The CeNCOOS real-time wind product shows the last 48-hours and a 24-hour forecast made by the 3-km COAMPS atmospheric model and wind measurements from shore stations and ocean moorings. The image is updated hourly. Click the 'animate' button below the map to begin displaying data 48 hours before the present time.
Wind for 02/09/2010 20:00 PacificTime
The image depicts the measured (red arrows) and model-simulated (black arrows) surface winds. The direction the arrow points represents the direction wind is blowing. The length of the arrow represents the wind speed (in knots), which is also shown in color. The measurement locations are indicated by white dots.
Move the mouse over focused areas (e.g., Monterey Bay) and click to zoom into that area to see higher resolution data. After zooming in, click on an observing station, or anywhere within the model domain for a 96-hour time-series image of wind speed and direction.
Some observations can take a few hours to get into the system, so check images from previous hours (towards the end of the list at the right) for more complete data coverage.