DrJack's WINDIP Upper-Air Wind Forecast for  MOHAVE  on  THU 03/11
 
ALERT@ 48:*avn
 
------  WS,WD,U(kt)  SITE=kmhv  METAR=kmhv  RidgePerp.=320  Run:03/11@16:35Z-16:35Z
 
RUC  :  00=03/11:15Z  03=03/11:18Z  06=03/11:21Z  09=03/12: 0Z  12=03/12: 3Z
300mb:    51 337  49    40 330  39    37 315  37    32 298  30    32 283  26
700mb:    28 001  21    22 355  18    15 355  12    12 344  11     8 354   7
 
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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:    65 338  62    27 298  25    29 261  15    36 249  12    43 271  28
700mb:    21 347  19    11 327  11    14 262   7    14 284  11    30 279  22
 
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:    63 334  61    30 291  26    27 252  10    38 257  17  * 67 329  66    64 336  61    63 335  61
700mb:    26 348  23    10 332  10    12 254   5    17 274  12  * 39 279  29    20 346  18    30 353  25
 
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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:    64 345  58    41 295  37    56 244  13    35 276  25    32 347  28    35 286  29    52 270  33
700mb:    22 014  13     6 107  -5     7 211  -2     3 029   1     7 016   4    10 284   8    14 269   9
 
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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.