Harris Hill Soaring - Soaring Weather Links

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= SOARING WEATHER LINKS =



Hour-by-Hour Weather Forecast for Elmira - (next 8 hours) Graphic Aviation Forecast - (next 48 hours) NWS Hourly Weather Forecast Graph - (next 48 hours) NWS Technical Forecast Notes for Elmira Kevin Ford's Thermal Index (TI) Calculator Dr. Jack's ETA Soaring Forecasts - by subscription Dr. Jack's RUC Forecasts - by subscription

Dr. Jack's Soaring Prediction Models
Select ETA Forecasts	Select RUC Forecasts
By subscription only Forecasts out to 84 hours Presently available only for a single hour Updated at 6 hr intervals 12 km grid resolution	By subscription only Forecasts out to 12 hours Available for multiple hours through day Updated at 3 hr intervals 20 km grid resolution
Note: Numerous model differences of detail, such as their parametrization of clouds, may lead to one model providing better forecasts of certain soaring parameters for your location, but that can only be determined through actual flight experience.

Note: Certain internet security software filters (Norton's, ZoneLabs, etc.) may inhibit display of the Dr. Jack's soaring forecast charts below. If you have trouble, we suggest you temporarily disable those security filters to display the charts.

The BLIPMAP Soaring Forecast

1. Thermal Index Report by Dr. John Glendening - AMAZING! This one is a must for serious students of both soaring and meteorology. See also RAOB Program, below.

2. Satellite Image Bank from Intellicast. Includes IR, visible and water vapor images - and cloud movement automation. See table below.

3. NOAA / NWS - A comprehensive, up-to-date, graphical web site showing many aspects of atmospheric and terrestrial weather.

4. Binghamton Regional web site of the National Weather Service. Excellent links!

5. METAR's Understood - An excellent short text with many examples on decoding METAR's. Easy to use hypertext format.

6. TAF/METAR - Right from the horse's mouth. National Weather Service's Federal Meteorological Handbook #1; pertinent sections on TAF/METAR from this twelve chapter, on-line book.

NEED TO TEST THIS Selected Weather Maps

USA Radar/Precip	Precip w. Storm Cell Movements	US Surface Map and Weather Fronts
24 Hour Precip Forecast	Satellite Photo with IR Overlay	East Coast IR Satellite
Radar/Precip Animated Loop	Regional Precip Summary	Surface Analysis with Radar Overlay
NEXRAD Composite Radar - Western	NEXRAD Composite Radar - Eastern	NEXRAD Composite Radar - Southern
NEXRAD Automated Loop - Eastern	NEXRAD National Radar Network

**US Weather Service**
Elmira	Pittsburgh	Buffalo
Binghamton	Scranton-W/B	Rochester
Ithaca	Harrisburg	State College

**Unisys Weather Forecasts**
Elmira	Pittsburgh	Buffalo
Binghamton	Scranton-W/B	Rochester
Ithaca	Harrisburg	State College

HHSC Web Site Index

HHSC HOME PAGE	MEMBER NEWS	SOARING/AV LINKS	REGIONALTOURISM
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CONTACTING HHSC	JUNIORS ORGN'Z'TN	PHOTO GALLERY	-
VISITOR SERVICES	ARTICLES / ESSAYS	SNOW BIRD CONTEST	-
FACILITIES / AIRCRAFT	SOARING SOCIETY OF AMERICA	NATIONAL SOARING MUSEUM	2009 NATIONAL SPORTS CLASS CONTEST
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