Surface wind observations

[Tim Vasquez]

Where shall we look for current wind observations?

I've just started looking at availability of METAR stations for starters, and it appears only KNEW and KMSY (New Orleans) are available. There used to be surface sites south of there back in the 1980s and 1990s! Not even an ASOS at Boothville?

Tim

 

[Tyler Allison]

I have the same on my data feed Tim. There were some bouys out that way but they stopped updating (at least on my feed) a few hours ago.

 

[J West]

http://stormtrack.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8066

 

[Bill Tabor]

Aaron posted this link. Seems to be for near surface I believe.
http://stormtrack.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8066

 

[Aaron Kennedy]

T1 is at:
60.0 Sec 16.9 m/s ( 37.8 mph) @ 31.3° @ 29/04:30:04
Slowly rising....

 

[Tim Vasquez]

Thanks -- I saw the tower link but was trying to broaden the search for wind data to other sources too.

Tim

 

[Anonymous]

http://www-frd.fsl.noaa.gov/mesonet/
and then zoom in
earlier a site near the end of the river delta was reproting 72mph sustained

 

[Bill Tabor]

Anything Weather Network
http://www.anythingweather.com/state.aspx?id=la

 

[Doug Raflik]

I have WX WORX running next to me on my laptop. I will post here wind direction, speed and gusts and the time of recording.


New Orleans

2:53 am NE at 44 mph / gust 56
3:03 am NNE at 43 / 64
3:16 am NNE at 43 / 58
3:28 am NNE at 44 / 59
3:43 am NNE at 51 / 60
3:53 am NE at 54 / 85
4:00 am NE at 48 / 76

 

[MClarkson]

that fsl mesonet is pretty sweet.

I see a 76 g 91 MPH

 

[Aaron Kennedy]

T1 keeps ramping up... 3s gust up to 65mph at 10m.

Edit:

Hurricane Force Gusts have now reached T1:

3.0 Sec 36.2 m/s ( 81.1 mph) @ 42.4° @ 29/09:31:13

Aaron

 

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, check this: http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/GDIL1.html
Wind is at 0, so probably anemomoter died? :cry: Too bad, it was insane increasing before, also current pressure is amazing 941hPa, what a great trend! 8) The eye could be pretty near I guess.