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On Mon, 24 Aug 1998, Ken Poulton wrote:
> > Call of the Wind didn't report yesterday for Coyote.
>
> The COTW pager worked, though. It showed 18 at 3:00 and 20-22 from 4 to 6.
> This agreed with my experience - the 6.0 was right from 3:30 to 4, and
> was a handful from 4-6. My 5.4 would have been perfect, but I was too
> afraid of the abrupt shutdowns we've been getting lately.
>
> > And the report
> > for 3rd looked like it sucked: Gusts over 20, but lulls near 5, with
> > an average of 15. Is there a corelation factor needed for 3rd?
>
> Ignore the 3rd Ave sensor. It's junk. Not worth looking at. At 3:30
> it read 12 mph while I planed off from the beach (which takes 18 mph).
> I don't think any amount of correction will fix it because it is
> sometimes beyond the windline, but usually not.
>
- Agreed, the wind speed is useless. However, I find knowing the
direction pretty useful. Wnw and decent wind at coyote and I go.
West or further south and I tend not to bother. The more westerly
the wind the flukier it is. It seems like the sensor at 3rd is
alot less useful this year than it has been in the past. Maybe,
that's just a side effect of the poor winds this season.
- Booker C. Bense
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