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Wind in Cinco Bayou

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:56 pm (CDT)
Now · from the northeast 9 mph
Gusts
19 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
11 mph at 8:00 pm
In knots
8 kn
Cross-offshore

Today the wind in Cinco Bayou is a gentle breeze from the northeast: 5 mph to 11 mph, peaking at 8:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph. The windiest day of the week is Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 24 mph.

Measured now at the airport

Ft Walton Beach/Hurlburt Fld (KHRT), 4.8 mi away · 1 h 1 min ago

Wind9 mph from the northeast
Gusts—
Visibility9.0 mi
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Wed 28 5–11 mph · gusts 22 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Thu 29 6–11 mph · gusts 21 NE · Beaufort 3
  • Fri 30 4–11 mph · gusts 17 ENE · Beaufort 3
  • Sat 31 5–11 mph · gusts 22 E · Beaufort 3
  • Sun 1 10–14 mph · gusts 23 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 6–13 mph · gusts 21 ENE · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 8–15 mph · gusts 24 E · Beaufort 4

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 8678111099
Gusts 1818131616131917
Direction NNENNENENEENENENENE
Beaufort 22233333
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 99101110876
Gusts 1519212116141415
Direction NENENEENENEENENENE
Beaufort 33333322
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBMNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 677911856
Gusts 1616161717131115
Direction NENENEENEENEENEENEENE
Beaufort 22233322
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 78910111058
Gusts 1617171818161318
Direction ENEENEENEENEEESEESEE
Beaufort 23333323
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 92292181981911261021930
AIFS 9999111111
GFS 112611251225122416291022814
ICON 82082071771810231126614
HRRR 11221121—————
NBM 1018101711171122142313211524
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the northeast: cross-offshore. Calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

On Tuesday 3, from the east: cross-shore.

The coast here faces south. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in Cinco BayouQuestions

What's the wind like today in Cinco Bayou?

Gentle breeze from the northeast: 9 mph now, peaking at 11 mph at 8:00 pm with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Tuesday 3: up to 15 mph from the east, with gusts of 24 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze and waves are 1.5 ft. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-offshore: the coast faces south.

More about Cinco Bayou today

Wind near Cinco Bayou

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 14 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:56 pm (local time).

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