Prevailing wind direction

erbal · Post by **erbal** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:18 pm

After a few chats with freinds, I'm interested to hear from nevada residents about the prevailing wind direction around the gerlach/empire area.

In particular I'm interested in the winds from tonopah and it's more western lands ... especially during the 1950's

Post by **mdmf007** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:33 pm

SE to NW

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:08 pm

most of the winds come from south-central Nevada (Known as the Carson/Tonopah zephyr) (and, due to high heat and low humidity creating a huge lift effect, pick up much surface dust, even heavier than normal materials), and, blow NW, until encountering the Sierra Nevada range near Honey Lake.

at that point, orographic uplift and the increased humidity from Honey lake cause a vortex, which spins "waves" as such, due east about 50 miles where said vortex usually loses it's momentum and all suspended particles precipitate, almost completely due to the higher humidity trapped in said vortex and the hygroscopic effect of any salt saturated
(read playa) land forms and formations below....

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:22 pm

ygmir wrote:most of the winds come from south-central Nevada (Known as the Carson/Tonopah zephyr) (and, due to high heat and low humidity creating a huge lift effect, pick up much surface dust, even heavier than normal materials), and, blow NW, until encountering the Sierra Nevada range near Honey Lake.

at that point, orographic uplift and the increased humidity from Honey lake cause a vortex, which spins "waves" as such, due east about 50 miles where said vortex usually loses it's momentum and all suspended particles precipitate, almost completely due to the higher humidity trapped in said vortex and the hygroscopic effect of any salt saturated
(read playa) land forms and formations below....

ygmir=wiki

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:27 pm

but, only when excited......

oneeyeddick · Post by **oneeyeddick** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:49 pm

erbal wrote:After a few chats with freinds, I'm interested to hear from nevada residents about the prevailing wind direction around the gerlach/empire area.

In particular I'm interested in the winds from tonopah and it's more western lands ... especially during the 1950's

Tonopah ?

That is nowhere near here.

am I spelling it wrong? is there more than one ?

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:08 pm

*hoping dick gets on the right page at some point*

nope, Dick, you're right, you spell Tonopah B-U-M_F-U-C-K

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:46 am

ygmir wrote:

but, only when excited......

Is that your new techno-dome?

Boijoy · Post by **Boijoy** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:56 am

Looks Moopy

Ugly Dougly · Post by **Ugly Dougly** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:02 am

You could simulate thatch with lengths of aquarium hose.

ygmir · Post by **ygmir** » Wed Nov 11, 2009 7:53 pm

it's made from dreadlocks..........don't ask where I got them..........

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