John Ross, of the University of Washington's Department of Atmospheric Sciences, suggested I access a weather forecasting model his department produces (Pacific Northwest MM5 Mesoscale Numerical Forecasts: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/data/mm5.cgi), in lieu of another, more established atmospheric modeling regime (MRF -- available many places, most popularly off the Purdue server: http://wxp.atms.purdue.edu/mrf/index.html). The UWDAS-supported model appears to be at least as good as the MRF, and the "picture" is much more informative, both for its apparent validity (seems to "predict" better than the MRF), and *for the clarity and beauty of its graphics.* It is especially detailed - maybe the limit for weather forecasting in a coastal area. If you live in the Pacific Northwest (rain forest coastal area, anyway), I think you'll really like this weather-predictor. The interface demands a little getting used to, but the rewards are large. I use what they list as the "36 km domain: Western North America and the NE Pacific Ocean" choice, and ratchet it out to its max at times (48 hours; 'bout the limit for predicting weather around here!). This is pretty much the default choice when you access the URL above. I just sort of blundered around until I found the forecast choice that fit my needs. Could be John Ross would have recommendations for your area, if you emailed him. (He's a really nice guy.) -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jan 28 1998 - 03:54:28 PST
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