Guesses on wind speed.

**Brad** · 03-27-2008, 05:16 AM

Ryan,

My precise data "forecast" system called GF (Gut Feel) is a wee bit lower than these guys. I am going with 42 MPH.

**Bill O** · 03-27-2008, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by Knapper

Am I missing something here? Hurricane force? Really? Either the models changed drastically since y'all looked, your looking at the wrong MOS numbers, or y'all are reading the wrong line of code. According to what I am seeing this morning, if we get to 50 mph, that will be amazing.

Ryan Knapp
Staff Meteorologist, KMWN

No you're right on. But there is no downside for being wrong in this case.

**JimS** · 03-28-2008, 11:48 AM

With 3 hours to go...the peak is an extreme 22 mph...

**Bill O** · 03-28-2008, 02:15 PM

Its about as calm up there as you will ever see it right now.

**bclark** · 03-28-2008, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Bill O

Its about as calm up there as you will ever see it right now.

I just did the 6 hourly synoptic observation and coded a "0000" for the wind. This means the 10 minute average wind speed leading up to the observation was less than 0.5 knots. In fact, it was 0.3 knots.

**JimS** · 03-28-2008, 02:31 PM

Your lying...that doesn't happen.

Tell Ryan to stop holding the pitot downwind...

**edog2007** · 03-28-2008, 03:22 PM

Wind is coming later than I thought.

The winner is.......not me.lol

**Bill O** · 03-28-2008, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by bclark

I just did the 6 hourly synoptic observation and coded a "0000" for the wind. This means the 10 minute average wind speed leading up to the observation was less than 0.5 knots. In fact, it was 0.3 knots.

How many times have you coded that before?

**mtruman** · 03-28-2008, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by JimS

With 3 hours to go...the peak is an extreme 22 mph...

When I glanced at the weather home page this morning I saw the 152 (which was the wind direction) and thought holy cow - it really is blowing up there! I then noticed that the actual speed was 6.8mph (which seemed just about as unlikely). Looks like the expectations for this wind contest were a bit "overblown"

**JimS** · 03-28-2008, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by edog2007

Wind is coming later than I thought.

The winner is.......not me.lol

I appreciate your ethusiasm for the weather...you are unfortunately 'competing' against a bunch of folks who have gone to school to study this stuff...

Keep at it..

and heck...I missed It by 30mph as well...

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