When deciding whether or not to go to the SAS Fishtrap Dark Site tonight,
recommend checking these webpages:
1) Nat'l. Weather Service's "Hourly Weather Forecast Graph" -- note the "Sky
Cover %" blue line:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=47.3342&lon=-117.8634&unit=0&lg=english&FcstType=graphical
2) Pinpoint NWS Forecast for the SAS Fishtrap Dark Site:
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-117.86269454809368&lat=47.335103547488956#.W7j6XvZFyM8
3) To help see the approaching clouds, monitor this visible GOES16 Weather
Satellite imagery:
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/exper/?parms=local-E_Washington-02-48-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbars=data<https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fweather.cod.edu%2Fsatrad%2Fexper%2F%3Fparms%3Dlocal-E_Washington-02-48-1-100-1%26checked%3Dmap%26colorbars%3Ddata&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce57c6931bea440224e8e08d62b6d349d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636744145359625108&sdata=sMKI5TQQPKXaBdsYpMiAKHssrCoZBooJ87t9QAb4yvU%3D&reserved=0>
4) Use this Nat'l. Weather Service webpage to show when there would be 0-20%
Cloud Cover at Fishtrap ("Activity Planning"):
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?b0=t&b0mn=&b0mx=&b1=rh&b1mn=&b1mx=&b2=wsmph&b2mn=&b2mx=&b3=wd&b3mn=&b3mx=&b4=sc&b4mn=0&b4mx=20&b5=pp&b5mn=&b5mx=&lat=&lon=&FcstType=wxplan&site=OTX&unit=0&zmx=1&zmy=1&map.x=184&map.y=163
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From: sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <sas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Nick
Monkman <nmonkman@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2018 11:03 AM
To: SAS
Subject: [SAS] Fishtrap tonight
The weather looks like it'll be clear (and cold!). I'm hoping to get there
around 6:15 - 6:30. Anyone else planning on going?
I'll make a go / no-go decision at 4pm.
Clear skies,
Nick
