I was hoping to have someone from NOAA show up for our Weather clinic but they were down one meteorologist that week. They've offered to do an interview for us and answer some of the questions we may have regarding wind and/or weather.
I'm putting together a list of some of the basic questions to ensure that we get a good overview and will add in any specific question anyone has. Here are a few specific questions I have, please add any additional ones:
What causes gusty wind? We are all very much aware of turbulence from structures and land masses, but what makes frontal wind more gusty?
What are some indicators of micro bursts? Are they prevalent in the midwest?
What cloud patterns should we keep an eye peeled for? ie. which cloud patterns might signify a dramatic shift in the wind?
How does water temp to air temp effect the wind on the water and 100ft above the water?
when you have isobars stacking up between a low and a high and looking uniform in spread, does the character of the wind change as you get closer to either of them?
Weather Questions
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jdwindsurfer
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Lake Effect
How does a large body of water like Lake Superior or semi-large like Mille Lacs affect the wind? It seems like a west wind gets compressed and gusty on the Duluth shore, while an East wind stays steady off of the lake...
Why dose the wind blow on superior more in the fall???
this might be close to JD's question but... how can it be blowing 30mph everywhere arround Milly but on Milly it's blowin 10mph???
why do we get that updrafty some days on Mille lacs??? which I think happens when we have cold water and hot air
some days on top of the hill in duluth it will be blowing something like Sout wind... then on Park point it will be blowing NE Why is this??
that what I could come up with
Jon
this might be close to JD's question but... how can it be blowing 30mph everywhere arround Milly but on Milly it's blowin 10mph???
why do we get that updrafty some days on Mille lacs??? which I think happens when we have cold water and hot air
some days on top of the hill in duluth it will be blowing something like Sout wind... then on Park point it will be blowing NE Why is this??
that what I could come up with
Jon