OD Nats 2013 Aug 27 WX Review

Today was cancelled, so I decided to work. As I left around 5:30 pm I walked out into a sunny, nice looking sky in northern SLC. Had we completely missed and squandered the day?! Ugh! I took a peek at the radar and satellite imagery, and felt better that the day truly was cancelled. Here's what was lurking on the horizon, and by sunset it was just getting strong!









Well, golly gee! Seems like we did OK.


Satellite imagery at 3pm ish looked like this:

That blue-green spot in the center is the north tip of the Great Salt Lake. Impressive.


For tomorrow I'm extremely optimistic. Patience will be the name of the game, so get thinking along those lines. We're here to fly a comp, so if waiting several hours on launch for the perfect moment is what it takes, then that's what we'll do. Bring the rain gear and get ready for the next two days. I suspect we'll have windows reasonable enough to get something in.

Also study the maps and start thinking about what moves you want to make heading north. Note the airspace and understand where you can and can't be past SLC.

Weather update to follow early in the morning.

-CG