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	Föhn wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		As the wind descends to lower levels on the leeward side of the mountains, the air temperature increases adiabatically as it comes under greater atmospheric pressure creating strong, gusty, warm and dry winds.
		Winds of this type are called "snow-eaters" for their ability to make snow melt rapidly.
		Föhn winds are notorious among mountaineers in the Alps, especially those climbing the Eiger, for whom the winds add additional difficulty in ascending an already difficult peak.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Foehn_wind (398 words)

	Wind Names
		Winds a short distance apart blowing from opposite quadrants, frequent in the spring and fall in the western Mediterranean.
		A warm dry wind on the lee side of a mountain range, whose temperature is increased as the wind descends down the slope.
		A sudden blast of wind descending from a mountainous coast to the sea, in the Strait of Magellan or the Aleutian Islands.
	ggweather.com /winds.html (1946 words)

	Diablo wind - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Diablo wind is a modern term for the hot, dry offshore wind from the northeast that typically occurs in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California during the Spring and Fall.
		The name "Diablo wind" may have been coined from the observation that the wind blows into the inner Bay Area from the direction of the Diablo Valley in adjacent Contra Costa County, and mindful of the fiery, sensationalist connotation inherent in "devil wind".
		Unlike the Santa Ana wind which is a downslope wind ("föhn") draining air off the high deserts, the so-called Diablo wind originates from areas of strongly sinking air aloft, associated with the development of high atmospheric pressure inland following the passage of storms just north of California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Diablo_wind (461 words)

	Diablo Trust-Wind Energy Projects
		Wind generation is a clean, affordable energy alternative, yet there are no existing wind tower projects in Arizona.
		Statewide wind studies indicate there may be adequate wind on the Diablo Canyon lands to justify constructing wind towers for electric generation.
		Staff mentioned that the development of wind energy in Coconino County as having a significant amount of potential to improve the economic viability and sustainability of the remaining large ranches in the county.
	www.diablotrust.org /wind.htm (455 words)

	EBRPD Wildfire Problem Statement (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Diablo wind fires under the worst conditions of high wind speed, low humidity, and high temperature, move so quickly that positioning fire crews and obtaining air support for rapid containment and control may not be possible given current fuel levels.
		We now know that firefighters may not be able to stop all Diablo Wind fires, and that several areas in the East Bay Hills can produce flame fronts that can't be controlled with water from hydrants, fire truck hoses, helicopter buckets, or with retardant drops from air tankers.....until the wind slows in the late afternoon.
		However, during the prevalence of upper air winds of north to east directions, dynamic heating and drying of air descending from the mountains to the north and east creates exceptionally critical conditions in the zone, especially near the toes of leeward slopes.
	www.ebparks.org /plan_stew/wildfire_prob_statement.htm (4881 words)

	Joe Brorby - The Names (Amazon-Demons)
		The few remaining "Daughters of the Wind" were banished from hell for all eternity and forced to flee to the Earth realm.
		Diablo was sure the few survivors would be wiped out by the fearful humans.
		When Sha-kran learned of Diablo's release, she sent her best warriors to Tristram, not only to exact revenge on the Lord of Terror, but to prove to the human race once and for all that the Nameless meant them no harm.
	diabloii.net /retro/competition/joe_brorby.htm (846 words)

	NOAA - National Weather Service -
		In a difluent flow, winds normally decelerate as they move through the region of difluence, resulting in speed convergence which offsets the apparent diverging effect of the difluent flow.
		The component of wind shear which is due to a change in wind direction with height, e.g., southeasterly winds at the surface and southwesterly winds aloft.
		A veering wind with height in the lower part of the atmosphere is a type of directional shear often considered important for tornado development.
	www.nws.noaa.gov /glossary/index.php?letter=d (4270 words)

	Diablo Wind Graphics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Foehn-type Winds -- Downslope winds that flow outward from a region of dynamically-induced surface high pressure located over a region of elevated topography.
		Diablo Winds -- Foehn-type winds in the Bay Area.
		Santa Ana Winds -- Foehn-type winds in the Southern California coastal sections.
	tornado.sfsu.edu /geosciences/classes/m356/Diablo.html (52 words)

	Geology of Mount Diablo
		Geology: Our understanding of the geological history of the rocks and structure of Mt. Diablo has undergone major changes during the past 30 years, and even now geologists are still trying to unravel the complicated history of the mountain.
		This complex history is not unique to the mountain, but to our region as a whole, since Mt. Diablo has been caught up in the processes that have shaped the Coast Ranges over the last several million years.
		Marine mollusks of Miocene age are abundant along the southern flank of the mountain.
	www.mdia.org /geology.htm (331 words)

