JosephH Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 This winter, I'm hoping folks heading out for an significant alpine ventures will really be looking hard at the incoming weather. To that end, here are some excellent resources which, taken as a whole, make for a pretty good picture of what's headed towards the NW at any given point in time. Take note the 'Stormsurfing' site is for surfers, so you have to read through the surfing/wave aspects of what they put out - BUT - these folks carefully watch weather events over the NW Pacific as far out as Siberia and it is well worth paying close attention to what they are saying about incoming storms. - Intellicast Pacific Infrared Sat Loop - Stormsurfing - Pacific Storm Forecast - Stormsurfing - North Pacific Surface Pressure and Wind - Stormsurfing - North Pacific Jet Stream Wind and 250 mb Pressure - Intellicast - US Jetstream - National Center for Atmospheric Research - Forecasts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 thanks - i usually just use my cowbell for weather prognostications... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Or lick your finger into the wind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_forester Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 hmm, I usually just rely on my tauntaun's natural instincts for bad weather... just kidding, thanks Joseph. here's a couple more that might be useful: Nat'l Weather Service - Western Region and Northwest Weather & Avalanche Center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 This is an independent weather consultant's site. He gets hired for expedition work. It concentrates on the mountain forecast. You also can sign up for his email forecasts. http://www.wowweather.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selkirk Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Great resources JosephH! Mod's This would be worth making it sticky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) I have been playing with the MM5 forecaster thing recently. It is the best forecasting tool out there for precipitation of where precip will happen and when. http://www.atmos.washington.edu/mm5rt/ Edited October 18, 2007 by Stefan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicoli11 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 TODAY...SE WIND 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 11 TO 15 FT. SW SWELL 19 FT AT 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 21 FT AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS. Strait is going off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayne Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Already too many stickies. I just bookmarked the page into Favorites! Thanks Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcdadush Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Thanks for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 It you look at the link from the first post up above: Stormsurfing - North Pacific Jet Stream Wind and 250 mb Pressure you'll see we're in for some pretty serious storms for the next two weeks or so. Just a heads up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hafilax Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 thanks - i usually just use my cowbell for weather prognostications... Anyone have a Tempest Prognosticator? What can't leeches do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmace Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Out of curiosity what do you expect to learn from the wind speeds at 30 000 feet? And from that map can you point out the serious storms you see? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 jmace - oops, you're absolutely right - sorry, false alarm. Jumped the gun looking at the 250mb jetstream map. The next major weather will likely go north of us and leave us with just winter rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toast Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 I thought this was a pretty pimp find, linky. It maps all of the telemetry stations in the area, in this case, Silica Road, i.e. Vantage. If you click on the link to the right, you'll see the data mapped out over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johndavidjr Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 checking forecast is rocket science? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephH Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 checking forecast is rocket science? Well, if last winter was any indicator... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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