Current Conditions
| Wind Speed (kt) | Wind Power (W/m2) | West | West |
|---|---|
| Northern Utah | Northern Utah |
Example of wind power forecasts from the Intermountain Weather Forecast System
| Analysis | 6hr | 12hr | 18hr | 24hr | 30hr | 36hr |
Summary of Previous Conditions
Western United States
| Wind Speed (m/s) | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Wind Power (W/m2) | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Density (kg/m3) | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Fraction of Time Wind Speed < 3 m/s | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Fraction of Time 5 m/s > Wind Speed > 3 m/s | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Fraction of Time 7 m/s > Wind Speed > 5 m/s | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Fraction of Time 9 m/s > Wind Speed > 7 m/s | August 2001 | September 2001 |
| Fraction of Time Wind Speed > 9 m/s | August 2001 | September 2001 |
Northern Utah
| Wind Speed | September 2001 | |
| Wind Power | September 2001 | |
| Density | September 2001 | |
| Fraction of Time Wind Speed < 3 m/s | September 2001 | |
| Fraction of Time 5 m/s > Wind Speed > 3 m/s | September 2001 | |
| Fraction of Time 7 m/s > Wind Speed > 5 m/s | September 2001 | |
| Fraction of Time 9 m/s > Wind Speed > 7 m/s | September 2001 | |
| Fraction of Time Wind Speed > 9 m/s | September 2001 |
Methodology follows that used for the Wind Energy Resource Atlas. Computations rely upon MesoWest surface wind observations and ADAS gridded surface analyses at 15 minute intervals.
| MesoWest | ADAS | Terrain-West | Terrain-Northern Utah | Utah Office of Energy Services | Department of Meteorology |
Conversions: 3 m/s = 6.7 mph; 5 m/s = 11.2 mph; 7 m/s = 15.6 mph; 9 m/s = 20 mph
Conversions: 5 kt = 5.7 mph; 10 kt = 11.4 mph; 15 kt = 17.1 mph; 20 kt = 22.8 mph
