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** SEW GRADIENT TABLE 05/25/12 05Z **                              250515Z

       UIL-  OTH-  PDX-  OLM-  UIL-  HQM-  AST-  BLI-  UKI-  AST-  BLI-  BLI-
DD/HH  BLI   SEA   BLI   BLI   NUW   SEA   UIL   YZT   UIL   SEA   YQQ   YWL 
25/05  +0.2  +1.4  -1.6  -1.2  +0.1  +0.3  -0.7  -3.0  -3.9   0.0  -0.2  -2.4
25/03  +0.2     M  -1.0  -1.3  -0.1  +0.2  -0.1  -3.5  -2.9  +0.4  -0.4  -2.3
25/01  -0.1  +3.5  -1.0  -1.6  -0.2  +0.6  +0.1  -3.7  -2.2  +0.7  -0.8  -1.5
24/23  -0.1  +3.9  -0.9  -1.6  -0.3  +0.9  +0.2  -3.5  -1.5  +0.8  -1.2  -0.4
24/21  -0.3  +3.2  -0.9  -1.4  -0.5   0.0  -0.6  -2.7  -1.2  -0.4  -1.0  +1.5
24/19  -1.0     M  -1.4  -1.3  -1.0  -0.6  -0.4  -1.9  -0.2  -1.1  -0.5  +1.3
24/17  -1.1     M  -1.2  -0.8  -1.0  -0.7  -0.3  -1.4  +0.6  -1.3  -0.2  +1.5
24/15  -1.1     M  -0.6  -0.7  -1.0  -0.8  -0.1  -0.4  +0.9  -1.1  +0.4  +1.9
24/13  -1.1     M  -0.2  -0.6  -1.2  -1.1  +0.2  +0.3  +0.8  -1.0  +1.0  +2.8
24/11  -1.1     M  +0.8  +0.1  -1.3  -1.1  +0.5  +1.3  +0.5  -1.3  +1.5  +4.0
24/09  -0.5     M  +2.0  +0.5  -0.9  -0.4  +0.9  +1.4  +0.5  -0.7  +1.7  +4.5
24/07     M     M  +2.3  +1.3     M   0.0     M  +1.9     M  +0.1  +1.9  +5.0
24/05     M     M  +2.8  +1.7     M  +0.3     M  +1.9     M  +0.6  +2.1  +5.4

       PDX-  UIL-  CLM-  SEA-  SEA-  OLM-  SEA-  YKM-  SHN-  SHN-  SEA-  SMP-
DD/HH  DLS   CLM   NUW   EAT   YKM   YKM   GEG   GEG   SEA   NUW   SMP   EAT 
25/05  +2.8  -0.7  +0.8  +3.3     M     M  +3.3     M  -0.9  -1.5     M     M
25/03     M  -0.5  +0.4  +3.3  +4.3  +3.3  +3.1  -1.2  -1.3  -1.9     M     M
25/01     M  -0.6  +0.4  +2.9  +4.3  +3.4  +2.9  -1.4  -1.1  -1.9     M     M
24/23     M  -0.5  +0.2  +3.7  +3.9  +3.0  +2.5  -1.4  -1.3  -2.2     M     M
24/21     M  -0.5   0.0  +4.2  +4.3  +3.4  +2.2  -2.1  -1.5  -2.2     M     M
24/19     M  -0.6  -0.4  +4.0  +3.7  +2.7  +2.4  -1.3  -1.4  -1.7     M     M
24/17     M  -0.3  -0.7  +3.4  +3.1  +2.4  +2.6  -0.5  -1.3  -1.3     M     M
24/15     M  -0.3  -0.7  +3.6  +2.4  +1.8  +2.6  +0.2  -1.2  -1.2     M     M
24/13     M  -0.3  -0.9  +3.9  +2.3  +1.6  +3.3  +1.0  -1.4  -1.4     M     M
24/11  +1.2  -0.6  -0.7  +4.7  +3.0  +2.4  +5.0  +2.0  -1.5  -1.0     M     M
24/09  +2.0  -0.4  -0.5  +5.2  +3.6  +3.0  +5.9  +2.3  -1.4  -0.7     M     M
24/07  +2.1     M  -0.4  +5.3  +3.7  +3.7  +6.4  +2.7  -1.2  -0.5     M     M
24/05  +2.4     M   0.0  +5.6  +3.9  +4.0  +6.2  +2.3  -1.1   0.0     M     M

 
Rules of thumb for estimating wind speed and direction based on local pressure gradients:
(UIL-BLI) * 10 = West wind in Strait of Juan De Fuca if gradient is positive
(UIL-BLI) * 5 = East wind in Strait of Juan De Fuca if gradient is negative

(OTH-SEA)

= South wind at SEA if gradient is positive. North wind if gradient is negative.
(PDX-BLI) * 5 =

South wind at SEA if gradient positive. North wind if gradient negative.

(OLM-BLI) * 10

= South wind at SEA if gradient positive. North wind if gradient negative.
(SEA-EAT) = Westerly component at SEA if gradient positive. Easterly if gradient negative.
(SEA-GEG) = Westerly component at SEA if gradient positive. Easterly if gradient negative.
(SEA-SMP) = Westerly component at SEA if gradient positive. Easterly if gradient negative.