How can I set up this wind map, so I can check out current conditions at any given time & place. TIA
On Friday, March 12, 2021 at 1:34:53 PM UTC-7 Bryan Guarente wrote: > Cobirders, > The northern portion of the state is in for some wild snow amounts > (depending on who you believe). With this, we are looking at some very > nice swaths of southerly winds (example below): > > https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/13/0100Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 > (forecast > for 6pm tonight; green circle is around Boulder, CO). That link should > also be about the time that we should expect migrants to be taking off from > Texas and further south. For those of you who are radar enthusiasts for > bird tracking, check the radar > <https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=continental-conus-comp_radar-48-0-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined> > > after dark in Texas to see if the birds are leaving as suggested. > > On those winds, I expect to see some migrants push further northward as > this is one of those times where birds are starting to want to move north > and this IS a good opportunity despite the snow we will get this far > north. This is a time to be efficient and cover some ground/sky. I expect > to see increases and FOYs in: > > - Blue-winged Teals, > - Eared and Horned Grebes (maybe the beginnings of Western Grebes), > - yellowlegs (Greater) and Killdeer with maybe some early sandpipers, > - Sandhill Cranes, > - Bonaparte's and Franklin's Gulls, > - Double-crested Cormorants, > - Turkey Vultures and possibly the first migrant Osprey and/or > Swainson's Hawks, > - White-throated Swifts, Tree Swallows, and Barn Swallows > - Say's Phoebes, > - and Common Grackles. > > If you want to see a really good swath of winds converging into a single > location, look no further than this map: > > https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/13/1500Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 > . > Looks like in the vicinity of Boulder, CO will be a nice hotspot tomorrow > morning. As the day goes on the convergence into Boulder disperses and > more of the northern Urban corridor will get in on the action: > > https://earth.nullschool.net/#2021/03/14/0100Z/wind/isobaric/850hPa/orthographic=-101.05,33.15,1638/loc=-105.000,40.000 > (5pm > Saturday) > > I'll leave it here for now and see what others are able to find as the > days roll onward. I am headed out here in a minute to get my binocs on > some of these migrants before the snow starts. Best of luck out there. > > Keep your feeders full, be careful shoveling (if you are the lucky ones > who are getting snow), keep your ears peeled for Sandhills in the snow, and > wear your masks, > > Bryan > > Bryan Guarente > Meteorologist/Instructional Designer > UCAR/The COMET Program > Boulder, CO > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/5ef8c332-df19-4961-ac4a-aca7202d3357n%40googlegroups.com.
