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Old November 2nd, 2005, 18:23   #1
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Check out the steep pressure gradient over Utah right now. Based on that, anyone care to guess what the winds are like around here?

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Old November 2nd, 2005, 18:41   #2
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backwards slow flight!
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Old November 2nd, 2005, 18:43   #3
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Check out the North Central part of the US
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Old November 3rd, 2005, 17:26   #4
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We were something like 47 min to CPR yesterday and 120 min back. It was honking.
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It was so windy here the past few days that I have had co-workers and their students hover the Seminole in slow flight and on a XC, get a groundspeed of 250kts!
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You couldn't buy a wind over here in SC for the weekend! Smoooooooth as glass!
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Old November 8th, 2005, 06:36   #7
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It's even crazier now!

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Old November 8th, 2005, 20:39   #8
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i think the wx person either did a line of coke or had way too much coffee and had a blue "H" stamp
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