On the days I predict, some sites have nice and neat time period wind value tables, while other tables are ugly and the time periods are all chopped up, does this offend your sense of aesthetics?
This is an example of a small table and an ugly table.
There is a reason for this madness. Some locations, notably Sherman Island, Pt. Isabelle and third. Ave. is prone to overall weakening or launch site winds weakening under certain conditions.
Sherman Island often experiences a mid-day fade, sometimes as early as 8 AM. In the past I've often done long AM drives after seeing low winds around 20 degrees at the sensor and then maneuvered just to find
The wind died down and didn't come back until late afternoon. On other days, the wind blows all day long. So when I filled out the Sherman Island form, I divided the morning and afternoon into 1 hour blocks instead of our preset 2-3 hour blocks. This gives you my best estimate of winds easing off in the morning or picking up in the afternoon.
third. Ave. has different types of questions. At times, when there are strong northwest coast winds + strong northwest winds in the air + strong pressure gradients from the Santa Clara Valley toward Bakersfield through the Santa Clara Valley to San Jose, across Pacheco Pass 3. Ave. has strong northwest westerly winds from the launch site to the channel.
But often, one or more of these factors are missing, and if the pressure gradient toward Stockton dominates, the Third Avenue Channel may have good winds and the launch site faces unpredictable A combination of northwest and west winds. 92 clearance area.
Sometimes I can find hints in the morning and/or midday forecast that this will happen. So I broke the afternoon table into one-hour chunks and gave my best estimate of fade times.
platinum. Isabel, and to a lesser extent Berkeley, sometimes experienced noticeable decline in later years
afternoon. You can ride the swell past Brooks Island without realizing the wind is subsiding inside. When conditions are ripe for such a fade-out, I'll plot the table in 1 hour increments and try to give an estimate of the fade-out time.
This ugly goal isn't always achievable, but at least it shows that on days like this it's wise to check the wind direction more carefully before venturing far from the coast or driving long distances.
