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Mid Gulf wind
Mid Gulf is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 2 kn from W (270°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 17:00 America/Chicago). Air 27°C. 1012 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 4 kn, 81 readings, gust 10 kn, peak mean 6 kn, mostly SSW (210°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Mid Gulf reported 668 readings, mean 11 kn, strongest mean wind 19 kn, strongest gust 25 kn, mostly from ENE (57°).
What it reports
Mid Gulf reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 2 kn from W (270°), gust 4 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:50 UTC: 4 kn from W (270°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 6 kn from W (260°), gust 8 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 4 kn from SW (230°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 4 kn from SW (220°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 4 kn from WSW (240°), gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 6 kn from WSW (250°), gust 8 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 6 kn from SW (230°), gust 6 kn
Position 25.922, -89.638; exposure marine. Mid Gulf is on open water.
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 Mid Gulf: 2.0 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.0 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 Mid Gulf: 1.9 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.5 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).