9° (SSW)   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: 0.2°   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 1.9°   [Sep 16] AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 241.1° (WSW)   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: -1.9°   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: -0.1°   [Aug 7] Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 19.19 volts   [Sep 16] SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.580 amps   [Sep 16] Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.48 volts   [Sep 16] SPC Board
Battery Current: 1.396 amps (+=charging)   [Sep 16] Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.147 amps   [Sep 16] Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.74 volts   [Sep 12] SPC Board

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