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Station 45162 - Thunder Bay Buoy, Alpena, MI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station 45162

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Buoy
44.990 N 83.271 W (44°59'23" N 83°16'17" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 2.3 m above site elevation
Sea temp depth: 1 m below water line
Water depth: 20 m

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Conditions at 45162 as of
(7:20 am EDT)
1120 GMT on 07/27/2024:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): W ( 260 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 7.8 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wave Height Wave Height (WVHT): 1.0 ft
5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period Dominant Wave Period (DPD): 3 sec
5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction Mean Wave Direction (MWD):SSE ( 166 deg true )
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES):30.14 in
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 67.3 °F
5-day plot - Water Temperature Water Temperature (WTMP): 69.4 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 20 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 9.7 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wind Direction
WDIR
 		 5-day plot - Wind Speed
WSPD
kts		 5-day plot - Wind Gust
GST
kts		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period
DPD
sec		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec		 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction
MWD
 		 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure
PRES
in		 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency
PTDY
in		 5-day plot - Air Temperature
ATMP
°F		 5-day plot - Water Temperature
WTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Dew Point
DEWP
°F		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Visibility
VIS
nmi		 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
TIDE
ft
2024-07-27 07:00 am W 7.8 9.7 1.3 2- S30.13+0.01 67.3 69.4----
2024-07-27 06:40 am W 7.8 9.7 1.3 3-SSE30.14- 67.3 69.4----
2024-07-27 06:20 am W 9.7 9.7 1.3 3-SSE30.14- 67.3 69.4----
2024-07-27 06:00 am W 7.8 9.7 1.3 3- S30.13+0.01 67.3 69.4----
2024-07-27 05:40 am W 9.7 9.7 1.3 3- S30.14- 67.6 69.4----
2024-07-27 05:20 amWSW 11.7 13.6 1.3 2-SSW30.12- 67.8 69.4----
2024-07-27 05:00 am SW 9.7 11.7 1.6 3- S30.12+0.00 67.6 69.4----
2024-07-27 04:40 am SW 9.7 13.6 1.3 3- S30.12- 67.5 69.4----
2024-07-27 04:20 am SW 9.7 9.7 1.3 3- S30.13- 67.8 69.4----
2024-07-27 04:00 am SW 11.7 13.6 1.3 3- S30.13+0.00 67.8 69.6----
2024-07-27 03:40 am SW 11.7 13.6 1.3 3-SSE30.12- 67.8 69.6----
2024-07-27 03:20 am SW 9.7 11.7 1.3 3- S30.12- 67.8 69.6----
2024-07-27 03:00 amSSW 9.7 11.7 1.3 3- S30.12+0.01 68.0 69.6----
2024-07-27 02:40 am SW 11.7 13.6 1.3 3- S30.12- 68.0 69.6----
2024-07-27 02:20 amSSW 11.7 13.6 1.6 3-SSE30.12- 68.4 69.6----
2024-07-27 02:00 amSSW 9.7 11.7 1.3 3- S30.12-0.01 68.5 69.6----
2024-07-27 01:40 am S 11.7 13.6----30.11- 68.4 69.6----
2024-07-27 01:20 am S 11.7 13.6 1.3 3- S30.13- 68.5 69.8----
2024-07-27 01:00 am S 13.6 15.5 1.6 3- S30.13+0.00 68.7 69.8----
2024-07-27 12:40 am S 13.6 15.5 1.3 3- S30.12- 69.1 69.8----
2024-07-27 12:20 amSSW 13.6 15.5 1.3 3- S30.11- 69.6 69.8----
2024-07-27 12:00 am S 13.6 15.5 1.3 3-SSE30.11-0.01 70.2 70.0----
2024-07-26 11:40 pm S 13.6 15.5 1.3 3-SSE30.12- 70.2 70.0----
2024-07-26 11:20 pm S 13.6 15.5----30.12- 70.0 70.0----
