Soundings and analysis for iron_mt     URL=http://home.comcast.net/~olneytj/iron_mt.html
Mountain winds forecast — Sep 7, 2008 from SEW Fire Weather: Sunsight today 6:36 AM PDT          Sunclipse today 7:39 PM PDT

. Discussion... An upper level ridge and a surface based thermal trough of low pressure remain over the West coast this morning. Surface wind flow has begun to SWitch to Easterly or Offshore this morning and is forecast to continuing into Monday before marine air pushes inland for cooler temperatures and night and morning clouds beginning on the coast Monday and inland Monday night and Tuesday. The ridge of high pressure... With weak Offshore flow... Rebuilds Wednesday and Thursday. With a weakening frontal system arriving Friday.
. Today...
Sky/weather......... Sunny after areas of morning valley fog or low clouds.
    Max temperature.....67-77. Min humidity........27-42 percent.
    20-foot winds.......
    Valleys/lwr slopes... Northeast winds 5 to 7 mph.
    Ridges/upr slopes.... Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph.
    Mixing height.......2900 ft agl increasing to 5800 ft agl in the afternoon. Transport winds..... Northeast 3 to 5 mph.
        Freezing level......12500 feet. Sun Sep 7 13:29:11 PDT 2008  Soundings from 13:00 until near sunclipse for iron_mt. (48.4787, -121.9407) This page is updated at 27 after the hour. Be sure to refresh page for latest data before printing.
All day hour-by-hour text RUC2/MAPS soundings.   RUC2 and MAPS soundings are updated hourly.
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Winds Aloft for YVR - Vancouver     undefined means light and variable. Accessed Sunday, Sep 07, 2008 1:05PM PDT
Vancouver. BC for use 3000ft 6000ft 9000ft
10AM-2PM PDT at 07knots at 09knots +8°C at 12knots +3°C
2PM-11PM PDT at 06knots at 08knots +11°C at 10knots +5°C
11PM-10AM PDT at 00knots at 06knots +11°C at 05knots +6°C

WRF Digital wind forecast for iron_mt for the next 24 hours starting Sep 7, 2008
Hour141516171819202122230001020304050607080910111213
WDirNNWNNWNNWNWNWNWNWNWNWEEEEEEEEEEEESESESE
WSpd777555333777666777777111
iron_mt MAPS for  12PM  local
 (UTC 19 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  948.0 A  76   4  63.3  17.4  10.1
  2109  946.0 A  81   4  62.1  16.7   9.6
  2244  942.0 A  87   5  61.3  16.3   9.1
  2444  935.0 A  95   5  60.4  15.8   8.3
  2713  926.0 A 102   5  59.0  15.0   7.8
  2752  925.0 A 104   5  58.8  14.9   7.7
  3116  913.0 A 107   4  57.0  13.9   7.1
  3526  899.0 A 117   4  54.9  12.7   5.8
  3940  886.0 A 134   2  53.8  12.1   2.9
  4360  872.0 A 228   3  54.3  12.4  -0.3
  4786  859.0 A 237   3  52.5  11.4  -1.7
  5078  850.0 A 238   2  51.3  10.7  -2.2
  5219  845.0 A 227   2  50.5  10.3  -2.4
  5656  832.0 A 139   2  48.4   9.1  -3.6
  6095  818.0 A 112   5  46.0   7.8  -4.6
  6545  805.0 A 103   8  43.9   6.6  -5.9
  6994  791.0 A  92  10  41.7   5.4  -7.3
  7454  778.0 A  79  11  40.1   4.5  -8.8

iron_mt RUC2 for  12PM  local
 (UTC 19 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  941.0 A  82   3  65.7  18.7   9.9
  2332  939.0 A  70   4  64.0  17.8   9.5
  2463  934.0 A  60   4  62.1  16.7   9.0
  2664  928.0 A  57   5  61.0  16.1   8.5
  2759  925.0 A  55   5  60.4  15.8   8.3
  2929  919.0 A  40   5  59.7  15.4   7.9
  3333  906.0 A  28   6  57.4  14.1   6.6
  3740  893.0 A  37   9  55.8  13.2   2.2
  4150  879.0 A  45   9  54.9  12.7   0.7
  4566  866.0 A  53   9  55.0  12.8   0.6
  4990  853.0 A  59  10  53.8  12.1   0.3
  5095  850.0 A  63  10  53.2  11.8   0.1
  5419  840.0 A  65  10  51.6  10.9  -0.7
  5853  826.0 A  66  10  49.5   9.7  -2.3
  6289  813.0 A  74  10  47.3   8.5  -4.0
  6732  800.0 A  76  10  45.0   7.2  -5.4
  7181  787.0 A  77  11  42.6   5.9  -6.8
  7634  773.0 A  61  10  40.6   4.8  -8.1

