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West Gulf wind
West Gulf is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 12 kn from NNE (30°), gusting 14 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 17:00 America/Chicago). Air 26°C. 1011 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 8 kn, 83 readings, gust 21 kn, peak mean 16 kn, mostly SW (221°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days West Gulf reported 679 readings, mean 8 kn, strongest mean wind 19 kn, strongest gust 23 kn, mostly from E (101°).
What it reports
West Gulf reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 12 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:50 UTC: 12 kn from NNE (30°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 12 kn from N (0°), gust 14 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 10 kn from N (350°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 10 kn from N (350°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:50 UTC: 8 kn from N (350°), gust 10 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 0 kn, gust 2 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 14 kn from NW (310°), gust 17 kn
Position 25.950, -93.780; exposure marine. West 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 West Gulf: 2.2 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.2 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 West Gulf: 2.0 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).