MSLP (MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE) CHARTS

MSLP  (MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE)

This is just one way to determine if you might get some wind for your Wing session this week. Most people will have the app for Willy Weather or Windyty or Seabreaze on their phones (links to the webpages are up top in the weather drop down menu).

MSLP is just another handy tool too in determining the possibilities. 

How do I read the Mean Sea Level Pressure chart?

Well, to be honest, unless you really need to, you don't!

Windsurfers in Darwin have used this chart since the early 80's to determine the possibility of wind. 

Mostly used in the dry season to predict the possibility of a morning easterly session at kite corner or Fannie bay. 

So what do you look for and how do you use this chart to help you?

My knowledge is limited, I'm not a meteorologist, however I do know that when you see a large 'H' (High pressure system) in or near the Bight of South Australia, you can expect there to be some good south easterly winds hitting our local spots. 

A High pressure system pushes wind downwards and outwards in an anti clockwise fashion. This is likely a simplification of what's actually happening but honestly that's all we need to know. 

As with all forecasts this doesn't always eventuate. Sometimes there is a conflicting weather pattern somewhere between Darwin and North Queensland that stops that anti clockwise movment of air from reaching Darwin. 

So use the Bom link at the top of this page in 'locations and weather' and keep an eye out for those High Pressure systems in the Dry Season!