Cape Decision MXAK, AK wind

Cape Decision MXAK, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 22 kn from E (100°), gusting 26 kn, 2026-11-04 23:12 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:12 America/Sitka). Air 8°C. 995 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 15 kn, 88 readings, gust 32 kn, peak mean 22 kn, mostly ESE (110°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Cape Decision MXAK, AK reported 782 readings, mean 13 kn, strongest mean wind 55 kn, strongest gust 64 kn, mostly from ESE (106°).

What it reports

Cape Decision MXAK, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:12 UTC: 22 kn from E (100°), gust 26 kn
2026-11-04 22:52 UTC: 20 kn from E (100°), gust 23 kn
2026-11-04 21:52 UTC: 13 kn from E (80°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 20:52 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 19:32 UTC: 15 kn from E (90°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 18:32 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 17:52 UTC: 15 kn from E (80°), gust 20 kn
2026-11-04 16:52 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (70°), gust 19 kn

Position 56.001, -134.136; exposure coastal. Cape Decision MXAK, AK is on the shore: it reads sea wind well, land wind less so.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Cape Decision MXAK, AK: 4.1 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days ECMWF IFS 0.25° has had the smallest wind-speed error at Cape Decision MXAK, AK: 4.8 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Cape Decision MXAK, AK

Cape Decision, AK, 0.0 nm away
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