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longer wind forcast

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Created by suface2air > 9 months ago, 6 Sep 2012
suface2air
QLD, 701 posts
6 Sep 2012 6:02PM
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We have a big weekend coming up at double island point getting excited can any one tell us what the wind is going to do next weekend 14-16th on the sunshine coast .
Laurie are you out there can you help us out
Please please pretty please .
Thanks in advance

Nuking
NSW, 83 posts
6 Sep 2012 7:09PM
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Anything more than 4 days is not reliable. Don't torture yourself. Hope you are blessed with great winds though.

AquaPlow
QLD, 1066 posts
9 Sep 2012 12:47PM
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This is a JIC (just in case) U have not used this....

I use SB to get a trend and this for localised variations ..
but not longer range..

www.bom.gov.au/marine/wind.shtml

That DI wish - NW + W/E + ok tide - modest really..

Hope U will have fun.. it is that sort of place.

Cheers

AP

laurie
NSW, 3902 posts
10 Sep 2012 11:49AM
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suface2air said...

We have a big weekend coming up at double island point getting excited can any one tell us what the wind is going to do next weekend 14-16th on the sunshine coast .
Laurie are you out there can you help us out
Please please pretty please .
Thanks in advance


Favourite weatherman response: "If it doesn't rain, it'll be fine".

Order for wind has been placed for you, but just a heads up that there is a backlog at the moment.

suface2air
QLD, 701 posts
10 Sep 2012 4:43PM
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tanks laurie is it coming with those special skyhooks that i ordered months ago i know it takes awhile to come from the north pole but this is stupid

Tony Armstrong
NSW, 341 posts
10 Sep 2012 8:06PM
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AquaPlow said...

This is a JIC (just in case) U have not used this....

I use SB to get a trend and this for localised variations ..
but not longer range..

www.bom.gov.au/marine/wind.shtml



My understanding of weather computer models is that SB, windguru, windfinder, etc, etc all use GFS (global forecast service) which is a USA satellite system. BOM have their own which is the reason why BOM marine varies to GFS.

You can find GFS initiated forecasts for up to 2 weeks in advance but remember a dynamic system such as weather is a bloody hard call.

The forecasts for up to 36 hours have been very accurate for quite a while.

Troyrotor
QLD, 318 posts
10 Sep 2012 9:28PM
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I'm not even watching the forecast. We're leaving early Friday morning and going kiting for 3 days



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