iron_mt MAPS for  1PM  local
 (UTC 20 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  949.0 A 295   2  66.0  18.9  10.1
  2112  947.0 A 294   2  64.8  18.2   9.7
  2244  942.0 A 295   3  64.0  17.8   9.1
  2447  936.0 A 295   3  63.0  17.2   8.7
  2716  927.0 A 298   3  61.5  16.4   8.3
  2775  925.0 A 300   3  61.2  16.2   8.2
  3123  913.0 A 301   3  59.4  15.2   7.7
  3536  900.0 A 304   3  57.2  14.0   7.1
  3953  886.0 A 306   4  55.2  12.9   6.0
  4373  873.0 A 310   6  54.3  12.4  -0.2
  4799  859.0 A 316   5  52.2  11.2  -1.2
  5111  850.0 A 340   4  50.9  10.5  -2.4
  5232  846.0 A 337   3  50.5  10.3  -2.8
  5669  832.0 A  69   2  48.9   9.4  -4.8
  6112  819.0 A  95   5  47.1   8.4  -5.8
  6558  805.0 A  90   8  45.1   7.3  -7.1
  7014  792.0 A  82  10  43.3   6.3  -8.3
  7473  778.0 A  69  11  41.9   5.5 -10.0

iron_mt RUC2 for  1PM  local
 (UTC 20 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  941.0 A 349   1  66.7  19.3  10.0
  2332  939.0 A 349   2  65.7  18.7   9.5
  2467  935.0 A 356   2  64.9  18.3   9.0
  2667  928.0 A   4   2  63.9  17.7   8.3
  2772  925.0 A  12   2  63.3  17.4   8.1
  2933  919.0 A  11   3  62.4  16.9   7.7
  3339  906.0 A  23   3  60.4  15.8   6.8
  3746  893.0 A  36   4  58.3  14.6   5.8
  4160  880.0 A  53   5  56.5  13.6   3.2
  4580  866.0 A  74   7  56.1  13.4  -0.6
  5003  853.0 A  80   7  54.1  12.3  -1.7
  5114  850.0 A  84   7  53.6  12.0  -2.0
  5433  840.0 A  86   8  52.2  11.2  -2.8
  5866  827.0 A  89   8  50.0  10.0  -4.2
  6305  813.0 A  94   8  47.7   8.7  -5.8
  6748  800.0 A  91   8  45.5   7.5  -6.8
  7198  787.0 A  81   9  43.5   6.4  -8.0
  7650  774.0 A  61  10  41.9   5.5  -8.9

iron_mt MAPS for  2PM  local
 (UTC 21 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  949.0 A 302   4  67.3  19.6  10.1
  2112  947.0 A 301   5  66.0  18.9   9.6
  2244  942.0 A 302   6  65.3  18.5   9.1
  2447  935.0 A 304   7  64.2  17.9   8.5
  2716  926.0 A 306   7  62.8  17.1   8.0
  2769  925.0 A 308   7  62.6  17.0   7.9
  3126  913.0 A 308   7  60.8  16.0   7.3
  3540  899.0 A 312   7  58.6  14.8   6.6
  3956  886.0 A 316   7  56.5  13.6   5.8
  4379  872.0 A 323   7  54.3  12.4   4.2
  4806  859.0 A 349   6  52.9  11.6  -0.9
  5108  850.0 A  20   5  52.0  11.1  -2.3
  5236  846.0 A  22   4  51.6  10.9  -2.9
  5675  832.0 A  58   4  49.8   9.9  -4.5
  6118  819.0 A  74   5  47.8   8.8  -5.9
  6568  805.0 A  77   7  46.2   7.9  -7.7
  7020  792.0 A  70   8  44.4   6.9  -8.9
  7483  778.0 A  63   9  43.0   6.1 -11.2

