DrJack's WINDIP Upper-Air Wind Forecast for  RENO  on  THU 03/11
 
ALERT@ 48:*eta,*avn
 
------  WS,WD,U(kt)  SITE=krno  METAR=krno  RidgePerp.=280  Run:03/11@16:31Z-16:31Z
 
RUC  :  00=03/11:15Z  03=03/11:18Z  06=03/11:21Z  09=03/12: 0Z  12=03/12: 3Z
300mb:    56 310  49    53 299  50    48 294  47    41 283  41    38 270  37
700mb:    15 318  12    13 298  12    17 278  17    14 273  14    11 254  10
 
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NAM  :  00=03/11:12Z  12=03/12: 0Z  24=03/12:12Z  36=03/13: 0Z  48=03/13:12Z
300mb:    59 318  47    44 282  44    37 249  32    63 226  37  * 66 282  66
700mb:    19 335  11    18 262  17    28 234  19    40 235  28  * 36 245  30
 
GFS  :  00=03/11:12Z  12=03/12: 0Z  24=03/12:12Z  36=03/13: 0Z  48=03/13:12Z  60=03/14: 0Z  72=03/14:12Z
300mb:    59 318  47    45 277  45    43 246  36    62 227  37  * 83 317  66    79 332  49    61 337  33
700mb:    19 335  11    15 246  12    28 231  18    53 222  28  * 26 302  24    13 021  -2    18 025  -5
 
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GFS  :  96=03/15: 0Z 120=03/16: 0Z 144=03/17: 0Z 168=03/18: 0Z 192=03/19: 0Z 216=03/20: 0Z 240=03/21: 0Z
300mb:    55 331  35    51 268  50    69 240  53    26 317  21    44 328  29    42 301  39    49 281  49
700mb:     9 019  -1    16 226   9    20 237  15     5 295   5    11 330   7    13 312  11    18 267  17
 
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The criterion "mt. wave" windspeeds used for this site are:
To have a mt. wave somewhere (indicated by "+" marks)
  (1) windspeed of 65 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) windspeed of 25 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
To have a mt. wave at designated ridge (indicated by "*" marks)
  (1) perpendicular wind of 46 kt at 300 mb (approx. 31,000 ft)
  (2) perpendicular wind of 18 kt at "ridgetop" level of 700 mb (approx. 10,500 ft)
These criteria based on the those empirically developed
for the Sierra wave by Doug Armstrong of the Reno NWS
 
For a description of the forecast format and forecasts for other locations, see: 
   http://www.drjack.info/WINDIP/
Please recognize that the utilized mt. wave criterion is simplistic
while mt. wave behavior can be complex, so the simple yes/no program
predictions cannot be expected to cover all mt. wave occurrences.