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Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« on: March 31, 2012, 08:47:54 am »
A new wind visualization map for the USA
and it looks really cool too.

http://hint.fm/wind/
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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2012, 09:50:31 am »
That's really cool, Woof!

Though it looks like somebody flushed Denver and Dallas...


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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2012, 10:11:33 am »
  A neat thing Woof. ;)
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« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2012, 10:14:08 am »
Saw this posted on that evil FaceBook a few days ago. ::)

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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2012, 11:57:52 am »
That's pretty cool, when I zoomed in, I found more flush's like around Dallas and Denver.  Just not as big.
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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2012, 12:26:24 pm »
Cool, and it's spot on for my wind speed today too.
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« Reply #6 on: March 31, 2012, 01:15:58 pm »
Hey Woof, can you make that a sticky?
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« Reply #7 on: March 31, 2012, 02:00:32 pm »
Hey Woof, can you make that a sticky?

I am not a WooferHound but I made it sticky.

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« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2012, 02:31:11 pm »
Hey Woof, can you make that a sticky?

I am not a WooferHound but I made it sticky.

Tom

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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2012, 04:37:12 pm »
If we're gonna make this thread a Sticky, then lets not forget . . .

This WebSite
http://www.windfinder.com/

and This Thread
http://www.anotherpower.com/board/index.php/topic,136.0.html
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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2012, 10:11:33 pm »
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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2012, 01:51:42 am »
It's 2:00 AM here and my wife and I just came thru Turtle Lake, WI a bit ago on our way home.  The Endurance G-3120 turbine (69 foot diameter) on a 250 ft tower installed in the industrial park there was running.

When we got home all four of our turbines are running, fading in and out of cut-in, and my anemometer shows 6.2 mph from 178 degrees @ 74 feet.

I assume that map must be complied from surface observations at airports.  I checked the last reported data from the local airport and they're reporting 0 mph at the surface and the wind map shows 1.2 mph for our latitude and longitude.

The wind at or above 30 meters rarely gets below 5-6 mph, except in extreme conditions where a high pressure area dominates a large portion of the earth.
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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2012, 12:49:07 pm »
Woofr,

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing this.  ~ks

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Re: Wind Visualization map for the U.S.A.
« Reply #14 on: December 29, 2015, 05:29:08 am »
  Interesting Woof.  Think I will bookmark for future reference.
  Thanks
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