2024-07-26 11:00 pm S 13.6 15.5 1.3 2- S30.12+0.00 69.8 70.0----
2024-07-26 10:40 pm S 11.7 13.6 1.3 2-SSW30.12- 69.8 70.2----
2024-07-26 10:20 pm S 11.7 13.6 1.3 2-ESE30.13- 69.8 70.2----
2024-07-26 10:00 pmSSE 11.7 13.6 1.0 2-SSE30.13-0.01 69.6 70.2----
2024-07-26 09:40 pmSSE 11.7 13.6 1.0 2-SSW30.13- 69.8 70.2----
2024-07-26 09:20 pmSSE 11.7 13.6 1.0 2-WNW30.11- 69.8 70.3----
2024-07-26 09:00 pmSSE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2- N30.12-0.03 69.8 70.3----
2024-07-26 08:40 pm SE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2- SE30.12- 69.8 70.3----
2024-07-26 08:20 pm SE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2- E30.13- 70.2 70.3----
2024-07-26 08:00 pm SE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2- SW30.13-0.02 70.3 70.5----
2024-07-26 07:40 pm SE 11.7 11.7 1.0 2-SSE30.13- 70.0 70.5----
2024-07-26 07:20 pmSSE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-WSW30.13- 70.2 70.5----
2024-07-26 07:00 pmSSE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-WSW30.14-0.03 70.7 70.7----
2024-07-26 06:40 pm SE 9.7 9.7 0.7--WSW30.14- 70.7 70.7----
2024-07-26 06:20 pm SE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-ESE30.14- 70.5 70.9----
2024-07-26 06:00 pmSSE 9.7 11.7 1.0 2- NE30.15-0.03 70.5 71.2----
2024-07-26 05:40 pm S 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-SSE30.15- 70.5 71.6----
2024-07-26 05:20 pm S 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-ESE30.15- 70.7 72.0----
2024-07-26 05:00 pm S 9.7 11.7 1.0 2-ENE30.15-0.04 71.1 71.8----
2024-07-26 04:40 pm S 9.7 11.7 0.7--SSE30.15- 71.1 71.8----
2024-07-26 04:20 pmSSE 9.7 9.7 0.7-- E30.15- 71.2 71.8----
2024-07-26 04:00 pmSSE 7.8 9.7 0.7-- SW30.16-0.03 71.2 72.0----
2024-07-26 03:40 pmSSE 7.8 9.7 0.3-- SE30.17- 71.4 72.0----
2024-07-26 03:20 pm SE 5.8 7.8 0.3--NNE30.18- 71.8 72.1----
2024-07-26 03:00 pm E 5.8 7.8 0.3--SSW30.17-0.05 72.0 71.4----
2024-07-26 02:40 pm E 3.9 5.8 0.3-- NW30.18- 73.6 71.1----
2024-07-26 02:20 pm NE 1.9 1.9 0.3-- NE30.19- 73.6 71.2----
2024-07-26 02:00 pmNNW 1.9 1.9 0.3--ENE30.19-0.02 73.6 70.9----
2024-07-26 01:40 pm- 0.0 1.9 0.3-- NW30.19- 75.9 70.9----
2024-07-26 01:20 pmWSW 1.9 3.9 0.3-- N30.19- 77.2 70.9----
2024-07-26 01:00 pm SW 1.9 3.9 0.3-- SW30.20-0.03 78.4 70.7----
2024-07-26 12:40 pm W 1.9 1.9 0.3-- N30.21- 75.6 71.1----
2024-07-26 12:20 pmWNW 1.9 1.9 0.3-- SE30.23- 71.8 70.9----
2024-07-26 12:00 pmWNW 1.9 1.9 0.3--ESE30.22-0.02 70.5 70.3----
2024-07-26 11:40 am W 1.9 3.9 0.3--SSE30.22- 69.3 70.2----
2024-07-26 11:20 am W 3.9 3.9 0.3-- E30.21- 68.5 70.0----
2024-07-26 11:00 am W 3.9 5.8 0.3-- N30.21-0.03 68.9 69.8----
2024-07-26 10:40 am W 3.9 5.8 0.3-- SE30.22- 67.5 69.8----
2024-07-26 10:20 amWNW 5.8 5.8 0.3-- NE30.23- 66.9 69.6----
2024-07-26 10:00 am W 5.8 7.8 0.3-- W30.23+0.00 66.2 69.6----
2024-07-26 09:40 amWNW 5.8 7.8 0.3--ESE30.23- 65.5 69.6----
2024-07-26 09:20 amWNW 5.8 7.8 0.3-- S30.24- 64.8 69.6----
2024-07-26 09:00 amWNW 7.8 9.7 0.7-- NE30.24+0.01 64.2 69.6----
2024-07-26 08:40 amWNW 7.8 7.8 0.7-- E30.24- 63.7 69.4----
2024-07-26 08:20 amWNW 7.8 9.7 0.7--ESE30.24- 63.1 69.4----
2024-07-26 08:00 amWNW 9.7 9.7 0.7-- SW30.24+0.02 63.0 69.4----
2024-07-26 07:40 amWNW 9.7 9.7 0.7-- SE30.23- 63.0 69.4----
2024-07-26 07:20 amWNW 7.8 9.7 0.7--ESE30.23- 62.8 69.4----
2024-07-26 07:00 amWNW 7.8 9.7 0.7-- NW30.23+0.01 62.8 69.4----
Detailed Wave Summary
for 45162 as of (7:20 am EDT)
1120 GMT on 07/27/2024:

