CraigA Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 A friend and I have differing opinions on what wind direction info means, and after he made his case dammit he had me second guessing myself. I say if the wind direction is reported as 270 that means the wind is FROM the east and blowing due west. He says it means the wind is coming FROM the west and blowing due east. He says that an east wind means the wind is coming from the east (I agree) so therefore wind direction info is always the direction it comes from. So my question; when wind direction is given as a degree (i.e. 180, 265, 28, etc) is that the direction the wind is coming from or the direction the wind is going to. thanks, Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottP Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 Your friend is correct. The azimuth notation is the direction from which the wind is coming. Wind direction of 0 degrees is wind coming from the north. 90 degrees is coming from the east. 180 from the south. 270 from the west. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klenke Posted February 8, 2004 Share Posted February 8, 2004 What Scott said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigA Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 thanks, but that doesn't mean I have to tell him. Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Come on, be a man and admit you were wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigA Posted February 9, 2004 Author Share Posted February 9, 2004 Come on, be a man and admit you were wrong. I thought being a man meant never having to say your wrong Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Come on, be a man and admit you were wrong. I thought being a man meant never having to say your wrong No, thats what women do. 270 is a WEST wind. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 then there is the buys-ballot law: 'with your back to the wind low pressure is to the left.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 then there is the buys-ballot law: 'with your back to the wind low pressure is to the left.' Isn't that true only in the Northern Hemisphere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummox Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 then there is the buys-ballot law: 'with your back to the wind low pressure is to the left.' Isn't that true only in the Northern Hemisphere? no. it works in the southern hemisphere too when you stand on your head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted February 9, 2004 Share Posted February 9, 2004 Lummox, you are very practical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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