iron_mt RUC2 for  2PM  local
 (UTC 21 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  941.0 A 332   2  68.4  20.2  10.3
  2332  939.0 A 336   3  67.1  19.5   9.7
  2467  935.0 A 335   3  66.6  19.2   9.1
  2667  928.0 A 339   4  65.5  18.6   8.5
  2769  925.0 A 345   4  64.9  18.3   8.3
  2936  919.0 A 343   4  64.0  17.8   8.0
  3339  906.0 A 349   4  61.9  16.6   7.4
  3750  893.0 A 355   4  59.9  15.5   6.8
  4166  879.0 A   3   4  57.7  14.3   5.8
  4586  866.0 A  50   4  56.3  13.5   0.0
  5009  853.0 A  71   4  54.5  12.5  -1.8
  5118  850.0 A  77   4  54.0  12.2  -2.3
  5439  840.0 A  83   5  52.3  11.3  -3.6
  5872  826.0 A  90   5  50.2  10.1  -5.1
  6309  813.0 A  93   5  48.0   8.9  -6.2
  6755  800.0 A  89   7  46.0   7.8  -7.5
  7204  787.0 A  79   8  44.1   6.7  -8.6
  7660  774.0 A  62  11  42.4   5.8  -9.5

iron_mt MAPS for  3PM  local
 (UTC 22 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  948.0 A 309   5  67.8  19.9  10.7
  2112  946.0 A 309   6  66.6  19.2  10.1
  2244  941.0 A 311   7  66.0  18.9   9.5
  2447  935.0 A 312   7  64.9  18.3   8.9
  2716  926.0 A 315   8  63.5  17.5   8.4
  2746  925.0 A 316   8  63.3  17.4   8.3
  3126  912.0 A 320   8  61.3  16.3   7.7
  3540  899.0 A 325   8  59.2  15.1   7.0
  3956  885.0 A 330   7  57.0  13.9   6.2
  4379  872.0 A 342   7  55.0  12.8   4.6
  4806  858.0 A  14   5  53.8  12.1  -0.2
  5085  850.0 A  40   5  52.7  11.5  -1.2
  5239  845.0 A  42   5  52.2  11.2  -1.7
  5675  831.0 A  55   5  50.2  10.1  -3.4
  6118  818.0 A  67   6  48.6   9.2  -5.7
  6568  805.0 A  70   6  46.9   8.3  -7.4
  7024  791.0 A  65   8  45.3   7.4  -9.7
  7483  778.0 A  61   9  44.2   6.8 -12.4

iron_mt RUC2 for  3PM  local
 (UTC 22 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  941.0 A 312   3  68.9  20.5  10.6
  2332  938.0 A 312   4  67.8  19.9   9.9
  2467  934.0 A 312   5  67.1  19.5   9.3
  2667  927.0 A 316   5  66.2  19.0   8.5
  2749  925.0 A 320   5  65.7  18.7   8.3
  2936  919.0 A 318   5  64.8  18.2   7.8
  3343  905.0 A 324   5  62.6  17.0   6.9
  3753  892.0 A 330   5  60.6  15.9   6.0
  4166  879.0 A 336   5  58.5  14.7   5.0
  4586  866.0 A 346   4  56.5  13.6   3.5
  5009  852.0 A   0   3  54.5  12.5   1.8
  5101  850.0 A   8   3  54.1  12.3   1.3
  5439  839.0 A  25   3  52.5  11.4  -0.4
  5872  826.0 A  55   3  50.4  10.2  -2.6
  6312  813.0 A  73   4  48.2   9.0  -4.8
  6755  800.0 A  79   6  46.2   7.9  -6.0
  7204  786.0 A  79   8  44.4   6.9  -6.9
  7660  773.0 A  70  10  42.6   5.9  -8.9

iron_mt MAPS for  4PM  local
 (UTC 23 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  947.0 A 317   4  68.2  20.1  11.5
  2112  945.0 A 317   5  67.1  19.5  10.9
  2244  941.0 A 319   6  66.6  19.2  10.2
  2447  934.0 A 321   7  65.5  18.6   9.6
  2716  925.0 A 325   8  64.0  17.8   8.9
  2732  925.0 A 326   8  64.0  17.8   8.9
  3126  912.0 A 332   8  62.1  16.7   8.1
  3540  898.0 A 337   8  59.9  15.5   7.4
  3956  885.0 A 346   8  57.7  14.3   6.4
  4379  871.0 A   0   7  55.9  13.3   4.3
  4809  858.0 A  21   6  54.5  12.5   0.9
  5075  850.0 A  38   6  53.4  11.9   0.0
  5239  844.0 A  37   6  52.7  11.5  -0.5
  5679  831.0 A  48   7  50.9  10.5  -2.6
  6122  818.0 A  53   7  49.3   9.6  -4.5
  6571  804.0 A  53   7  47.7   8.7  -6.5
  7027  791.0 A  53   8  46.4   8.0 -10.1
  7486  777.0 A  50   9  45.3   7.4 -12.9

