Kite Island WX 3/6

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 6:10 pm

There were a bunch of folks out at the island today. I got there about 10:30. The wind kept comming up during the day but was very gusty and shifty. It was really fun to be with other kiters though.

I wonder what it will be like tomorrow?

Denis · Post by **Denis** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:02 am

I was curious to see how gusty and shifty the wind was. Here's a look at some logs:

Talk about shifty winds gusting to almost 35! What a great day though. It's always fun to meet new people.

Denis

Eric S · Post by **Eric S** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 9:14 am

It looked like the wind was smack dead south most of the day. I think the "shifty" ness was more due to turbulence created by the giant hill to the south. Early in the day I kited all the way to the north shore near, I think it's called Pauls Landing by Taneger lake.

I was hoping that there would be more soft snow but it was about the same. I think the wind was better though.

Alex P had some formula or somthing about how the height of an object affects the flow of wind. I think there was a square in there related to wind speed. At 25-35mph an object upwind can disrupt flow from a very long way.

Gust on the N shore of Lake Mille Lacs are more like smooth surges most of the time instead of that harsh jerky feel that I felt yesterday sometimes. No doubt it was a good day kiting though!

Tighe · Post by **Tighe** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 10:12 am

thanks Denis

where did you get those graphs? Would like to create a history section on Lakawa.

tighe

Denis · Post by **Denis** » Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:03 am

We have a complete weather station on top of our building. If you have some space, I can see if I can write a perl script to post updates to those images periodically. Want to know the UV index and Solar Radioation also?