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Thank you Dr Jack for all of the
BLIP Map products.
Pilots throughout the world now use
BLIP Maps to aid them in choosing the right day to fly
and where to fly.
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Links used to forecast the soaring conditions
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Links specific to
WSC
BLIPMAP- by Dr. Jack
- RASP-BLIP
High Resolution for Williams Soaring area
- Identified Locations
- designed to relate RASP BLIP to landmarks.
- BLIP
Spot for Williams - Latest info for overhead WSC and
forecast
- RASP
UNIVIEWER - A single page for experienced users
- BLIP
UNIVIEWER- A single page for experienced users (registration
required)
- BLIP
Overview Page - Select "Regional Maps" for
charts with descriptions.
- BLIP
Viewer - For California and Nevada (Important
Note: If you are not able to load an image from this link
- first go to the above link (BLIPMAP Overview Page),
and Register!, and then you will be able to use this shortcut
link.
- NAM/ETA
Model BLIPMAP - Scroll down on this page see NEWS,
Info on registration, maps, etc, selection of products,
descriptions, etc.
- Where is Williams on BLIPMAP? or on a Sat
Photo? - Find San Francisco Bay Area, go up the coast
line to Point Reyes (first little finger)
and draw a line to NE border of California
(where CA-NV-OR meet). WSC is on the west edge of the
valley - a bit east of the first 500 ft contour line.
For a second intercept line, find Lake Tahoe
and draw a line from the extreme north shorline to Point
Arena (the first point north of Point Reyes).
- Conversion/ equivalents of temps C to F. Remember some
of these pairs... 10=50 15=59 21=70 24=75 28=82 30=86
32=90 35=95 38=100 40=104
- BLIP
Archieves - Look up BLIP charts for any given day.
Soundings -
Current data
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Forecast Chart Models -
- RUC
Model - 3 hr increments - very latest, short range,
3, 6, 9, and 12 hr fcsts
- NGM
Model - Unisys ( old model)- every 12 hrs, for 48
hrs
- NAM/ETA
Model - Unisys - a newer model) - every 12 hrs, for
48 hrs out.
- AVN
/ GFS Model - Unisys - up to 5 days.
- MRF
Model 4 Panel- Unisys - select up to 10 days out.
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Forecast of winds aloft NWS-ADDS-
Select "Wind Speed", date/time, and altitude.
- Selection
of NWS Models for N.Calif See precip, surface winds,
and others.
- GFS Models
- Short, Medium or Long Range - Select your choice
- GFS
Model - Long Range- Golden Gate Wx - 18,000 ft charts
out to 16 Days
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GFS Model - Long Range - Golden Gate Wx -
10,000 ft charts out to 16 Days
Discussions
NWS Forecasts by Zone, in
Text format -
Forecasts via NWS
Sat Photos
- High
Res Visual Sat. Select both "Multiple" and
"High/Large" Click on Ca.
- NWS,
Eureka Office, Satellite selection. (Visual,
IR, Water Vapor, etc.)
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Latest 1 km Sat Photo Select Sacramento, San
Francisco, or mouse-over the area you wish to see.
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Selection of Sat photos. Look at EPAC
(Eastern Pacific) to see Northern California, and various
others.
- High
Res, composite Sat photo - NEXSAT chooseTrue color,
latest is at top, click on thumbnail to see full page.
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Latest enhanced IR sat photo of USA (showing coldest
in red, then yellow, green, grey, and warmest as black),
with depiction of Surface Highs/ Lows/ Fronts/ Wind arrows,
etc.
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Latest enhanced IR sat photo of the Eastern Pacific
(dark blue is cold (the highest), light blue warmer,
black is hottest, meaning the lowest altitude)
Other weather pages
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