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Northstar - Wind Forecast
Location: 39.25N 120.14W
Base Elevation: 6330 ft
Peak Elevation: 8610 ft

 

240 hour GFS Model (0.25 deg) - 3 hr incrememts

 

Data

Initialized: 12Z Mon 17AUG2026
Day Frcst Time/Date Speed (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs) MidSpd (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs)
Mon 04AM 17AUG26 12.2 19.0 141 14.0 21.1 154
Mon 07AM 17AUG26 13.0 20.3 147 13.6 20.5 159
Mon 10AM 17AUG26 8.7 13.6 175 8.6 12.9 182
Mon 01PM 17AUG26 11.9 18.5 211 10.8 16.2 213
Mon 04PM 17AUG26 11.3 17.7 211 12.9 19.4 217
Mon 07PM 17AUG26 10.1 15.7 257 13.0 19.5 258
Mon 10PM 17AUG26 7.6 11.8 257 8.4 12.6 258
Tue 01AM 18AUG26 7.6 11.8 274 7.0 10.6 273
Tue 04AM 18AUG26 6.5 10.1 133 7.2 10.7 147
Tue 07AM 18AUG26 4.2 6.6 149 5.6 8.5 161
Tue 10AM 18AUG26 7.9 12.3 231 7.4 11.0 232
Tue 01PM 18AUG26 10.1 15.8 224 8.6 12.9 222
Tue 04PM 18AUG26 11.3 17.6 228 9.9 14.8 228
Tue 07PM 18AUG26 7.5 11.8 245 8.4 12.7 247
Tue 10PM 18AUG26 6.1 9.5 101 6.6 9.8 118
Wed 01AM 19AUG26 6.9 10.8 268 7.8 11.7 268
Wed 04AM 19AUG26 8.9 13.9 264 9.3 14.0 264
Wed 07AM 19AUG26 11.1 17.3 264 10.7 16.0 264
Wed 10AM 19AUG26 12.7 19.8 243 11.1 16.6 243
Wed 01PM 19AUG26 13.6 21.2 233 11.9 17.9 232
Wed 04PM 19AUG26 15.5 24.1 239 15.3 22.9 240
Wed 07PM 19AUG26 13.4 20.9 260 13.8 20.7 260
Wed 10PM 19AUG26 8.8 13.7 255 9.1 13.7 256
Thu 01AM 20AUG26 8.8 13.8 261 8.8 13.2 261
Thu 04AM 20AUG26 10.1 15.8 265 9.7 14.5 265
Thu 07AM 20AUG26 7.9 12.2 263 7.8 11.6 263
Thu 10AM 20AUG26 8.8 13.8 222 8.0 11.9 223
Thu 01PM 20AUG26 10.1 15.8 213 8.7 13.1 213
Thu 04PM 20AUG26 12.8 20.0 226 12.2 18.3 229
Thu 07PM 20AUG26 10.6 16.5 252 11.2 16.8 253
Thu 10PM 20AUG26 9.4 14.6 141 11.9 17.9 155
Fri 01AM 21AUG26 10.0 15.7 139 11.3 17.0 152
Fri 04AM 21AUG26 12.0 18.7 142 11.2 16.8 154
Fri 07AM 21AUG26 7.2 11.2 144 8.7 13.1 157
Fri 10AM 21AUG26 12.1 18.9 230 9.8 14.7 229
Fri 01PM 21AUG26 12.7 19.8 219 12.8 19.2 222
Fri 04PM 21AUG26 17.4 27.1 236 17.0 25.6 237
Fri 07PM 21AUG26 14.6 22.8 259 15.6 23.4 259
Fri 10PM 21AUG26 15.4 24.0 269 16.1 24.2 268
Sat 01AM 22AUG26 15.6 24.3 266 16.3 24.5 265
Sat 04AM 22AUG26 16.2 25.3 267 16.9 25.4 267
Sat 07AM 22AUG26 16.9 26.3 266 17.2 25.8 265
Sat 10AM 22AUG26 15.9 24.7 243 14.7 22.1 242
Sat 01PM 22AUG26 14.7 22.9 233 13.8 20.7 233
Sat 04PM 22AUG26 16.3 25.4 239 15.1 22.6 239
Sat 07PM 22AUG26 14.8 23.2 260 14.9 22.4 261
Sat 10PM 22AUG26 9.3 14.6 270 9.7 14.5 269
Sun 01AM 23AUG26 7.8 12.2 266 7.6 11.4 265
Sun 04AM 23AUG26 9.9 15.4 275 9.5 14.3 274
Sun 07AM 23AUG26 9.4 14.7 265 9.3 14.0 265
Sun 10AM 23AUG26 11.2 17.5 234 9.7 14.5 234
Sun 01PM 23AUG26 12.8 19.9 225 12.3 18.5 227
Sun 04PM 23AUG26 18.0 28.1 242 14.6 21.9 240
Sun 07PM 23AUG26 13.2 20.7 262 12.6 19.0 262
Sun 10PM 23AUG26 7.2 11.2 273 8.2 12.2 272
Mon 01AM 24AUG26 6.1 9.5 279 7.3 10.9 277
Mon 04AM 24AUG26 5.4 8.4 290 6.1 9.1 287
Mon 07AM 24AUG26 5.3 8.3 280 6.0 9.0 278
Mon 10AM 24AUG26 6.6 10.3 222 6.8 10.2 224
Mon 01PM 24AUG26 10.2 15.8 210 10.0 15.0 213
Mon 04PM 24AUG26 10.0 15.6 215 9.5 14.2 216
Mon 07PM 24AUG26 6.8 10.7 192 5.9 8.8 200
Mon 10PM 24AUG26 8.7 13.5 127 8.3 12.4 141
Tue 01AM 25AUG26 9.3 14.5 134 9.1 13.6 147
Tue 04AM 25AUG26 6.2 9.7 104 6.5 9.8 121
Tue 07AM 25AUG26 6.5 10.1 80 6.6 9.8 99
Tue 10AM 25AUG26 7.5 13.0 198 7.7 11.6 203
Tue 01PM 25AUG26 12.5 19.5 209 12.6 18.8 213
Tue 04PM 25AUG26 16.5 25.7 237 14.6 21.9 237
Tue 07PM 25AUG26 10.4 16.3 258 11.7 17.6 259
Tue 10PM 25AUG26 7.0 11.0 259 8.0 12.0 260
Wed 01AM 26AUG26 7.2 11.2 289 8.0 12.0 286
Wed 04AM 26AUG26 7.7 12.0 291 8.9 13.3 289
Wed 07AM 26AUG26 8.9 13.8 278 9.7 14.6 277
Wed 10AM 26AUG26 10.8 16.9 223 10.0 15.0 224
Wed 01PM 26AUG26 12.7 19.7 213 12.4 18.7 216
Wed 04PM 26AUG26 12.7 19.8 220 13.0 19.6 223
Wed 07PM 26AUG26 8.5 13.3 197 10.4 15.6 204
Wed 10PM 26AUG26 10.9 17.0 144 11.1 16.6 156
Thu 01AM 27AUG26 7.6 11.8 227 8.6 12.9 231
Thu 04AM 27AUG26 7.6 11.9 153 10.0 15.1 165

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