Winds Aloft Forecast Notes
Partial Update 12/2023

The reporting stations can be viewed on an interactive map at
http://aviationweather.gov/products/nw s/winds/ (interactive map no longer available?)

The forecast are published by http://aviationweather.gov/
which I think is a subdivision of http://www.noaa.gov/
This page was compiled from http://aviationweather.gov/products/nws/winds/info.php & instruction 10-812

Winds aloft forecast are designated by either "FD or "FB"
FD is a local convention used by NOAA and ??
FB is an international convention
Our forecast are labeled as FD, but are derived from FB forecast

So Cal Winds Aloft Reporting Coordinates
ID Station

Longitude

Latitude MSL
BIH Bishop 37° 22' -118° 21' 4120 ft
ONT Ontario 34° 03' -117° 36' 952 ft
SBA Santa Barbara 34° 30' -119° 46' 10 ft
WJF Lancaster 34° 44' -118° 13' 2347 ft