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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Conditions around 6:20 pm EDT on Mon, Jul 15, 2024 (22:20 GMT)
NOTE: Italic values identify data that is not recent and may not reflect current conditions.

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Air Data:   
Wind Speed: 4.09 kts (2.10 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Maximum Wind Speed: 4.57 kts (2.35 m/s) R.M. Young Wind Monitor
Wind Direction: 114.1° (ESE) AirMar Weather Sensor
Air Temperature: 74.8 °F (23.8 °C) CSI Temp Probe
Air Pressure (sea level): 29.71 inHg (1005.90 hPa) AirMar Weather Sensor
PAR Radiation: 673 umole/m^2/s Li-COR PAR Sensor
   
Water Near-Surface Data:   
Significant Wave Height: 1.0 ft (0.31 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Maximum Wave Height: 1.6 ft (0.48 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Zero-Crossing Period: 2.87 secs Nortek AWAC Profiler
Wave Direction: 170.5° (S) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Temperature (near surface): 70.2 °F (21.2 °C) CSI Temp Probe
   
CO₂ (near surface): 196.04 ppmv Pro Oceanus Mini CO₂ Digital Sensor
   
Water Column Data:   
Current @ 8.2 ft (2.5 m) Depth: 0.061 kts (3.1 cm/s), 232.8° (SW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 18.0 ft (5.5 m) Depth: 0.118 kts (6.1 cm/s), 260.5° (W) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 27.9 ft (8.5 m) Depth: 0.110 kts (5.7 cm/s), 331.6° (NNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 37.7 ft (11.5 m) Depth: 0.071 kts (3.7 cm/s), 112.4° (ESE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 47.6 ft (14.5 m) Depth: 0.141 kts (7.2 cm/s), 353.7° (N) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Current @ 54.1 ft (16.5 m) Depth: 0.125 kts (6.4 cm/s), 332.2° (NNW) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Water Near-Bottom Data:   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 52.9 °F (11.6 °C) YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 112.72 %Sat YSI Sonde
Dissolved Oxygen (near bottom): 12.2 mg/L YSI Sonde
Phycocyanin (near bottom): 0.44 RFU YSI Sonde
Fluorescent DOM (near bottom): -0.23 RFU YSI Sonde
Total Dissolved Solids (near bottom): 134.37 mg/L YSI Sonde
pH (near bottom): 8.45 YSI Sonde
Chlorophyll (near bottom): 0.4 RFU YSI Sonde
Conductivity (near bottom): 154 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Specific Conductivity (near bottom): 207 µS/cm YSI Sonde
Turbidity (near bottom): -0.2 NTU YSI Sonde
YSI Sensor Depth: 66.68 ft (20.324 m) YSI Sonde
   
Water Temperature (near bottom): 53.0 °F (11.7 °C) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Sensor Depth: 66.55 ft (20.28 m) Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Engineering Data:   
GPS Latitude: 44.984000 N AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Longitude: -83.271100 E AirMar Weather Sensor
GPS Altitude: 587 ft (179 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset North: -7 ft (-2 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
Buoy Location Offset East: 0 ft (0 m) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Compass: 318.4° (NW) AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Pitch: -0.4° AirMar Weather Sensor
AirMar Roll: 1.7° AirMar Weather Sensor
   
Battery Voltage: 12.3 volts   [May 15] iSAMI pH Sensor
   
Nortek Compass: 133.8° (SE) Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Pitch: 0.1° Nortek AWAC Profiler
Nortek Roll: 0.3° Nortek AWAC Profiler
   
Solar Panel Voltage: 19.21 volts SPC Board
Solar Panel Current: 1.296 amps Campbell Logger
Battery Voltage: 13.43 volts SPC Board
Battery Current: 0.566 amps (+=charging) Campbell Logger
Current to UW Hub: 0.585 amps Campbell Logger
Voltage at UW Hub: 49.74 volts SPC Board

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