Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P) wind

Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P) is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 5 kn from S (180°), 2026-11-04 02:35 UTC (Tuesday 3 Nov 20:35 America/Chicago). Air 27°C.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 7 kn, 64 readings, gust 19 kn, peak mean 12 kn, mostly ESE (115°).

Recent readings

2026-11-04 02:35 UTC: 5 kn from S (180°)
2026-11-04 01:55 UTC: 7 kn from S (190°)
2026-11-04 00:55 UTC: 6 kn from S (190°)
2026-11-03 23:55 UTC: 7 kn from SSW (210°)
2026-11-03 22:55 UTC: 0 kn
2026-11-03 21:55 UTC: 6 kn from SSW (210°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-03 20:35 UTC: 5 kn from S (180°)
2026-11-03 19:55 UTC: 4 kn from SSE (150°)

Position 27.840, -91.988; exposure coastal. Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P) 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 Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P): 2.9 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons, against 4.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

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 Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P): 2.8 kn on average across 54 hourly comparisons, against 3.8 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).

How forecasts are checked.

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Stations near Garden Banks 172 / Salsa (Shell E & P)

Garden Banks 172, 0.0 nm away
Eugene Island Blk 338, 27.3 nm away