iron_mt RUC2 for  4PM  local
 (UTC 23 Sep  7, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  940.0 A 306   4  68.4  20.2  11.6
  2332  938.0 A 308   5  67.5  19.7  11.0
  2467  933.0 A 310   6  66.9  19.4  10.4
  2667  927.0 A 312   7  65.8  18.8   9.6
  2729  925.0 A 316   7  65.5  18.6   9.4
  2936  918.0 A 316   8  64.6  18.1   8.9
  3339  905.0 A 321   8  62.4  16.9   8.0
  3750  892.0 A 328   8  60.4  15.8   7.1
  4166  878.0 A 334   8  58.5  14.7   6.1
  4583  865.0 A 342   7  56.3  13.5   5.1
  5009  852.0 A 351   7  54.1  12.3   4.1
  5085  850.0 A 355   7  53.8  12.1   3.9
  5436  839.0 A   0   7  52.0  11.1   3.0
  5869  826.0 A  11   7  50.0  10.0   1.3
  6309  812.0 A  28   7  48.2   9.0  -2.0
  6751  799.0 A  41   7  46.4   8.0  -4.6
  7201  786.0 A  51   8  44.6   7.0  -7.2
  7657  773.0 A  57   9  43.2   6.2 -10.4

iron_mt MAPS for  5PM  local
 (UTC 0 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  947.0 A 311   2  67.8  19.9  12.5
  2112  945.0 A 314   4  67.3  19.6  11.8
  2244  940.0 A 318   5  66.7  19.3  11.0
  2447  934.0 A 321   6  65.7  18.7  10.3
  2716  925.0 A 327   6  64.4  18.0   9.7
  2716  925.0 A 327   6  64.4  18.0   9.7
  3126  911.0 A 336   7  62.2  16.8   8.9
  3540  898.0 A 344   7  60.3  15.7   8.1
  3959  884.0 A 359   7  58.3  14.6   6.7
  4379  871.0 A  14   7  56.7  13.7   4.6
  4809  858.0 A  29   7  55.0  12.8   2.5
  5065  850.0 A  42   7  53.8  12.1   1.8
  5242  844.0 A  40   7  53.1  11.7   1.3
  5679  831.0 A  46   8  51.4  10.8  -0.4
  6125  817.0 A  49   9  49.6   9.8  -2.1
  6574  804.0 A  49   9  48.0   8.9  -4.7
  7027  791.0 A  51   9  46.9   8.3  -9.3
  7490  777.0 A  53   9  45.9   7.7 -12.3

iron_mt RUC2 for  5PM  local
 (UTC 0 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  940.0 A 306   3  68.4  20.2  13.0
  2332  938.0 A 310   5  67.8  19.9  12.3
  2467  933.0 A 312   6  67.1  19.5  11.6
  2667  927.0 A 315   7  66.2  19.0  10.8
  2726  925.0 A 319   7  65.8  18.8  10.6
  2936  918.0 A 318   8  64.9  18.3  10.1
  3343  905.0 A 326   8  63.0  17.2   9.1
  3753  891.0 A 331   9  61.0  16.1   8.1
  4166  878.0 A 341   8  58.8  14.9   7.2
  4586  865.0 A 351   8  56.8  13.8   6.0
  5009  852.0 A   2   8  54.9  12.7   4.7
  5088  850.0 A   6   8  54.5  12.5   4.4
  5439  839.0 A  13   8  52.9  11.6   3.1
  5875  826.0 A  24   8  51.1  10.6   0.9
  6312  812.0 A  37   7  49.3   9.6  -1.9
  6758  799.0 A  49   7  47.5   8.6  -4.0
  7208  786.0 A  57   8  45.9   7.7  -6.6
  7664  773.0 A  61   9  44.2   6.8  -9.1

iron_mt MAPS for  6PM  local
 (UTC 1 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  947.0 A 297   1  67.5  19.7  14.4
  2112  945.0 A 304   3  67.3  19.6  13.6
  2244  940.0 A 310   4  66.9  19.4  12.8
  2447  934.0 A 316   5  66.0  18.9  12.0
  2719  925.0 A 324   5  64.8  18.2  11.4
  2723  925.0 A 324   5  64.8  18.2  11.4
  3129  911.0 A 337   6  62.8  17.1  10.3
  3543  898.0 A 355   6  61.2  16.2   8.5
  3963  885.0 A   8   6  59.9  15.5   5.2
  4386  871.0 A  24   6  58.5  14.7   2.3
  4816  858.0 A  38   6  56.7  13.7   0.9
  5075  850.0 A  51   7  55.4  13.0   0.4
  5249  844.0 A  48   7  54.7  12.6   0.0
  5688  831.0 A  57   8  52.7  11.5  -0.9
  6135  817.0 A  61   8  50.7  10.4  -2.1
  6584  804.0 A  64   8  48.9   9.4  -4.0
  7040  791.0 A  68   8  47.1   8.4  -6.2
  7503  777.0 A  69   7  45.7   7.6  -9.2

