Western Prince William Sound wind

Western Prince William Sound is a weather buoy. Readings from NOAA NDBC.

Latest observation

Now 14 kn from ENE (70°), gusting 21 kn, 2026-11-04 23:00 UTC (Wednesday 4 Nov 14:00 America/Anchorage). Air 7°C. 992 hPa.

The last 24 hours

24 h: mean 14 kn, 84 readings, gust 45 kn, peak mean 29 kn, mostly ENE (78°).

The last 7 days

Over the last 7 days Western Prince William Sound reported 658 readings, mean 11 kn, strongest mean wind 29 kn, strongest gust 45 kn, mostly from NNE (32°).

What it reports

Western Prince William Sound reports wind speed, gusts, wind direction, air temperature and sea-level pressure, hourly.

Recent readings

2026-11-04 23:00 UTC: 14 kn from ENE (70°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 22:40 UTC: 14 kn from ENE (70°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 21:40 UTC: 12 kn from ENE (60°), gust 16 kn
2026-11-04 20:30 UTC: 14 kn from E (80°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 19:50 UTC: 12 kn from E (80°), gust 25 kn
2026-11-04 18:40 UTC: 16 kn from NNE (30°), gust 21 kn
2026-11-04 17:40 UTC: 16 kn from E (90°), gust 19 kn
2026-11-04 16:40 UTC: 17 kn from E (100°), gust 21 kn

Position 60.802, -148.283; exposure marine. Western Prince William Sound 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 Western Prince William Sound: 3.5 kn on average across 50 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 Western Prince William Sound: 3.9 kn on average across 50 hourly comparisons.

How forecasts are checked.

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