If you guys are interested enough you may want to try the following site:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/avnmosmap.htmlAVN (GFS) MOS is a statistical version of computer model output that meteorologists use. To make a long story short, for wind direction and speed it is highly detailed and probably as accurate and not as generalized as any NWS or similar forecast.
For example, if you want a forecast for Pompano Beach, FL:
1) Click on Florida
2) Scroll down the list or use find to get to Pompano
At the top shows the date and time stamp (what data the computer used to make the forecast). On the left, WDR is wind direction (add a zero to get degrees based on true north), WSP is windspeed in knots. The time and date is towards the top. This is GMT time, so east coasters need to subtract 4 hours in the summer, 5 in the winter, etc.
Remember these forecasts are for airports, so chances are the wind may be a tad stronger along the coast...unless you are getting a forecast for someplace like Cleveland Burke Lakefront, etc.
A decoder is available here:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/mdl/synop/mavcard.htmEnjoy!
