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West Dixon Entrance wind
West Dixon Entrance is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 14 kn from W (280°), gusting 19 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:00 America/Sitka). Air 11°C. 995 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 21 kn, 24 readings, gust 37 kn, peak mean 29 kn, mostly SSE (152°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days West Dixon Entrance reported 167 readings, mean 16 kn, strongest mean wind 37 kn, strongest gust 47 kn, mostly from SSE (148°).
What it reports
West Dixon Entrance reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 14 kn from W (280°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:00 UTC: 16 kn from WNW (290°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:00 UTC: 16 kn from WNW (290°), gust 19 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:00 UTC: 10 kn from WSW (250°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:00 UTC: 14 kn from SSE (160°), gust 17 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:00 UTC: 19 kn from SE (140°), gust 23 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:00 UTC: 17 kn from SSE (160°), gust 21 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:00 UTC: 21 kn from SSE (150°), gust 27 kn
Position 54.180, -134.320; exposure marine. West Dixon Entrance 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 West Dixon Entrance: 3.8 kn on average across 56 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 West Dixon Entrance: 4.5 kn on average across 56 hourly comparisons.