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Post by dewey » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:12 pm

Anonymous wrote:There's always drinking... :drinkers:
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Post by andyandmarlys » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:16 pm

Its coming... I am rigged and headed out

12m Turbo Diesel... I'll let you know what happens... it is 24 now across the bay...

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Post by andyandmarlys » Fri Jan 13, 2006 5:41 pm

So far just voo doo wind

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Post by Guest » Fri Jan 13, 2006 7:14 pm

Another notch on my Glide.... From 5:15 till 5:45 was powered and going upwind... some small jumps... Full moon rising and streetlights kept it pretty light until I came in... This is on the 12m Turbo Diesel.... it impressed me to be riding well in 10mph.

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Post by drysuit » Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:35 am

LETS TRY AGAIN
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PZZ530-141800- /O.EXT.KMTR.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060115T1000Z/ SAN FRANCISCO SAN PABLO SUISUN BAY AND THE WEST DELTA- 313 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS THEN BECOMING W AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT BY THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVIER SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND WINDS BRIEFLY GUSTING TO GALE FORCE. .TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 25 KT...WITH LOCAL EVENING GUSTS TO 30 KT. SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AN EVENING THUNDERSTORM. .SUN...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. .SUN NIGHT...NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING. .MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. PATCHY MORNING FOG. .TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN BECOMING LIKELY. .WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 25 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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Post by OliverG » Sat Jan 14, 2006 9:15 am

Hopefully I'll see you guys out there this afternoon!

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Post by andyandmarlys » Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:25 am

Here is the latest airport forcast for Oakland (updates 4x a day... and a good indicator of what will happen in the next few hours at Alameda)

To convert from UTC to Pacific time, subtract 8 hours from the time.......... I think we should expect 13-17mph all afternoon at alameda

Forecast for: KOAK (OAKLAND, CA, US)
Text: KOAK 141814Z 141818 23010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040
Forecast period: 1800 to 2100 UTC 14 January 2006
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the SW (230 degrees) at 12 MPH (10 knots; 5.2 m/s)
Visibility: 6 miles (10 km)
Ceiling: 4000 feet AGL
Clouds: scattered clouds at 2500 feet AGL
broken clouds at 4000 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 4600 feet AGL
Weather: -SHRA (light rain showers)
Text: TEMPO 1821 27015G22KT 3SM SHRA BKN025 OVC040
Forecast period: 1800 to 2100 UTC 14 January 2006
Forecast type: TEMPORARY: The following changes expected for less than half the time period
Winds: from the W (270 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 knots; 7.8 m/s)
gusting to 25 MPH (22 knots; 11.4 m/s)
Visibility: 3 miles (5 km)
Ceiling: 2500 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 2500 feet AGL
overcast cloud deck at 4000 feet AGL
Weather: SHRA (rain showers)
Text: FM2100 28015KT P6SM -SHRA SCT035 BKN050
Forecast period: 2100 UTC 14 January 2006 to 0300 UTC 15 January 2006
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the W (280 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 knots; 7.8 m/s)
Visibility: 6 miles (10 km)
Ceiling: 5000 feet AGL
Clouds: scattered clouds at 3500 feet AGL
broken clouds at 5000 feet AGL
Weather: -SHRA (light rain showers)
Text: TEMPO 2101 3SM TSRA BKN025CB
Forecast period: 2100 UTC 14 January 2006 to 0100 UTC 15 January 2006
Forecast type: TEMPORARY: The following changes expected for less than half the time period
Visibility: 3 miles (5 km)
Ceiling: 2500 feet AGL
Clouds: broken clouds at 2500 feet AGL
Weather: TSRA (rain associated with thunderstorm(s))
Text: FM0300 28014KT P6SM SCT045
Forecast period: 0300 to 1800 UTC 15 January 2006
Forecast type: FROM: standard forecast or significant change
Winds: from the W (280 degrees) at 16 MPH (14 knots; 7.3 m/s)
Visibility: 6 miles (10 km)
Clouds: scattered clouds at 4500 feet AGL
Weather: no significant weather forecast for this period

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Post by wiggle watcher » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:17 pm

things are starting to wiggle....

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Post by andyandmarlys » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:29 pm

from my view of the bay, starting to see caps filling in,,, especially from the W.... I thought it would be more from the south.... Anyhow it is ridable now i'd say on a 14m

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Post by andyandmarlys » Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:34 pm

Someone is out now (alameda),... looks like a 12m Best... moving the kite a little bit, but mostly powered... I need to get the webcam going again....

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