Darell C. Provencher
Maybe he's referring to windchill index. See National Weather Service link
below:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/windchill/index.shtml
Darell
On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 5:04 PM, Rick Johnson wrote:
> 40 below won't happen, been here 15 years and have only ever experienced
> 20 below. And remember it's a dry cold!
> ;-)
>
> This link is typically as accurate as forecasts ever get over here:
> http://167.131.0.179/Pages/WOMap.asp?mainNav=WeatherOutlook&curRegion=5
>
> Here's some weather cams:
> http://167.131.0.179/Pages/CamerasBend.asp
>
> Central Oregon 230 PM PST TUE DEC 8 2009
>
> Tonight
> Tonight, mostly clear. Lows 6 below to 16 below zero. Light wind.
>
> Wednesday
> Wednesday, mostly sunny. Highs 14 to 20. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the
> morning becoming light. Lowest wind chill readings 4 below to 19 below zero
> in the morning.
>
> Wednesday Night
> Wednesday night, mostly clear. Lows 8 below to 2 above zero. Light wind
> becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph overnight. Wind chill readings 12 below to 3
> above zero.
>
> Thursday
> Thursday, mostly sunny. Highs 19 to 24. Light wind.
>
> Thursday Night
> Thursday night, partly cloudy. Lows 4 to 10. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph.
>
> Friday
> Friday, partly cloudy. Highs 26 to 31.
>
> Friday Night
> Friday night, mostly cloudy. Not as cold. A chance of snow. Lows 18 to 23.
>
> Saturday
> Saturday, mostly cloudy. A chance of snow, rain and a slight chance of
> light sleet. Highs 29 to 34.
>
> Saturday Night
> Saturday night, mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Lows 20 to 26.
>
> Sunday And Sunday Night
> Sunday and sunday night, mostly cloudy. A chance of snow. Highs 31 to 36.
> Lows 22 to 27.
>
>
> Rick Johnson
> Bend, Oregon
>
> Every revolutionary idea seems to evoke three stages of reaction...
> One, it's completely impossible.
> Two, it's possible, but it's not worth doing.
> Three, I said it was a good idea all along.
>
> Arthur C. Clarke
>
>
>
> Brent Chapman wrote:
>
> isnt' that the dew point?
> I don't think we are going to see negative 30s/.
>
> Brent
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 11:03 PM, david baker wrote:
>
>> scroll down to the bottom and look through the weather stations, one is
>> at -40 another at -30
>>
>>
>> http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=bend,or&wuSelect=WEATHER
>>
>> Anyway this is a good site to see to the minute stuff around town. That
>> west ridge one is probably the closest to the race although it probably is a
>> couple hundred feet higher.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Mike Kerkmann
>> *To:* obra@list.obra.org
>> *Sent:* Monday, December 07, 2009 9:25 PM
>> *Subject:* Re: [OBRA Chat] snow in bend
>>
>> I haven't been past the course since the snows flew, but the shallow
>> spots in my yard (on the west side near Shevlin Park) are 8 inches deep,
>> with drifts (there was a lot of wind transport during the storm) over knee
>> deep in depressions and corners of the yard.
>>
>> The dirt below is generally soft. It could make for a fast frozen course
>> if the snow is cleared, or it could make for mud holes and frozen ruts if it
>> thaws and refreezes.
>>
>> It's Bend, there is no way to tell. The storm wasn't expected to drop
>> more than a bit of dust, an inch max... heck, Mt B only got one inch out of
>> it (from one end of town to the other, the range is 4 to 14 inches).
>>
>> If it ended up being 60 degrees this weekend, I'd be surprised, but the
>> cascades do funny things (my internal almanac says this winters snows are 3
>> weeks early).
>>
>> Be prepared for EVERYTHING! That said, Friday's temps should be around
>> freezing, and there is the possibility of more snow this weekend....
>>
>> Cheers, Mike.
>>
>> PS, if there is someone that is totally hosed with regards to a place to
>> stay, I may be able to put up a rider or 2 (spare room with a queen bed),
>> but I have to warn you that we have 2 young kids, and a chaotic life which
>> isn't ideal for someone that is serious about competing.
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On *Mon, 12/7/09, Scott Jones * wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Scott Jones
>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] snow in bend
>> To: "Ron and Dorothy Strasser"
>> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
>> Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 7:51 PM
>>
>> Kind of reminds me of Nationals a few years ago in Rhode Island. I just
>> doubt that there is an overnight blizzard to deal with, but you never know.
>>
>> I can say that the ground can change from race to race as it warms. One
>> corner can be iffy one race and great the next. Gotta love cross and how
>> things change so fast on course.
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 7:43 PM, Ron and Dorothy Strasser <*MailScanner
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>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Either way will be the same for all racers... but... if it melts some
>>> (which it may not... but sunshine even in cold weather can cause some
>>> melting) then re-freezes; the 6-8" of snow can be very different than an
>>> area that is swept. An inch of ice on top of a few inches of snow will be
>>> very different than packed down inch or two. Both offer challenges. If it
>>> is dry snow and there is some wind, it may self-sweep and drift some.
>>> Whatever they do with the course should be just fine. I am looking forward
>>> to cold temps and trying to stay vertical. A big thanks to all the folks in
>>> Bend helping make this happen and to Ross and crew for their pro input. We
>>> are fortunate to be able to participate in this event here at home.
>>> ron
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>>> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 6:08 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] snow in bend
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> they might sweep it off the course? SWEEP IT OFF THE COURSE?!??!
>>>>
>>>> this is cyclocross, not baseball. let the snow lie!
>>>>
>>>> -joel
>>>>
>>>> Looks like about 6-8 inches of fluffy light stuff. There's no more
>>>>> coming
>>>>> but this stuff is not going to melt. I think they will sweep the snow
>>>>> off
>>>>> the course but you might want to bring your trainer for workouts.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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