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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: 06Z Wed 12AUG2026
Day Frcst Time/Date Speed (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs) MidSpd (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs)
Tue 10PM 11AUG26 9.4 14.6 263 10.2 15.3 264
Wed 01AM 12AUG26 8.1 12.7 262 8.8 13.2 263
Wed 04AM 12AUG26 9.7 15.1 264 10.3 15.5 264
Wed 07AM 12AUG26 7.7 12.0 257 8.4 12.6 258
Wed 10AM 12AUG26 8.3 12.9 228 8.5 12.8 230
Wed 01PM 12AUG26 10.2 15.9 219 10.1 15.2 221
Wed 04PM 12AUG26 11.1 17.3 224 11.6 17.3 227
Wed 07PM 12AUG26 9.9 15.4 257 11.2 16.8 259
Wed 10PM 12AUG26 7.0 10.9 261 8.3 12.4 263
Thu 01AM 13AUG26 6.9 10.8 262 7.7 11.6 263
Thu 04AM 13AUG26 5.5 8.5 257 6.4 9.6 258
Thu 07AM 13AUG26 7.6 11.8 262 8.9 13.3 263
Thu 10AM 13AUG26 6.0 9.3 254 8.5 12.7 257
Thu 01PM 13AUG26 11.6 18.0 244 11.6 17.4 245
Thu 04PM 13AUG26 16.9 26.3 242 17.3 25.9 242
Thu 07PM 13AUG26 12.7 19.8 262 14.0 21.0 263
Thu 10PM 13AUG26 7.8 12.2 265 10.0 15.0 266
Fri 01AM 14AUG26 7.3 11.4 269 10.0 15.0 269
Fri 04AM 14AUG26 7.7 12.0 271 10.2 15.3 271
Fri 07AM 14AUG26 6.6 10.3 227 9.1 13.6 231
Fri 10AM 14AUG26 8.8 13.8 191 8.5 12.7 195
Fri 01PM 14AUG26 12.3 19.2 202 11.4 17.0 205
Fri 04PM 14AUG26 13.0 20.3 217 11.8 17.7 219
Fri 07PM 14AUG26 9.3 14.4 199 12.3 18.4 206
Fri 10PM 14AUG26 10.5 16.4 146 12.5 18.8 158
Sat 01AM 15AUG26 11.7 18.3 146 14.6 22.0 159
Sat 04AM 15AUG26 12.4 19.3 144 13.7 20.6 157
Sat 07AM 15AUG26 13.8 21.6 146 14.0 21.0 158
Sat 10AM 15AUG26 9.3 14.5 190 8.3 12.5 194
Sat 01PM 15AUG26 12.2 19.0 202 10.8 16.1 204
Sat 04PM 15AUG26 13.2 20.6 210 11.5 17.3 213
Sat 07PM 15AUG26 11.0 17.1 165 14.3 21.4 175
Sat 10PM 15AUG26 11.6 18.1 254 14.1 21.2 256
Sun 01AM 16AUG26 9.0 14.1 180 12.2 18.3 189
Sun 04AM 16AUG26 9.0 14.0 119 11.2 16.8 134
Sun 07AM 16AUG26 10.0 15.6 134 11.9 17.9 148
Sun 10AM 16AUG26 9.4 15.0 182 9.0 13.5 188
Sun 01PM 16AUG26 10.2 16.0 195 10.5 15.8 200
Sun 04PM 16AUG26 9.6 14.9 198 8.4 12.6 200
Sun 07PM 16AUG26 9.4 14.7 149 9.8 14.7 161
Sun 10PM 16AUG26 12.3 19.2 140 9.4 14.0 153
Mon 01AM 17AUG26 8.5 13.2 150 7.6 11.4 160
Mon 04AM 17AUG26 12.7 19.8 143 9.9 14.9 155
Mon 07AM 17AUG26 9.3 14.5 143 9.9 14.8 156
Mon 10AM 17AUG26 8.7 13.6 179 8.0 11.9 185
Mon 01PM 17AUG26 10.6 16.6 199 9.7 14.5 201
Mon 04PM 17AUG26 12.1 18.9 185 9.2 13.8 188
Mon 07PM 17AUG26 12.9 20.2 153 12.8 19.1 164
Mon 10PM 17AUG26 11.4 17.8 145 11.1 16.7 157
Tue 01AM 18AUG26 9.9 15.5 138 12.1 18.1 152
Tue 04AM 18AUG26 10.3 16.1 269 10.4 15.7 268
Tue 07AM 18AUG26 8.2 12.8 262 7.6 11.4 262
Tue 10AM 18AUG26 8.6 13.4 227 7.4 11.0 228
Tue 01PM 18AUG26 11.3 17.6 216 9.1 13.6 216
Tue 04PM 18AUG26 12.7 19.8 217 11.5 17.3 220
Tue 07PM 18AUG26 12.6 19.6 250 13.3 20.0 252
Tue 10PM 18AUG26 10.7 16.8 136 10.7 16.1 150
Wed 01AM 19AUG26 12.1 18.9 135 11.6 17.4 149
Wed 04AM 19AUG26 12.3 19.1 143 12.4 18.6 155
Wed 07AM 19AUG26 12.3 19.2 162 12.6 18.9 173
Wed 10AM 19AUG26 15.8 24.7 178 12.2 18.3 186
Wed 01PM 19AUG26 18.1 28.3 198 16.1 24.1 204
Wed 04PM 19AUG26 14.5 22.6 263 15.7 23.6 263
Wed 07PM 19AUG26 13.4 20.9 260 15.4 23.1 261
Wed 10PM 19AUG26 14.0 21.8 263 13.8 20.8 263
Thu 01AM 20AUG26 15.0 23.4 267 13.0 19.5 267
Thu 04AM 20AUG26 13.3 20.8 275 11.8 17.7 274
Thu 07AM 20AUG26 9.4 14.7 275 9.5 14.2 274
Thu 10AM 20AUG26 6.9 10.7 243 5.6 8.4 241
Thu 01PM 20AUG26 8.0 12.6 211 6.9 10.3 209
Thu 04PM 20AUG26 8.6 13.4 198 6.8 10.3 190
Thu 07PM 20AUG26 9.8 15.3 154 6.9 10.4 106
Thu 10PM 20AUG26 12.5 19.5 141 7.2 10.8 158
Fri 01AM 21AUG26 8.8 13.8 126 8.3 12.5 141
Fri 04AM 21AUG26 11.4 17.8 136 11.1 16.7 149
Fri 07AM 21AUG26 11.3 17.6 137 11.1 16.6 150
Fri 10AM 21AUG26 7.0 10.9 129 4.5 6.8 137
Fri 01PM 21AUG26 6.8 10.6 185 6.6 9.9 189
Fri 04PM 21AUG26 7.2 11.2 175 6.6 9.9 195
Fri 07PM 21AUG26 9.4 14.7 152 8.4 12.6 105
Fri 10PM 21AUG26 10.0 15.6 144 7.8 11.7 149

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