It would be great to improve the sounding chart to look something like this:
The graph lines and axis labels are really helpful.
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It would be great to improve the sounding chart to look something like this:
The graph lines and axis labels are really helpful. -
RE: Windy.com introduces soaring forecast
Thank you for adding this feature, I love it.
I am wondering what the difference is between this forecast and the NOAA forecast is. It would be great to make it easy to see what the definition of your number is.
For example today in Hemet California the NOAA forecast is 11,010 for the max... and in yours it is 14,300 ft.
Lake Elsinore California is closer with 7800ft vs 8450 ft
https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/data/aviation/soar.htm
Is this a definition issue or a calculation / data difference ?possible Improvements and additions:
- A slight addition would be to add an adjustment for "critical updraft strength" given a selectable sink rate for a glider. For example a glider minimum sink rate of 225fpm.
- Thermal updraft velocity would be nice as well.
- Finer resolution where possible
Here is a site that shows these:
http://www.soaringpredictor.info/rasptable/RASPtable.html
Note that the actual height in this site might be under reported. I have some personal experience that this may be the case.