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windfind
Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1905
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Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:06 am Post subject: Baja human forecasts have started! |
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Hi Gang,
We have started the human Baja forecasts. The forecast covers the entire Sea of Cortez side of Baja as well as most of the Pacific side of Baja Norte and Baja Sur.
https://wx.iwindsurf.com/proforecast/56 or
http://www.iwindsurf.com/windandwhere.iws?regionID=130&Isection=Wind+Forecast
However the main focus of the forecast continues to be the Los Barriles to La Ventana to El Sargento to Rasta Beach zone.
We are clearly in a La Niña pattern with the average storm track further north. Often this means that the high-pressure in the Great Basin to 4 corners region which is critical to strong Baja winds are often displaced a bit too north. So there may be fewer and weaker El Norte wind events.
Still, La Niña events are often very variable so we should still see periods of solid wind.
I post the forecasts around 9 AM MST each day. I tend to hold posting the forecasts until the pattern becomes clear so at times the forecast will be late. There are no super resolution model forecasts for the La Ventana and Los Barriles area so forecast accuracy is not ideal. Despite this we have gotten lots of great feedback about the Baja forecasts.
Mike Godsey
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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I hope you plan to keep up the bay area forecasts, in some fashion
With foiling many of us are going year round, and some level of forecast support would be great. Even just a daily brief text summary tables less relevant
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windfind
Joined: 18 Mar 1997 Posts: 1905
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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LUCARO wrote: | I hope you plan to keep up the bay area forecasts, in some fashion
With foiling many of us are going year round, and some level of forecast support would be great. Even just a daily brief text summary tables less relevant. With foiling many of us are going year round, and some level of forecast support would be great. Even just a daily brief text summary tables less relevant
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Hi Lucaro,
Weatherflow is aware of the increasing popularity of the different types of foiling that can often work even in the winter. The question is how to monetize the service during the winter. Since we are unlikely to attract new customers from winter forecasts that is not a viable reason.
However, I will ask the bean counters to check how many people drop their membership during the winter. And if enough people were to provide feedback that they would continue membership if we had winter forecasts then it might happen.
Mike Godsey
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 2:08 am Post subject: |
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windfind wrote: | LUCARO wrote: | I hope you plan to keep up the bay area forecasts, in some fashion
With foiling many of us are going year round, and some level of forecast support would be great. Even just a daily brief text summary tables less relevant. With foiling many of us are going year round, and some level of forecast support would be great. Even just a daily brief text summary tables less relevant
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Hi Lucaro,
Weatherflow is aware of the increasing popularity of the different types of foiling that can often work even in the winter. The question is how to monetize the service during the winter. Since we are unlikely to attract new customers from winter forecasts that is not a viable reason.
However, I will ask the bean counters to check how many people drop their membership during the winter. And if enough people were to provide feedback that they would continue membership if we had winter forecasts then it might happen.
Mike Godsey
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thanks mike
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fxop
Joined: 13 Jun 1998 Posts: 202
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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I don't drop out in the winter because I want to keep this valuable service viable.
fxop
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Wind_Boarder
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 91 Location: San Francisco Bay Area
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Baja human forecasts have started! |
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We're unable to add the Baja meteorologist forecast on our classic iW page. Please help to fix this
Thanks!
Alak.
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:51 pm Post subject: |
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fxop wrote: | I don't drop out in the winter because I want to keep this valuable service viable.
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yeah, me too
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scameron
Joined: 18 Apr 1996 Posts: 25
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Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2021 12:24 pm Post subject: dropping IWS during the winter |
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I keep my IWS account current year round. I use your forecasts for sailboat raceing during the winter. Please keep em coming!
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Goodwind
Joined: 06 May 2005 Posts: 323 Location: On water
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 3:37 am Post subject: |
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Been a year-round paid member since 2005.
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LUCARO
Joined: 07 Dec 1997 Posts: 661
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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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enough interest for a petition to let the beancounters at weatherflow we want some kind of winter forecast?
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