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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 Tue 18AUG2026
Day Frcst Time/Date Speed (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs) MidSpd (kts) Gust (kts) Dir (degs)
Tue 04AM 18AUG26 8.2 12.7 275 8.7 13.1 274
Tue 07AM 18AUG26 6.3 9.8 257 7.5 11.3 258
Tue 10AM 18AUG26 8.4 13.1 228 8.8 13.3 230
Tue 01PM 18AUG26 9.8 15.3 222 9.0 13.5 221
Tue 04PM 18AUG26 8.3 13.0 214 8.4 12.6 218
Tue 07PM 18AUG26 5.8 9.0 209 5.7 8.6 214
Tue 10PM 18AUG26 8.4 13.1 136 8.4 12.6 150
Wed 01AM 19AUG26 8.9 13.9 132 7.5 11.2 146
Wed 04AM 19AUG26 6.1 9.5 274 6.0 9.1 273
Wed 07AM 19AUG26 6.6 10.3 244 7.2 10.8 247
Wed 10AM 19AUG26 9.0 14.0 227 7.8 11.7 227
Wed 01PM 19AUG26 12.1 18.9 225 10.6 15.9 225
Wed 04PM 19AUG26 14.0 21.8 233 14.2 21.3 235
Wed 07PM 19AUG26 13.3 20.8 259 13.9 20.8 259
Wed 10PM 19AUG26 11.0 17.1 267 11.6 17.4 267
Thu 01AM 20AUG26 10.3 16.0 265 10.5 15.8 265
Thu 04AM 20AUG26 9.2 14.4 265 9.8 14.7 265
Thu 07AM 20AUG26 8.6 13.4 265 9.3 13.9 265
Thu 10AM 20AUG26 10.4 16.3 228 9.6 14.3 229
Thu 01PM 20AUG26 12.2 19.0 216 10.6 15.9 217
Thu 04PM 20AUG26 14.2 22.1 223 14.0 21.0 226
Thu 07PM 20AUG26 14.7 22.9 258 14.9 22.3 259
Thu 10PM 20AUG26 13.1 20.4 268 11.9 17.9 268
Fri 01AM 21AUG26 7.0 11.0 78 10.2 15.3 98
Fri 04AM 21AUG26 7.1 11.0 278 9.5 14.2 277
Fri 07AM 21AUG26 11.3 17.7 265 11.4 17.1 265
Fri 10AM 21AUG26 15.3 23.8 238 12.9 19.4 237
Fri 01PM 21AUG26 14.9 23.2 225 14.0 21.0 227
Fri 04PM 21AUG26 18.9 29.5 239 19.7 29.5 241
Fri 07PM 21AUG26 19.4 30.2 262 20.5 30.8 263
Fri 10PM 21AUG26 17.6 27.4 268 18.6 27.9 268
Sat 01AM 22AUG26 17.3 27.0 269 17.6 26.4 269
Sat 04AM 22AUG26 17.1 26.6 269 17.0 25.5 269
Sat 07AM 22AUG26 16.1 25.1 267 16.2 24.3 266
Sat 10AM 22AUG26 13.8 21.6 240 12.6 18.9 239
Sat 01PM 22AUG26 14.0 21.8 229 12.8 19.2 230
Sat 04PM 22AUG26 16.4 25.5 239 15.6 23.4 240
Sat 07PM 22AUG26 12.8 20.0 262 13.1 19.6 262
Sat 10PM 22AUG26 9.2 14.4 275 10.0 15.0 274
Sun 01AM 23AUG26 8.5 13.2 281 9.0 13.5 279
Sun 04AM 23AUG26 8.0 12.4 279 8.4 12.6 277
Sun 07AM 23AUG26 9.7 15.1 269 10.1 15.1 268
Sun 10AM 23AUG26 9.4 14.6 233 8.7 13.1 233
Sun 01PM 23AUG26 12.0 18.6 222 11.8 17.7 224
Sun 04PM 23AUG26 16.9 26.3 241 13.7 20.5 239
Sun 07PM 23AUG26 8.7 13.6 244 9.3 13.9 246
Sun 10PM 23AUG26 5.9 9.2 305 6.7 10.0 301
Mon 01AM 24AUG26 5.8 9.1 119 7.1 10.6 135
Mon 04AM 24AUG26 6.0 9.3 79 6.7 10.1 98
Mon 07AM 24AUG26 8.7 13.6 284 8.6 12.8 282
Mon 10AM 24AUG26 6.6 11.3 209 6.8 10.2 212
Mon 01PM 24AUG26 10.2 15.9 204 10.6 15.9 208
Mon 04PM 24AUG26 12.2 19.0 223 10.4 15.5 223
Mon 07PM 24AUG26 7.9 12.4 183 8.6 12.8 191
Mon 10PM 24AUG26 9.1 14.1 138 10.1 15.1 151
Tue 01AM 25AUG26 9.4 14.7 142 10.0 15.0 155
Tue 04AM 25AUG26 7.8 12.1 141 9.2 13.8 154
Tue 07AM 25AUG26 7.4 11.5 146 8.3 12.5 158
Tue 10AM 25AUG26 7.9 12.3 205 7.2 10.8 207
Tue 01PM 25AUG26 8.6 13.4 199 8.3 12.4 201
Tue 04PM 25AUG26 7.7 12.0 194 8.6 12.9 209
Tue 07PM 25AUG26 6.2 9.7 153 6.4 9.5 165
Tue 10PM 25AUG26 6.4 9.9 142 6.1 9.2 153
Wed 01AM 26AUG26 6.4 9.9 145 6.7 10.1 157
Wed 04AM 26AUG26 7.0 10.9 139 7.3 10.9 152
Wed 07AM 26AUG26 5.6 8.7 155 7.2 10.7 167
Wed 10AM 26AUG26 7.1 11.1 219 7.1 10.7 221
Wed 01PM 26AUG26 9.5 14.8 208 9.3 14.0 210
Wed 04PM 26AUG26 12.4 19.3 226 10.4 15.6 226
Wed 07PM 26AUG26 8.7 13.6 245 9.9 14.8 247
Wed 10PM 26AUG26 8.0 12.5 138 9.8 14.6 151
Thu 01AM 27AUG26 8.8 13.8 256 9.8 14.7 257
Thu 04AM 27AUG26 8.1 12.6 274 9.3 14.0 273
Thu 07AM 27AUG26 8.0 12.4 264 9.0 13.5 264
Thu 10AM 27AUG26 11.4 17.8 232 10.3 15.4 233
Thu 01PM 27AUG26 14.2 22.1 227 13.1 19.6 227
Thu 04PM 27AUG26 15.5 24.2 236 15.8 23.7 238
Thu 07PM 27AUG26 14.9 23.3 261 15.8 23.7 262
Thu 10PM 27AUG26 10.0 15.6 264 10.9 16.4 264
Fri 01AM 28AUG26 10.4 16.2 266 9.9 14.8 266
Fri 04AM 28AUG26 8.9 13.8 278 8.9 13.3 277

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