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Surface maps tell you where the fronts are, and show you the atmospheric pressure distribution in the region. Good for figuring out if you have to call in sick, or just leave work early when a front's about to hit. Current Winds
Forecast Winds Day After Tomorrow Gusts Forecast Winds Day After Day After Gusts
Current Jet Stream
If the jet stream is over us with any speed, it greatly influences the sailing. This holds true unless we have dreaded "afternoon thunderstorms" in the area. Northerly or northwesterly jets will mean better sailing at Utah Lake. Westerly jet stream generally means good sailing at Sulfur Creek, and DeerCreek.
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Generic Utah Weather 10 Day SLC Forecast from weather.com. Somewhat useful for predicting Rush wind.
The
below site will give you the daily (6 AM, 6 PM) winds aloft reading from the radiosonde
balloon sent up at SLC airport. Its useful for figuring out just what’s
up there and which way it’s blowing. As the day heats up, these winds tend
to mix more with the surface and affect our sailing. Note which altitude
corresponds to where you are going, i.e., 7,000 ft is close to the elevation
of Sulfur Creek.
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Current wind, temp and pressure for Utah Windsurfing favorites
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Rush
Lake (Penny's) Rush Lake Predictor SPRING of 05
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| Penny's is about 1/2 mile to the South of Rush. The Stockton Bar is about 2 Miles to the North, but high up in the foothills, and being higher up in the atmosphere, usually reads high. The average between the 2 is the most likely wind speed at Rush. If the wind is different directions between the 2, wait an hour and try again. The Lake Point Predictor is (very roughly) a good predictor for the wind Rush will get about an hour later. Time Series allow you to check which way the wind, temperature, and pressure are trending, should you be bold enough to try and predict when the wind will be at Rush and how strong the wind will be. | ||||||||||
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Utah
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| The Provo Muni Airport reads pretty true to North wind speeds at Rocky Point. South readings are pretty consistent if the wind is Southwest. If the wind is Southeast, don't go to Utah lake. Saratoga site is wind shadowed and may be of dubious value in predicting wind at Rocky Point. The Saratoga Springs site is not far from the city park and should be good for checking weather at the park (Just a couple of miles South of Rocky Point). The Springville (SSB) site is becoming popular with Kite Boarders as a qualifier for wind at the South Sandy Beach. The Bluffdale site appears to switch North about 2 hours before the North gets to SSB. | ||||||||||
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DeerCreek
(DAM)
DC Weather Talker 435-657-0817
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The Soldier Hollow reporting station is nestled up in a little canyon near DeerCreek, if it reaches double digits out of the South, DeerCreek will be planable. The Charleston station is just North of lake, but about 20 feet off the ground. Charleston is currently the best indicator of wind on the lake, and is pretty consistent with what you'd be sailing. The Dam Chute is very consistent with what you'd be sailing at Sailboat Beach, but it's typically only up in the late fall and early spring. The Arrowhead reporting station is at 8,252 feet is a good predictor of planable winds from the Southwest later that day at DeerCreek (the "Pine" effect). |
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Reporting station right at the lake, what you see is what you get. Grantsville is a good morning site in the Autumn if it has water.
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| Reporting station is down. I'll relink if it comes back. Reporting station is right on the dam, South wind reports are very accurate. | ||||||||||
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Lake Mojave Wind and Temp Data 1999-2002
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| The Bullhead City report is fairly accurate with North wind on the lake at Katherine's. South wind is fairly accurate at 6 Mile Cove to the Searchlight reading. | ||||||||||
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Current Precip
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Courtesy Mike Rosberg: Anywhere
between mile post 91 and 92, on I 80. I don't know if its really
legal to park or not. Just flip your hood up before you go out.
South only works if we have some strong
south. The North Thermal is strong. The Bermester link is right on the
west end of the ponds. The north thermal is not as strong as Rush since
we don't have any venturi effect
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South wind potential much like Rush. Look
for local South conditions at 15-25 before you go. The "Nephi"
link is about 7 miles from Mona.
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Morning Thermals in the 6.5 to 8.5 range
under a South or Southwesterly flow.
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