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Contents:

  1. Bay Area Wind Patterns
  2. KPIX Java Map
  3. Oakland Sounding
  4. CA Zone 7 (Alameda & Contra Costa)
  5. CA Zone 6 (San Francisco)
  6. Dr Jack's Blip Map
  7. Dr Jack's Tip Reports
  8. Accuweather Danville
  9. Weather.com Danville hour by hour
  10. Local San Francisco sattelite image
  11. East Bay Cameras
  1. CDEC Diablo Observations
  2. NOAA 17th minute Diablo Observations
  3. CDEC Mallory Ridge Observations
  4. NOAA 17th minute Mallory Ridge Observations
  5. Windcast
  6. Latest GOES-West w/ Sea Level Pressure
  7. Latest Jet Stream Analysis
  8. San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Coast Discussion
  9. Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts
  10. Winds Aloft Forecast
  11. Pacifica Cam
  12. Funston Webcam

1: Bay Area Wind Patterns


http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/wind/
http://sfports.wr.usgs.gov/wind/winds.gif

2: KPIX Java Map


Click on the pulldown and scroll down to choose "Wind Speed / Dir."

KPIX Java Wind Map
Paddy's Java METARS & TAFS Tool

3: Oakland Sounding


http://topaflyers.com/
http://topaflyers.com/weather/soundings/oak.png


4: Diablo Point Forecast


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=MTR&llon=-122.358747&rlon=-121.098747&tlat=38.109584&blat=36.849584&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=81&map.y=49
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/

5: Dumps Point Forecast


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?site=MTR&llon=-122.781247&rlon=-121.911247&tlat=37.799584&blat=36.927084&smap=1&mp=0&map.x=85&map.y=40
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/

6: Dr Jack's Blip Map

Click for Dr. Jack's other BLIPMAPs HCrit NAM based.

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HCrit from FSL (using RUC.)

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HCrit RUC Based.

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Dr. Jack's "BL Max. Upward Motion" (BL Convergence) map.

Click for Dr. Jack's other BLIPMAPs Surface Sun (NAM only param)

Click for Dr. Jack's other BLIPMAPs Surface Heating (NAM)

NAM
Thermal Updraft Velocity (W*) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Height of Critical Updraft Strength (Hcrit) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Thermal Height Variability CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (B/S) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Wind Speed in the Boundary Layer CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Wind Direction in the Boundary Layer CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Wind Shear in the Boundary Layer CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
BL Max. Up/Down Motion (BL Convergence) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Cumulus Potential CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Cumulus Cloudbase (Sfc. LCL) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
OverDevelopment Potential CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
OverDevelopment Cloudbase (BL CL) CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
BL Max. Relative Humidity CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
CAPE CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Low Cloud Cover CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Total Cloud Cover CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Surface Sun CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Boundary Layer Depth CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Surface Heating CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
Surface Temperature CurrentDay Current+1 Current+2 PreviousDay
RUC
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6.1: Dr Jack's UniViewer


DrJack UniViewer http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/univiewer.html

6.5: Dr Jack's Blipspot Reports


Diablo Blipspot
Diablo Mini Blipspots (confirm lat/lon at N37.87794 W121.93455)
Diablo Mini Blipspot Day 0 Diablo Mini Blipspot Day 1 Diablo Mini Blipspot Day 2

Potato Mini Blipspots (confirm lat/lon at N39.34062 W122.68522)
Potato Mini Blipspot Day 0 Potato Mini Blipspot Day 1 Potato Mini Blipspot Day 2

Dunlap School (confirm lat/lon at N36.73,W119.11)
Dunlap Mini Blipspot Day 0 Dunlap Mini Blipspot Day 1 Dunlap Mini Blipspot Day 2

7: Dr Jack's Tip Reports


7.5: FSL Plot (Diablo)


Bak20 gives longer term forecasts
RUC Bak20 Plot Diablo( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Bak20 Plot Mission( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Bak20 Plot Tollhouse1( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Bak20 Plot Tollhouse2( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Bak20 Plot Potato( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Bak20 Plot Slide( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )

