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To: kumar who wrote (16729)	9/17/2001 3:39:49 AM
From: unclewest	Respond to of 22706

UW, is there a reason why one might not consider going perpendicular to the wind direction ? If one goes in the direction of the wind, is one just waiting for it to catch up ? the objective is too get out of and avoid the fallout cone. the best direction of travel can only be determined by plotting ground zero and your location and then...using the wind direction...setting the cone on the map. let me suggest you cut out a cone, get a map and try plotting this for a few different likely targets (ground zeroes) in your area and for both the prevailing and the second most likely wind directions. you will find that in certain circumstances it may be best to go parallel, in others perpendicular with the wind...it may even be best to go perpendicular to the wind for a while (as the shortest route out of or away from the cone) and then parallel. if this is new to you, plotting this for several locations and several different wind directions should give you a nice picture of the possibilities. let me know if this clears up your questions...as the writer of a pm i received last night said...even a little knowledge about fallout cones can be a very valuable tool. uw