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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: 18Z Mon 17AUG2026
Day Frcst Time/Date Speed (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs) MidSpd (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs)
Mon 10AM 17AUG26 8.6 13.7 188 8.5 12.8 194
Mon 01PM 17AUG26 11.8 18.3 209 10.6 15.9 211
Mon 04PM 17AUG26 12.6 19.7 206 12.8 19.2 212
Mon 07PM 17AUG26 11.1 17.3 254 13.5 20.2 255
Mon 10PM 17AUG26 9.9 15.5 267 10.9 16.3 268
Tue 01AM 18AUG26 9.9 15.4 271 9.5 14.3 270
Tue 04AM 18AUG26 6.2 9.6 278 6.1 9.2 277
Tue 07AM 18AUG26 5.3 8.3 265 5.9 8.9 265
Tue 10AM 18AUG26 8.6 13.4 231 8.0 11.9 232
Tue 01PM 18AUG26 11.1 17.3 225 9.5 14.2 223
Tue 04PM 18AUG26 11.9 18.6 234 11.2 16.8 235
Tue 07PM 18AUG26 9.0 14.0 253 9.5 14.2 254
Tue 10PM 18AUG26 6.5 10.1 284 7.0 10.5 282
Wed 01AM 19AUG26 6.2 9.7 281 7.4 11.1 279
Wed 04AM 19AUG26 5.8 9.1 263 7.0 10.4 264
Wed 07AM 19AUG26 8.4 13.1 266 8.5 12.8 266
Wed 10AM 19AUG26 10.4 16.2 237 8.9 13.4 236
Wed 01PM 19AUG26 12.6 19.7 228 10.9 16.3 227
Wed 04PM 19AUG26 14.7 22.9 235 13.9 20.8 236
Wed 07PM 19AUG26 14.0 21.8 261 13.0 19.5 261
Wed 10PM 19AUG26 8.5 13.3 245 8.5 12.8 247
Thu 01AM 20AUG26 9.4 14.6 266 9.1 13.7 265
Thu 04AM 20AUG26 8.5 13.2 261 8.6 13.0 261
Thu 07AM 20AUG26 6.5 10.2 229 6.8 10.2 232
Thu 10AM 20AUG26 9.2 14.4 212 8.0 12.0 215
Thu 01PM 20AUG26 11.3 17.6 213 9.8 14.7 214
Thu 04PM 20AUG26 14.1 22.0 224 13.3 20.0 226
Thu 07PM 20AUG26 12.9 20.1 256 14.5 21.8 257
Thu 10PM 20AUG26 8.9 14.0 259 10.7 16.1 260
Fri 01AM 21AUG26 7.0 10.9 165 10.1 15.2 176
Fri 04AM 21AUG26 7.6 11.8 245 9.9 14.9 247
Fri 07AM 21AUG26 12.6 19.6 264 12.8 19.2 264
Fri 10AM 21AUG26 15.7 24.5 239 13.7 20.6 239
Fri 01PM 21AUG26 16.5 25.7 230 15.2 22.8 231
Fri 04PM 21AUG26 18.9 29.4 239 19.2 28.9 241
Fri 07PM 21AUG26 18.5 28.9 261 20.1 30.2 261
Fri 10PM 21AUG26 16.9 26.3 266 17.6 26.4 266
Sat 01AM 22AUG26 15.1 23.5 268 16.0 24.0 267
Sat 04AM 22AUG26 15.3 23.8 269 15.7 23.6 268
Sat 07AM 22AUG26 16.2 25.3 267 16.8 25.2 266
Sat 10AM 22AUG26 15.2 23.7 243 14.0 20.9 242
Sat 01PM 22AUG26 14.6 22.8 231 13.5 20.2 231
Sat 04PM 22AUG26 16.3 25.4 237 15.0 22.5 238
Sat 07PM 22AUG26 15.6 24.3 260 15.6 23.3 261
Sat 10PM 22AUG26 11.9 18.6 272 12.2 18.2 270
Sun 01AM 23AUG26 7.6 11.9 271 8.6 12.9 270
Sun 04AM 23AUG26 10.5 16.4 273 10.6 15.8 272
Sun 07AM 23AUG26 9.6 15.0 268 10.2 15.4 267
Sun 10AM 23AUG26 11.2 17.5 234 10.2 15.3 233
Sun 01PM 23AUG26 12.9 20.1 224 12.5 18.8 226
Sun 04PM 23AUG26 17.5 27.2 240 14.4 21.6 239
Sun 07PM 23AUG26 9.1 14.2 256 9.0 13.5 257
Sun 10PM 23AUG26 8.2 12.9 280 9.0 13.6 279
Mon 01AM 24AUG26 8.7 13.6 280 9.2 13.7 278
Mon 04AM 24AUG26 10.0 15.6 277 9.8 14.7 275
Mon 07AM 24AUG26 8.8 13.7 284 9.1 13.7 282
Mon 10AM 24AUG26 5.3 11.1 205 5.8 8.7 209
Mon 01PM 24AUG26 10.8 16.9 205 11.1 16.7 209
Mon 04PM 24AUG26 11.7 18.2 223 9.9 14.9 222
Mon 07PM 24AUG26 7.8 12.2 170 8.4 12.6 180
Mon 10PM 24AUG26 6.7 10.4 126 7.9 11.9 141
Tue 01AM 25AUG26 6.6 10.3 104 6.9 10.3 121
Tue 04AM 25AUG26 7.2 11.2 301 8.2 12.4 297
Tue 07AM 25AUG26 7.5 11.7 122 8.6 13.0 137
Tue 10AM 25AUG26 6.8 10.6 170 6.7 10.1 177
Tue 01PM 25AUG26 9.6 15.0 198 9.6 14.4 202
Tue 04PM 25AUG26 11.7 18.2 222 11.8 17.7 225
Tue 07PM 25AUG26 7.3 11.4 172 8.5 12.7 182
Tue 10PM 25AUG26 7.9 12.4 133 9.7 14.5 147
Wed 01AM 26AUG26 9.9 15.4 138 10.9 16.3 151
Wed 04AM 26AUG26 9.6 14.9 138 10.2 15.2 151
Wed 07AM 26AUG26 9.2 14.4 142 9.8 14.6 155
Wed 10AM 26AUG26 8.2 12.8 201 7.8 11.6 204
Wed 01PM 26AUG26 10.4 16.2 206 10.1 15.1 208
Wed 04PM 26AUG26 12.0 18.7 226 12.3 18.4 229
Wed 07PM 26AUG26 7.5 11.7 235 9.5 14.2 238
Wed 10PM 26AUG26 5.5 8.6 257 7.4 11.1 258
Thu 01AM 27AUG26 6.7 10.5 155 8.3 12.5 167
Thu 04AM 27AUG26 5.5 8.6 283 7.0 10.5 281
Thu 07AM 27AUG26 6.8 10.6 264 8.4 12.7 264
Thu 10AM 27AUG26 10.8 16.9 228 10.8 16.2 229

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