These wave data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

5-day plot - Significant Wave Height Significant Wave Height (WVHT): 1.0 ft
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 5-day plot - Wave Height
WVHT
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Height
SwH
ft		 5-day plot - Swell Period
SwP
sec		 5-day plot - Swell Direction
SwD
 		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Height
WWH
ft		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Period
WWP
sec		 5-day plot - Wind Wave Direction
WWD
 		 5-day plot - Wave Steepness
STEEPNESS
 		 5-day plot - Average Wave Period
APD
sec
2024-07-27 07:00 am 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-27 06:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 06:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 06:00 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 05:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 05:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 05:00 am 1.6------ N/A-
2024-07-27 04:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 04:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 04:00 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 03:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 03:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 03:00 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 02:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 02:20 am 1.6------ N/A-
2024-07-27 02:00 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 01:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 01:00 am 1.6------ N/A-
2024-07-27 12:40 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 12:20 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-27 12:00 am 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 11:40 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 11:00 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:40 pm 1.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 06:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 06:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 06:00 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 05:40 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 05:20 pm 1.0------ N/A-
2024-07-26 05:00 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 04:40 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 04:20 pm 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 04:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 03:40 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 03:20 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 03:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 02:40 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 02:20 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 02:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 01:40 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 01:20 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 01:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 12:40 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 12:20 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 12:00 pm 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 11:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 11:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 11:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 10:00 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:40 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:20 am 0.3------ N/A-
2024-07-26 09:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:40 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 08:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:40 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:20 am 0.7------ N/A-
2024-07-26 07:00 am 0.7------ N/A-
Ocean Conditions at 45162 as of
(7:20 am EDT)
1120 GMT on 07/27/2024:

These oceanographic data are displayed in rounded times.

     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.

