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Open Water => Serious Discussion => Science => Topic started by: Aggie on April 13, 2012, 05:23:23 AM

Title: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Aggie on April 13, 2012, 05:23:23 AM
Check this out:  :o

http://hint.fm/wind/

You can click the map to zoom in.
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Griffin NoName on April 13, 2012, 07:03:59 AM
If you zoom in it starts to form imagess amongst the swirls. It's sort of creepy.
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Sibling Zono (anon1mat0) on April 13, 2012, 03:48:36 PM
Apparently South FL isn't the best zone for wind power.  :-\
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Sibling DavidH on April 13, 2012, 06:11:29 PM
Amazing!
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on April 14, 2012, 12:00:17 AM
It's can't be right-- I zoomed in on Washington DC, and did not see the expected winds due to all the hot air...

::)

Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: pieces o nine on April 14, 2012, 09:35:24 PM
Cool link, Aggie, thanks for sharing!    (http://i475.photobucket.com/albums/rr112/denimcg/Smileys/bf-hurrismileypalm.gif)
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Roland Deschain on April 17, 2012, 02:08:24 PM
^ There appears to be a lot of wind around the Ocean O'Sand... :mrgreen:
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Sibling DavidH on April 17, 2012, 03:12:54 PM
It's the diet, y'know.  All them baked beans.....
Title: Re: US Real-time Wind Map
Post by: Opsa on April 17, 2012, 04:02:05 PM
That's a really beautiful animated map. Thank you.

(It did bog down my extinct 'puter a bit, though.)