Carr Inlet wind

Carr Inlet is a weather buoy near Artondale in the Puget Sound sailing area. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 1 kn from S (175°), 2026-11-03 21:29 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 13:29 America/Los_Angeles). Air 14°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 3 kn, 783 readings, peak mean 8 kn, mostly NW (322°).

Recent readings

2026-11-03 21:29 UTC: 1 kn from S (175°)
2026-11-03 20:59 UTC: 3 kn from WSW (240°)
2026-11-03 19:59 UTC: 5 kn from WNW (285°)
2026-11-03 16:26 UTC: 5 kn from SSW (201°)
2026-11-03 15:58 UTC: 5 kn
2026-11-03 14:58 UTC: 4 kn from NNE (23°)
2026-11-03 13:58 UTC: 4 kn from WNW (288°)
2026-11-03 11:19 UTC: 5 kn from W (279°)

Position 47.280, -122.730; exposure marine. Carr Inlet is on open water.

Forecast against this station

Judged on the forecast published by 6 am the same morning, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Carr Inlet: 2.4 kn on average across 144 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

Judged on the forecast published by 6 pm the evening before, over the last 7 days HRRR 3 km (NOAA) has had the smallest wind-speed error at Carr Inlet: 2.7 kn on average across 144 hourly comparisons, against 2.9 kn for ECMWF IFS 0.25°.

How forecasts are checked.

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