WIND Toolkit Download
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The WIND Toolkit Download window allows you to download a weather file with wind resource data for locations covered by the NLR WIND Toolkit. See :ref:`Wind Resource <filedownload>` for a description of the toolkit.

To download a weather file from the NLR WIND Toolkit:

#. Choose the **Street address or zip code** or **Location coordinates (deg)** option and type a latitude and longitude, street address, or zip code for the wind turbine or wind farm location.

#. Choose a time step in minutes. Available time steps are 5,  15, 30, and 60 minutes.

#. Choose a year.

#. Choose one or more measurement heights above the ground.

#. Click **OK** to download the file to the folder in the path for the **Use a wind resource file stored on your computer** option on the Wind Resource page..

.. note:: Downloads with multiple measurement heights and/or shorter time steps may take a long time to download. To minimize download times, choose two or three measurement heights near the turbine hub height you plan to model.