DrJack's WINDIP Upper-Air Wind Forecast for  SALINAS  on  THU 07/29
 
------  WS,WD,U(kt)  SITE=ksns  METAR=ksns  RidgePerp.=210  Run:07/29@16:29Z-16:29Z
 
RUC  :  00=07/29:15Z  03=07/29:18Z  06=07/29:21Z  09=07/30: 0Z  12=07/30: 3Z
300mb:    59 241  51    59 239  51    55 240  48    60 237  53    62 236  56
850mb:     8 178   7    10 149   5    10 149   5    10 144   4    11 154   6
 
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NAM  :  00=07/29:12Z  12=07/30: 0Z  24=07/30:12Z  36=07/31: 0Z  48=07/31:12Z
300mb:    59 242  50    56 240  49    54 245  44    53 241  46    51 241  44
850mb:     8 203   8     4 166   3     8 181   7     5 219   5     4 271   2
 
GFS  :  00=07/29:12Z  12=07/30: 0Z  24=07/30:12Z  36=07/31: 0Z  48=07/31:12Z  60=08/01: 0Z  72=08/01:12Z
300mb:    60 230  56    50 231  46    52 232  48    45 230  42    50 234  46    48 237  43    44 241  38
850mb:    10 214  10     3 220   3     2 220   2     6 254   4     3 280   1     5 278   2     1 248   1
 
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GFS  :  96=08/02: 0Z 120=08/03: 0Z 144=08/04: 0Z 168=08/05: 0Z 192=08/06: 0Z 216=08/07: 0Z 240=08/08: 0Z
300mb:    40 251  30    39 259  26    39 258  26    44 248  35    34 254  24    33 254  24    35 264  21
850mb:     4 245   3     5 278   2     5 259   3     3 253   2     8 337  -5    11 335  -6     9 320  -3
 
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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 20 kt at "ridgetop" level of 850 mb (approx. 5,000 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 14 kt at "ridgetop" level of 850 mb (approx. 5,000 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.