Op20 gives shorter term forecasts
RUC Op20 Plot Diablo( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Op20 Plot Mission( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Op20 Plot Tollhouse1( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Op20 Plot Tollhouse2( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Op20 Plot Potato( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )
RUC Op20 Plot Slide( 37.8779 ,-121.9331 )

8: NWS Digital hour by hour


Diablo 2 day
Diablo 6 day
Potato 2 day
Potato 6 day http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KCCR&model=avn&state=CA

8.5: Launch Code Concord


Launch Code Concord http://www.usairnet.com/cgi-bin/launch/code.cgi?Submit=Go&sta=KCCR&model=avn&state=CA
Launch Code Hayward

9: Accuweather Danville


http://wwwa.accuweather.com/adcbin/public/hbh_local.asp?zipcode=94506&whend=1&whent=10
tomorrow 10am - 6pm

10: Weather.com Danville hour by hour


http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCA0280
http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCA0280?dayNumber=0&hour=22

11: Local San Francisco sattelite image





http://www.wunderground.com/satellite/vis/1k/US/CA/San_Francisco.html

12: East Bay Cameras




Mt. Diablo Cam (Image only: www.abovephotos.com/cam/mtdiablocam.jpg)
Mt. Diablo Cam (Full page: www.mtdiablocam.com)


Lake Elizabeth Webcam

Bay Bridge, looking at east bay hills


Pleasant Hill, looking South along 680 (at Monument Blvd)


Pleasant Hill, looking North along 680 (at 240 split)


680 / 24 Interchange


CBS Milpitas

13: CDEC Diablo Observations


Diablo (wind and solar)
Mallory Ridge (antennas just past Tassajara school, 9.5mi ESE of Diablo) (wind and solar)
Los Gatos (wind and solar)
Los Banos (wind and solar)
Rose Peak (8.6mi E of Mission) (wind)

14: NOAA 17th minute Diablo Observations


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/getobs.php?sid=MDAC1&num=96&table=1

15: CDEC Mallory Ridge Observations


http://cdec.water.ca.gov/cgi-progs/queryF?s=MLR&d=today&span=8hours

16: NOAA 17th minute Mallory Ridge Observations


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mtr/getobs.php?sid=LVMC1&num=96&table=1

17: Mission Webcam


Mission Webcam

18: Latest GOES-West w/ Sea Level Pressure


Latest GOES-West w/ Sea Level Pressure (This image)
Animation of Color-Enhanced, GOES-West Images
SFSU Squall's New Features

19: Latest Jet Stream Analysis


Latest Jet Stream Analysis
Animation of Jet Stream Analyses w/ IR Satellite West
SFSU Squall's New Features

20: San Francisco Bay Area/Central California Coast Discussion


21: Terminal Aerodrome Forecasts

http://adds.aviationweather.gov/cgi-bin/adds_tafs?station_ids=ksfo&submit_both=TAF%20and%20METAR http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/parse_wthr_script.pl?pass=37875119&apt_id=KSFO&type=TAF http://adds.aviationweather.gov/cgi-bin/adds_tafs?station_ids=koak&submit_both=TAF%20and%20METAR http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/parse_wthr_script.pl?pass=37875119&apt_id=KOAK&type=TAF http://adds.aviationweather.gov/cgi-bin/adds_tafs?station_ids=ksjc&submit_both=TAF%20and%20METAR http://www8.landings.com/cgi-bin/parse_wthr_script.pl?pass=37875119&apt_id=KSJC&type=TAF

Paddy's Java METARS & TAFS Tool

22: Winds Aloft Forecast


23: Pacifica Cam


http://www.pacificacam.com/Best_1.JPG

23: Pacifica Cam 2


http://www.absoluterealtime.com/webcam/javacam.html

24: Jeff's Pacifica Wind Data

 

Main Pacifica
Wind Station

 Maximum
Wind Speed

 

Main Pacifica
Wind Station

Average
Wind Speed

 

Main Pacifica
Wind Station

Average
Wind Direction

 

Live Cam Looking at Mussel Rock Park

Computers need to have Java 2 installed to view this applet...

 


 


Fog is generally indicated at ground level when temp is below 53 - 58 degrees F, depending on Dew Point


http://paragliding-lessons.com/Pacifica_Wind.htm

25: Funston Webcam