Received: from zonker-fddi.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA11183; Fri, 20 Oct 1995 14:43:33 -0700 Return-Path: <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Received: by zonker.hpl.hp.com (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA25942; Fri, 20 Oct 1995 14:43:28 -0700 Date: Fri, 20 Oct 1995 14:43:28 -0700 From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> Message-Id: <9510202143.AA25942@zonker.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re: Windsight
> This marine push was completely unexpected. Windsight
> was predicting very light winds. This seems to have happened over and over
> this summer, to the extent that I consider their forecast almost worthless
> for the Peninsula (and I have called every morning).
In the Bay, I have used windsight's 12:00~2:00 forecasts this summer
when I was not sure what was happening from the e-mail reports and I
wanted a second opinion - maybe 10 or 20 times. I have gotten several
days of sailing that I probably would have blown off or gone to the
wrong place. I've had a few misses, too, but on the whole it's been a
win.
Anyone else have an assessment of windsight's performance?
I'd love to get records of Windsight's Coyote forecast every day
and compare to the recorded winds at SFO. I've done this with
NWS forecasts and the standard deviation was 5 knots!!
Ken Poulton
poulton@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis
"Rumor travels faster, but it don't stay put as long as truth."
--Will Rogers
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