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Port Alexander, AK wind
Port Alexander, AK is a land weather station. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 5 kn from NNW (340°), gusting 7 kn, 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 13:48 America/Sitka). 996 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 2 kn, 73 readings, gust 10 kn, peak mean 5 kn, mostly NNW (345°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days Port Alexander, AK reported 584 readings, mean 2 kn, strongest mean wind 13 kn, strongest gust 25 kn, mostly from N (351°).
What it reports
Port Alexander, AK reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 22:48 UTC: 5 kn from NNW (340°), gust 7 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:48 UTC: 4 kn from N (350°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:48 UTC: 4 kn from N (0°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:48 UTC: 2 kn from N (350°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:54 UTC: 5 kn from N (350°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:48 UTC: 2 kn from N (350°), gust 5 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:48 UTC: 0 kn, gust 6 kn
- 2026-11-04 15:48 UTC: 3 kn from N (0°), gust 6 kn
Position 56.247, -134.647; exposure coastal. Port Alexander, 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 Port Alexander, AK: 12.8 kn on average across 49 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 Port Alexander, AK: 12.5 kn on average across 49 hourly comparisons.
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