July 8, Sunday

[Carl Christensen]

With G-man out of town we need to place trackers on Kenny and Marty or get them to speak up. Otherwise today, sunday, has potential 7.5-9.0 at UL but with the westerly component Provo Harbor will likely be the place, not Saratoga. hoping 4-6pm kickoff time. (launching in the marina sure is easy on the feet but if the water has dropped enough i'll go out the river mouth.) might be a tad later at SSB for the kiters.

[lesvierra]

I agree. Im thinking of making a rare trip down to Utah Lake. Other than looking for a northwind, I dont know the indicators. Is it looking good for ULSS and Lincoln this afternoon?

[MikE mAy]

i was watching the potential build yesterday. saw a lull in the salt lake airport and decided to bag it and hang with the girlfriend/run errands. as a squall from the north built in salt lake valley, i began to get anxious. i checked the wind, and sure enough down in provo it ended up wiht a 19 to 30 winds. i'm assumign that was thunderstorm/squall, but being in a movie and not near a computer i couldn't see the satalite. anybody end up makign the drive yesterday? was it all squall? did it end up smoothing out?

regardless, looks like the same thing today. potential for north building, but also the thunderstorm potential. if it happens, i'm heading down to SSB or lincoln. i look for bluffdale indicator to be 12mph or better and look further up north and see the north push behind it. you can usually see the push start at the salt lake airport and watch it build all the way to bluffdale, and then you know to head out. from salt lake i usually either beat the wind by a few minutes or meet it down there when it hits bluffdale.

[Carl Christensen]

Watching SL valley helps too.

here's Kenny: "watch the SL International Airport and Bluffdale. If you see both of those go over 12 mph for more than a couple hours, chances are good. "

It's nice to see signs of life from the north by 3 or so but it could come as late as 6. when it comes late you kinda have to go on faith (sunday and all).

[Mark Johnson]

Anyone have the link for wind speed at slc airport?

[lesvierra]

N5, N6, N7, N8....?

Almost time for me to hit the road. Chances are? Is it worth it? mmm.. windsports.

SLC Airport
http://www.met.utah.edu/cgi-bin/roman/m ... i?stn=KU42

N10 gust to 16,

N12, I'm gone!

[bordy]

Im in San Diego hating all of you and your damn Utah wind!!!!

[Kenny]

Looks good from what I can see on my computer...

I don't ride Sundays so I usually don't check, but when I noticed the north wind coming out of church today I had to take a peek on the computer.

Mike M., you made the right call yesterday. It can be good if a nice rain storm settles over the SLC valley and Utah Valley is clear, but thunderstorms are another story. I have flown on wind from thunderstorms, but it tends to be super spiky, crappy, and short (often 20 minutes or less) - best to be avoided IMHO.

Hope you all got some today. I am jealous as the LPPs are getting hotter and smellier by the day. I need to clean up my gear at ULSSB!