
Noaa 18 satellite image of the Bering Sea/Chukchi Sea area. This satellite shot shows us the active frontal system that extends over the Bering Sea via the Bering Strait towards the Chukchi Sea. This system embeds several wavetops. Those wavetops are area of moderate to heavy precipitation. Click on the image to see the image fully displayed.
Bering Strait Crossing with Kites 25 Aug - day 20
Forecast is valid for the daylight hours: between 12utc and 04utc
Start=Wales Middle=Diomedes End=Russia
Day 1: 25 Aug
Wind:
Start: 170-190°18-23kt after 21utc becoming 150-170°13-18kt
Middle: 180-200°20-25kt after 21utc becoming 150-170°13-18kt
End: 170-190°20-25kt after 21utc becoming 150-170°12-17kt
Weather: very cloudy to overcast with periods of light rain
Day 2: 26 Aug
Wind:
Start: 130-150°12-17kt after 21utc becoming 140-160°8-12kt
Middle: 130-150°14-19kt after 21utc becoming 140-160°12-16kt
End: 130-150°12-17kt after 21utc becoming 150-170°8-13kt
Weather: very cloudy to overcast with periods of rain/showery outbreaks and in between some shorlived sunny spells.
Day 3: 27 Aug
Wind:
Start: 120-140°8-13kt after 12utc becoming 130-150°13-18kt
Middle: 100-120°8-13kt after 12utc becoming 140-160°13-18kt
End: 080-100°8-12kt, no signicant change
Weather: very cloudy to overcast with periods of moderate rainfall
Latest weather report from Wales Airport
1100utc - 25 august
wind: 180°25g31kt
vsibility: 8 miles
sky: overcast
weather: light rain
Temperature: XXXXX
Relative Humidity: XXX
Conclusion
The next three days the weather looks very unsettled: squall or other perturbation lines come across and will introduce some very wet weather. At the same time every day shows a moderate wind, probably strong enough to kite. It is a balance between the conditions associated to the perturbations, poor visibility-rain, and the moderate wind conditions. Today pretty strong, slightly decreasing after 21utc. But certainly enough to do an attempt, if the weather is not too bad.
Tomorrow slightly less wind but still possible. If you try, go as soon as possible because after 21utc teh wind tends to drop at the Russian side.
The day after tomorrow the wind increases during the day, coming into kiting limits soon after 12/15utc. Altough moderate rain could trigger poor visibility conditions.
God speed!