Depth (DEPTH): 66.9 ft
5-day plot - Ocean Temperature Ocean Temperature (OTMP):55.06 °F
5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration Oxygen Concentration (O2PCT):111.7%
5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration Oxygen Concentration (O2PPM):11.81 ppm
Previous observations
TIME
(EDT)		 DEPTH
ft		 5-day plot - Ocean Temperature
OTMP
°F		 5-day plot - Conductivity
COND
mS/cm		 5-day plot - Salinity
SAL
psu		 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration
O2%
%		 5-day plot - Oxygen Concentration
O2PPM
ppm		 5-day plot - Chlorophyll
CLCON
ug/l		 5-day plot - Turbidity
TURB
FTU		 5-day plot - pH
PH
 		 5-day plot - Eh
EH
mv
2024-07-27 07:00 am 66.955.15--112.1011.84----
2024-07-27 06:40 am 66.955.13--111.5011.78----
2024-07-27 06:20 am 66.955.22--111.8011.80----
2024-07-27 06:00 am 66.955.71--115.3012.09----
2024-07-27 05:40 am 66.955.99--115.7012.10----
2024-07-27 05:20 am 66.956.32--116.1012.09----
2024-07-27 05:00 am 66.957.18--117.3012.08----
2024-07-27 04:40 am 66.956.21--115.6012.06----
2024-07-27 04:20 am 66.956.28--115.5012.04----
2024-07-27 04:00 am 66.957.63--116.4011.93----
2024-07-27 03:40 am 66.958.14--115.0011.71----
2024-07-27 03:20 am 66.957.20--115.9011.94----
2024-07-27 03:00 am 66.956.30--114.8011.95----
2024-07-27 02:40 am 66.956.30--114.6011.93----
2024-07-27 02:20 am 66.956.19--114.0011.89----
2024-07-27 02:00 am 66.957.22--115.2011.86----
2024-07-27 01:20 am 66.956.57--115.1011.94----
2024-07-27 01:00 am 66.956.41--115.8012.04----
2024-07-27 12:40 am 66.956.39--116.9012.16----
2024-07-27 12:20 am 66.956.30--116.8012.17----
2024-07-27 12:00 am 66.956.53--115.1011.96----
2024-07-26 11:40 pm 66.956.12--116.9012.20----
2024-07-26 11:00 pm 66.955.80--117.4012.31----
2024-07-26 10:40 pm 66.955.71--117.0012.28----
2024-07-26 10:20 pm 66.955.67--117.0012.28----
2024-07-26 10:00 pm 66.955.51--117.1012.31----
2024-07-26 09:40 pm 66.955.26--117.1012.36----
2024-07-26 09:20 pm 66.954.97--116.7012.35----
2024-07-26 09:00 pm 66.954.97--116.7012.36----
2024-07-26 08:40 pm 66.954.88--116.6012.36----
2024-07-26 08:20 pm 66.954.79--116.2012.33----
2024-07-26 08:00 pm 66.954.68--116.1012.34----
2024-07-26 07:40 pm 66.954.64--116.5012.39----
2024-07-26 07:20 pm 66.954.61--116.4012.38----
2024-07-26 07:00 pm 66.954.64--116.2012.36----
2024-07-26 06:40 pm 66.954.79--117.0012.41----
2024-07-26 06:20 pm 66.954.91--116.7012.36----
2024-07-26 06:00 pm 66.955.04--117.1012.39----
2024-07-26 05:40 pm 66.955.26--117.6012.40----
2024-07-26 05:20 pm 66.955.45--117.7012.39----
2024-07-26 05:00 pm 66.955.69--117.7012.35----
2024-07-26 04:40 pm 66.955.94--117.7012.31----
2024-07-26 04:20 pm 66.956.16--117.5012.27----
2024-07-26 04:00 pm 66.956.25--117.1012.20----
2024-07-26 03:40 pm 66.956.35--116.3012.11----
2024-07-26 03:20 pm 66.956.30--115.7012.05----
2024-07-26 03:00 pm 66.956.34--115.9012.07----
2024-07-26 02:40 pm 66.956.32--115.8012.06----
2024-07-26 02:20 pm 67.356.32--116.0012.07----
2024-07-26 02:00 pm 67.356.23--116.2012.11----
2024-07-26 01:40 pm 67.356.01--116.6012.19----
2024-07-26 01:20 pm 66.955.87--116.3012.18----
2024-07-26 01:00 pm 66.955.81--116.2012.18----
2024-07-26 12:40 pm 66.955.87--115.4012.08----
2024-07-26 12:20 pm 66.955.92--114.8012.01----
2024-07-26 12:00 pm 67.355.83--114.8012.02----
2024-07-26 11:40 am 67.355.83--114.3011.98----
2024-07-26 11:20 am 67.355.78--113.9011.94----
2024-07-26 11:00 am 66.955.74--113.5011.91----
2024-07-26 10:40 am 67.356.12--111.8011.67----
2024-07-26 10:20 am 67.357.58--115.0011.79----
2024-07-26 10:00 am 67.358.17--114.7011.68----
2024-07-26 09:40 am 67.356.07--113.2011.82----
2024-07-26 09:20 am 67.355.83--113.0011.84----
2024-07-26 09:00 am 67.355.98--113.6011.88----
2024-07-26 08:40 am 67.356.26--114.4011.92----
2024-07-26 08:20 am 67.356.26--114.2011.90----
2024-07-26 08:00 am 67.356.03--113.1011.82----
2024-07-26 07:40 am 67.356.23--112.7011.75----
2024-07-26 07:20 am 67.356.52--113.0011.74----
2024-07-26 07:00 am 67.357.54--115.9011.89----