GlobalFlyer -- Pacific Jet Stream Charts?

("RST Engineering" wrote)
I'm trying to figure out whether or not Fossett will be able to get back
home with 2600 pounds of fuel missing. I can't find jet stream charts
from Japan over Hawaii to the Left Coast anywhere.

Anybody got a URL for me?


Main Weather Page:
http://www.weatherimages.org/index.html#aviation
Go down to Aviation Corner - 11 yellow block(?) down the page.

Pacific 300mb Jet Stream:
http://www.weatherimages.org/data/imag213.html
On Aviation Corner page - right side of page.

There might even be better sites within the main page too?


Montblack

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:20:45 -0800, "RST Engineering"
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Anybody got a URL for me?

http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/

On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 21:20:55 GMT, Larry Dighera
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On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:20:45 -0800, "RST Engineering"
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Anybody got a URL for me?

http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/


Oops. That should have been:
http://virga.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_pac_init_00.gif

Thanks, fellers. Both Larry and Montblack posted pretty much the same
picture, but they are not worth too much without velocity information. I
had those; I was hoping for something with a little more information.

But thanks anyway. Fossett is doing what we have all done when trying to
stretch a cross-country home without a fuel stop...if you've got the wind at
your back, slow it down and let the wind help and the engine not suck so
much fuel; if you've got the wind on your nose, firewall it (within limits,
of course) and beat the wind at its own game.

Jim

RST Engineering wrote:

Thanks, fellers. Both Larry and Montblack posted pretty much the same
picture, but they are not worth too much without velocity information. I
had those; I was hoping for something with a little more information.

Try http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_pac_init_00.gif . Looks like the high
speed band is in the 30N parallel west of Hawaii, then drops down about 10
degrees, crossing the coast on the Baja peninsula. He can pick up favorable
winds around 90 knots at times.

George Patterson
I prefer Heaven for climate but Hell for company.

That is exactly the same image that I've seen from Larry and Montblack. How
in the hell do you determine velocity from it?

Jim


"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Try http://squall.sfsu.edu/gif/jetstream_pac_init_00.gif . Looks like the
high
speed band is in the 30N parallel west of Hawaii, then drops down about 10

On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:37:48 -0800, "RST Engineering"
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Both Larry and Montblack posted pretty much the same
picture, but they are not worth too much without velocity information.

The image at the link I posted indicates wind velocity by the length
of the arrows and the color of the blue-gradient shading.