	Davis User Stories
		The wind out of the east was pretty strong (25mph gusts), going right to left in the picture, so I'm guessing the wind kept the temperature from soaring.
		Wind, the simple movement of air from high to low pressure that we weather nuts love, answers to a long list of names, depending on where the wind-blown observer lives.
		These fast moving winds (to be a Santa Ana, wind speed must be at least 25 knots) made fighting the fires almost impossible, whipping the flames into a furious crescent that filled the air with smoke that was visible from space.
	www.davisnet.com /news/stories/20031205.asp (792 words)

	BAPA - Mt. Diablo Site Regulations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Diablo wind talker is located on the tall antenna mast at the main hang gliding launch.
		This wind talker, like many others, is not always accurate, and should only be used in conjunction with other weather reporting sources, and your own observations.
		Keep in mind that the wind speed and direction at Juniper launch and at the 1000 foot LZ are often vastly different.
	www.sfbapa.org /content/view/62/40 (2190 words)

	A to Z of World Winds quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		This local wind, which occurs at the same time almost every day, is believed to be the most consistent wind in the whole world.
		This wind is also the name of a traditional thick wool coat, worn by both men and women in the mountainous areas of Romania.
		This is a dry, east wind which blows across the west coast of Africa and the Gulf of Guinea.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=205839 (452 words)

	National Weather Service - San Francisco Bay Area - Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The heating and drying are due to adiabatic compression as the wind descend downslope.
		However, winds of this magnitude occurring over an area that frequently experiences such winds (e.g., the normal strong summertime winds near the San Francisco Bay, would not require the issuance of this product).
		WIND VANE: An instrument that determines the direction from which a wind is blowing.
	www.yourskinandsun.com /weatherg.html (3412 words)

	Protect Golden Eagles at Altamont Pass
		Wind turbines in Altamont Pass kill more birds of prey than any other wind facility in North America, due to their location on a major bird migratory route in an area with high concentrations of raptors, including the highest density of breeding golden eagles in the world.
		The Alameda County Planning Department is recommending that long-time wind industry paid consultant and advocate WEST, Inc. serve as the “neutral” scientific monitor for evaluating avian deaths caused by the Altamont Pass wind turbines, despite a clear and continuing financial conflict of interest.
		One of the Diablo Winds permit conditions imposed by the Supervisors was an avian mortality monitoring program, similar to the September 2005 permit conditions.
	actionnetwork.org /BIODIVERSITY/alert-description.html?alert_id=3743980 (1308 words)

	Riding in a Group :: Diablo Cyclists
		Usually the wind is not head on to the riders in the pace line and may come from one side or the other to the direction of the pace line.
		The technical explanation is termed "relative wind" but is best explained by experimenting with a friend the next time you are in a crosswind.
		Normally the lead rider pulls over to the side away from the wind, and the rider at the end of this line moves over into the end of line on the wind side.
	www.diablocyclists.com /RiderTips/GroupRiding.htm (2115 words)

	GOLDEN GATE WEATHER SERVICES- Glossary
		LAND BREEZE: A wind that blows from the land towards a body of water.
		WIND CHILL TEMPERATURE (WCT): The wind chill temperature is how cold people and animals feel due to heat loss from exposed skin caused by wind and cold.
		As the wind increases, it draws heat from the body, driving down skin temperature and eventually the internal body temperature.
	ggweather.com /glossary.htm (3509 words)

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		This effect is known as the wind chill factor, and is derived using the wind speed and air temperature.
		When all factors are the same, the faster the wind blows the greater the heat loss, and the colder we feel.
		However, winds of this magnitude occurring over an area that frequently experiences such winds, for example the normal strong summertime winds near the San Francisco Bay, would not require the issuance of this product.
	web.mit.edu /weather/INFO/WEATHER_GUIDE (2782 words)

	Whats a good char to play single player - Diablo 2 @ Diablo2.com Forums
		Welcome to the Diablo 2 Website please take some time and read the rules.
		A necromancer that Basically Is a summoner that doesnt use mages and uses corpse explosion as a primary attack.
		Im leaning torwards a wind druid, though are sorcs anygood, i know later theres immunes would it be a goo idea to be multi elmental?
	www.diablo2.com /forum/showthread.php?p=91215 (441 words)

	Diablo Winds (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Offshore Winds in California During the Dry Season*
		Wind direction is at right angles to the mountain ranges and tends to be "funnelled" by mountain passes and canyons.
		Very fast wind speeds occur downwind of major canyons and over ridges.
	tornado.sfsu.edu /geosciences/classes/m356/DiabloWinds/DiabloDef.htm (311 words)

