Due to the Winds and weather in New England, long range forecasting and public notification for scheduled balloon test studies are not-often successful.
In an effort to provide some sort of public notice of the date and time of the balloon tests, this page is intended to be an up-to-date planner for public use.
We will be sure to update this page accordingly with probabilities and confirmation of scheduled testing once a decision has been made to proceed or re-schedule.
The criteria used to determine potentially viable Balloon Test dates consists of (in order of importance):
Winds forecast to be less than 9 mph throughout the duration of the study, (preferably below 6mph). MOST IMPORTANT!
No chance of fog or mist (temperature/dew point spread of greater than 6 degrees)
Less than 25% chance of precipitation
Mostly sunny is preferable for clearer, brighter photos, but not a necessity
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CAD Job Number 1470 - AT&T Newfane-Rowell ~ Site VT6330 - 85 Browns Road, Newfane, VT 05345
We have tentatively selected balloon test dates as follows:
Monday 12/09/2013, Approximately 9:00am to 1:00pm. POSTPONED - Primary proposed date was Monday 12/09/2013, Due to forecast snow/sleet and rain on Monday, this test will be postponed. It is too early to tell if the winds will be calm enough to proceed with the test on the backup date of Tuesday so please check back Monday evening for an update.
Tuesday 12/10/2013, Approximately 9:00am to 1:00pm. CONFIRMED Backup proposed date is Tuesday 12/10/2013, Tuesday is looking viable for the test and we have agreed to do our best to complete it as scheduled. Check back on this page for any last minute updates.
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Updated by Ben C. at 4:23pm on Monday 12-09-2013
