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West Tampa wind
West Tampa is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.
Latest observation
Now 4 kn from SW (230°), gusting 4 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 18:00 America/New_York). Air 26°C. 1013 hPa.
The last 24 hours
24 h: mean 14 kn, 83 readings, gust 23 kn, peak mean 17 kn, mostly SE (137°).
The last 7 days
Over the last 7 days West Tampa reported 660 readings, mean 17 kn, strongest mean wind 25 kn, strongest gust 33 kn, mostly from ENE (68°).
What it reports
West Tampa reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.
Recent readings
- 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 4 kn from SW (230°), gust 4 kn
- 2026-11-04 22:40 UTC: 4 kn from WSW (240°), gust 4 kn
- 2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 8 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-04 20:20 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 10 kn from S (170°), gust 12 kn
- 2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 12 kn from SSE (160°), gust 16 kn
- 2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 14 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
- 2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 16 kn from SE (140°), gust 17 kn
Position 28.500, -84.505; exposure marine. West Tampa 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 Tampa: 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 West Tampa: 2.0 kn on average across 51 hourly comparisons, against 2.3 kn for HRRR 3 km (NOAA).