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Most reliable wind forecast site ?

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Created by blow in > 9 months ago, 25 Nov 2016
blow in
NSW, 103 posts
25 Nov 2016 9:57PM
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What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??

daggy
WA, 528 posts
25 Nov 2016 7:09PM
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Red thumb.

gcdave
534 posts
25 Nov 2016 7:20PM
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Meteye

straddiepaul
QLD, 160 posts
25 Nov 2016 9:49PM
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HAKK

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
25 Nov 2016 8:14PM
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Mine
It f......g blows all the time up here

gcdave
534 posts
26 Nov 2016 5:25AM
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pmk said...
HAKK


Wind meter down again

Dave Whettingsteel
WA, 1397 posts
26 Nov 2016 6:13AM
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How about seabreeze.com.au. ? Duhhhh

alverstone
WA, 533 posts
26 Nov 2016 6:06PM
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blow in said...
What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??


MetEye. Try 'Yr' too. It's Norwegian. We use it for fishing, and it's consistent.

Pigdog3
VIC, 55 posts
27 Nov 2016 8:14PM
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blow in said..
What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??


your own observation after looking at the MSLP map then the marine wind forecast animated graphs on bom.

Alysum
NSW, 1030 posts
28 Nov 2016 5:11AM
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blow in said..
What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??


Any site except seabreeze...

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1081 posts
28 Nov 2016 12:03PM
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blow in said..
What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??



LOL

How long is a piece of string?

How about appreciate what other forecasters are trying to do here... basically if you find a way to predict wind within 50% of actual reality, then you'll be rich overnight!

This is a Finland report on the cost of in-accurate wind predicting...

www.vttresearch.com/sites/default/files/pdf/technology/2013/T95.pdf

And yeah it costs a tonne!

kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
28 Nov 2016 12:51PM
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I like seabreeze, just have to -5knots on SE, and +10knots on NE. Other then that Windytv.com is cool

mattkennedy
QLD, 287 posts
29 Nov 2016 9:11AM
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Cauncy
He gives you the weather forecast without even asking

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
29 Nov 2016 7:35AM
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Only Midwest though
Rest of the joint ain't worth bothering

Jono77
WA, 356 posts
29 Nov 2016 8:22AM
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kemp90 said...
I like seabreeze, just have to -5knots on SE, and +10knots on NE. Other then that Windytv.com is cool


Exactly ^^^^

Whatever you use, just get used to it and make adjustments where needed as there will always be little differences in your local area, wind directions, thermal summer winds or winter frontal winds.

For me, the info this site provides works for me.

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
29 Nov 2016 10:34AM
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Green arrows!
Yellow arrows!


Pack a 13m....

and a kite according to the forecast.


timmybuddhadude
WA, 862 posts
29 Nov 2016 10:03PM
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Windy ty

Live day.by day degrees out of 360 .kn . Its fab



Mark50
NSW, 166 posts
30 Nov 2016 2:22PM
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Pigdog3 said..

blow in said..
What's the most reliable site for wind forecasts in Australia ??



your own observation after looking at the MSLP map then the marine wind forecast animated graphs on bom.


Agree, plus your own knowledge of local variations and a look out the window... Recently had the experience of watching a pretty nasty storm cell moving in, packing up and suggesting a couple of non local fellow kiters do likewise to which they replied "nah, it's not forecast to storm..."

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1081 posts
30 Nov 2016 1:36PM
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Woah! Red thumbs are back

blow in
NSW, 103 posts
30 Nov 2016 10:40PM
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Sorry everyone I had a big day on the cans when I started this post, please disregard.. You can't beat standing on the beach to check the wind....

gcdave
534 posts
1 Dec 2016 3:17AM
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Just another day on sb pete

hargs
QLD, 634 posts
1 Dec 2016 8:34AM
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kemp90 said..
I like seabreeze, just have to -5knots on SE, and +10knots on NE. Other then that Windytv.com is cool


That's pretty well the formula to apply in Yeppoon hey mate, although I'd go as far to say -10knots on a SE & +15knots on a NE at times.



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