	Mount Diablo Clear Sky Clock
		The wind forecast won't determine whether or not you can observe, but it may affect your comfort and the type observing you might be limited to.
		High wind may be particularly dangerous for larger truss-tube dobsonians which must be disassembled in the vertical position.
		Dewing tends to happen when the sky is clear, the temperature is dropping and there isn't much wind.
	cleardarksky.com /c/MtDiabloCAkey.html (1351 words)

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		After nine months of soaring Diablo at its finest, the Diablo Team is usually ready to spend some time at our favorite sites not available during other times of the year.
		While Diablo is not our focus during mid-summer, we still find ourselves drawn to the mountain when we are staying local for the weekend.
		Forecasted wind directions for the Bay Area often don't seem to apply to Diablo.
	www.wingsofrogallo.org /newsletter/FL0506/page3.html (843 words)

	Diablo Trust-Diablo Canyon Rural Planning Area
		The Diablo Trust then formed a working group to help the County develop the RPA for the private ranch lands in the Diablo Trust area.
		A number of economic opportunities that that may help ensure the future sustainability of the ranches were explored, including wind energy, conservation easements, ecotourism, low impact housing, and other opportunities.
		The Plan for the Diablo Canyon RPA that emerged from these cooperative efforts was unanimously approved by the Coconino County Planning and Zoning Commission on June 28th, 2005, and by the Board of Supervisors on August 16th.
	www.diablotrust.org /rpa.htm (296 words)

	Shielding Berkeley Lab From Ruin By Wildland Fire
		Diablo wind-driven wildland fires burned sections of the East Bay Hills in 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1955, 1960, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1980, and 1991.
		If a fire ignites to the east of the Lab under Diablo wind conditions, then that fire could travel through the Lab to burn into downtown Berkeley.
		Thirteen times in the 20th century, Diablo winds ignited the East Bay Hills and one day, fire will ignite upwind of the Laboratory once again.
	www.lbl.gov /LBL-Science-Articles/Archive/fire-shield-vegmosaic.html (1391 words)

	Sample text for Library of Congress control number 97014371
		The effect is known locally as a "Diablo wind," because the range those winds pour down is called the Diablo.
		"Diablo" is a Spanish word meaning "devil," so these are devil winds and appropriately named because they can spark wicked firestorms that wreak destruction and havoc across the region.
		That same afternoon, a devil's wind of another sort was whipping through the air-conditioned corridors of the worldwide headquarters of Apple Computer Inc. in the Silicon Valley community of Cupertino.
	www.loc.gov /catdir/samples/random044/97014371.html (1219 words)

	National Weather Service - NWS San Francisco/Monterey Bay Area
		A CWA is comprised of all counties for which a forecast office has forecast and warning responsibility.
		RADIOSONDE: An instrument attached to a weather balloon that transmits pressure, humidity, temperature and winds as it ascends.
		WIND ADVISORY: Sustained winds 25 to 39 mph and/or gusts to 57 mph.
	www.wrh.noaa.gov /mtr/afd-guide.php (2921 words)

	NATURE’S SPRING MAGIC AT DIABLO / Rain, wind and sunshine / The petals of a wildflower or the top of Half Dome come ...
		The magic formula for Mount Diablo in the spring is heavy winter rains followed by summer-like temperatures approaching the 80s -- and then strong winds roaring out of the northwest.
		Strong north winds clear the air and provide visitors to Diablo's 3,849-foot summit with views that are unmatched in scope and distance.
		The payoff for this hike is a series of five waterfalls set in a hidden canyon on Mount Diablo's north flank.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/03/09/NSGI8HGTS81.DTL (804 words)

	. . DIABLO MOTORS . . Auto Sales & Brokerage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Since 1994, Diablo Motors has built a reputation for quality and perfection, standing behind every vehicle to make sure the customer is always cared for.
		And with the Certified Pre-Owned inventory sheltered from sun, wind and rain, meticulously detailed, maintenanced, and inspected, you can tell that these vehicles have been pampered, and at Diablo Motors, so is the customer.
		At Diablo Motors, our local honest "guy next door" approach is a refreshing change from the typical used car dealership.
	home.earthlink.net /~gregmeier/diablomotorsautosales (392 words)

	Contra Costa Wind Symphony: Anniversary Celebration
		It depicts millions of years of Mount Diablo's history, the wonderful folklore of its inhabitants and the varied splendor of our mountain.
		He also conducted a special piece he wrote for narrator and symphonic band telling the story of Casey At The Bat.
		Catered desserts and beverages were generously hosted by Save Mount Diablo.
	www.ccwindsymphony.org /Spring02.htm (159 words)

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