iron_mt RUC2 for  6PM  local
 (UTC 1 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  940.0 A 304   3  66.4  19.1  14.1
  2332  938.0 A 306   6  66.0  18.9  13.4
  2467  933.0 A 308   8  65.5  18.6  12.9
  2667  927.0 A 311   9  64.6  18.1  12.3
  2729  925.0 A 314   9  64.2  17.9  12.2
  2933  918.0 A 314  10  63.1  17.3  11.7
  3339  905.0 A 322  11  61.5  16.4  10.2
  3750  892.0 A 334  10  60.3  15.7   8.1
  4163  878.0 A 346   9  58.6  14.8   6.5
  4583  865.0 A   2   8  57.0  13.9   4.5
  5006  852.0 A  20   7  55.4  13.0   2.5
  5085  850.0 A  25   7  55.0  12.8   2.3
  5436  839.0 A  35   7  53.4  11.9   1.2
  5872  826.0 A  47   7  51.4  10.8   0.2
  6312  812.0 A  57   7  49.3   9.6  -0.6
  6755  799.0 A  64   7  47.3   8.5  -1.7
  7204  786.0 A  69   7  45.5   7.5  -3.3
  7664  773.0 A  73   8  43.9   6.6  -5.1

iron_mt MAPS for  7PM  local
 (UTC 2 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2043  947.0 A 266   2  64.9  18.3  15.6
  2112  945.0 A 287   3  65.7  18.7  14.5
  2244  940.0 A 304   4  65.8  18.8  13.3
  2447  934.0 A 320   5  65.3  18.5  12.3
  2716  925.0 A 338   6  64.4  18.0  11.4
  2716  925.0 A 338   6  64.4  18.0  11.4
  3126  911.0 A 359   6  63.0  17.2  10.0
  3540  898.0 A  15   7  61.7  16.5   8.2
  3959  884.0 A  30   6  60.3  15.7   5.8
  4386  871.0 A  41   6  58.5  14.7   4.2
  4812  858.0 A  52   7  56.7  13.7   3.2
  5072  850.0 A  63   8  55.4  13.0   2.6
  5249  844.0 A  60   8  54.7  12.6   2.2
  5688  831.0 A  66   9  52.9  11.6   0.9
  6131  817.0 A  69   9  50.9  10.5  -0.6
  6584  804.0 A  74   9  49.1   9.5  -3.0
  7040  790.0 A  81   8  47.5   8.6  -5.6
  7503  777.0 A  82   7  46.0   7.8  -8.6

iron_mt RUC2 for  7PM  local
 (UTC 2 Sep 8, 2008) 
Pressure_Alt DD Dir Spd  ---Temp--- DewPt
 (ft)   (mb)       (kts)  (F)   (C)   (C)

  2267  940.0 A 309   3  63.7  17.6  14.3
  2332  938.0 A 316   5  64.0  17.8  13.6
  2467  933.0 A 321   7  64.0  17.8  12.8
  2664  927.0 A 328  10  63.7  17.6  11.7
  2729  925.0 A 333  10  63.5  17.5  11.4
  2933  918.0 A 337  11  63.0  17.2  10.3
  3336  905.0 A 352  12  61.9  16.6   8.3
  3746  892.0 A   6  11  60.6  15.9   6.5
  4163  878.0 A  19   9  59.0  15.0   4.8
  4583  865.0 A  30   8  57.4  14.1   3.2
  5006  852.0 A  40   8  55.4  13.0   1.7
  5082  850.0 A  43   8  55.0  12.8   1.4
  5436  839.0 A  46   9  53.4  11.9   0.3
  5869  826.0 A  51   9  51.4  10.8  -1.1
  6309  812.0 A  53   9  49.6   9.8  -3.1
  6755  799.0 A  58   8  48.0   8.9  -5.6
  7204  786.0 A  62   7  46.4   8.0  -8.1
  7660  773.0 A  63   7  44.8   7.1 -10.1
Naked soundings for iron_mt