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Abernathy Creek

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: ECMWF
Flyable but demanding — needs P4 P4
NESW 339° NNW
Current conditions
Flyability score
72
/100 · paragliding
Wind
2
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
NNW
339°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~1591ft
Temp
53°
F
Cloudbase
4,983
ft MSL
Elevation
3,392
ft MSL
Sunrise
5:33 AM
local
Sunset
10:36 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at Abernathy Creek

Wind direction

N (350°) → ENE (70°)

The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.

Ideal speed

5–15 mph

Ceiling · Paragliding

≤ 19 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

Top of the range for paragliding (any rating) — switch wings up top to compare. Hang gliders hold roughly 10 mph more than paragliders.

A remote backcountry thermal/ridge site above the Kenai Peninsula near Hope, with launches around 3,500-4,100 ft on a N/NE-facing bench and summit. It has been flown in north through ENE winds. There is no road access - you hike in from Hope or fly in - and it stays largely unexplored. Expect fast-changing Alaska mountain weather, valley wind reinforcement off Turnagain Arm, and a committing landing; best for experienced backcountry pilots.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Friday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
0g2
W
6a
1g3
WSW
7a
1g3
W
8a
1g5
NW
9a
2g6
N
10a
2g7
N
11a
2g8
NNW
12p
2g9
NW
1p
2g10
WNW
2p
3g11
WNW
3p
4g12
WNW
4p
4g13
NW
5p
4g12
NW
6p
3g11
N
7p
3g10
NNE
8p
2g9
N
9p
2g7
NNW
10p
2g6
NW
Flyable 5am–12pm — best around 5am: 0 mph W, gusts 2. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 8pm–9pm — smooth, light NNW ~2 mph (a touch cross), some cloud, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind– Edge of the window– Wind dying off into evening– Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Saturday Flyable flyable 5am–8am
5a
1g4
ESE
6a
1g4
ESE
7a
1g4
E
8a
1g5
NE
9a
2g7
NNE
10a
3g9
N
11a
3g11
N
12p
4g12
NNW
1p
4g13
NNW
2p
4g13
NNW
3p
4g13
NNW
4p
4g13
NW
5p
4g13
NW
6p
4g12
NW
7p
4g11
NW
8p
3g9
WNW
9p
1g7
W
10p
1g5
SSW
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 1 mph ESE, gusts 4. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
🌅 Wonder windGlass-off possible 9pm–10pm — smooth, light SSW ~1 mph, clear evening sky, the day heated up well.
✓ Light, smooth wind✓ Straight in the window✓ Wind dying off into evening✓ Clear skies (radiative cooling)✓ Day built a thermal layer
Sunday Flyable flyable 5am–9am
5a
1g3
SE
6a
1g3
SE
7a
1g3
SE
8a
1g4
SSE
9a
1g5
SSW
10a
1g7
SW
11a
2g8
SW
12p
3g10
SSW
1p
4g12
SSW
2p
4g13
SSW
3p
5g14
SSW
4p
5g15
SW
5p
5g16
SSW
6p
6g17
SSW
7p
6g17
SSW
8p
5g16
S
9p
3g13
S
10p
2g12
SSE
Flyable 5am–11am — best around 5am: 1 mph SE, gusts 3. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Monday Not flyable no window
5a
4g13
SE
6a
5g15
SE
7a
5g16
SE
8a
6g19
SE
9a
8g23
SE
10a
9g26
SE
11a
11g29
SE
12p
12g32
SE
1p
12g33
SE
2p
12g33
SE
3p
11g32
SE
4p
10g31
SE
5p
10g30
SE
6p
10g29
SE
7p
10g29
SE
8p
10g29
SE
9p
9g29
SE
10p
9g29
SE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tuesday Not flyable no window
5a
11g34
SE
6a
10g32
ESE
7a
9g30
ESE
8a
9g27
ESE
9a
10g24
SE
10a
11g23
SE
11a
11g26
SE
12p
11g32
SE
1p
11g35
SE
2p
10g33
ESE
3p
9g29
ESE
4p
8g26
ESE
5p
8g26
ESE
6p
7g26
ESE
7p
6g27
ESE
8p
6g29
ESE
9p
5g32
ESE
10p
5g33
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
4g16
ESE
6a
4g14
ESE
7a
4g13
ESE
8a
4g14
ESE
9a
4g17
ESE
10a
4g18
ESE
11a
3g17
E
12p
3g15
E
1p
3g14
E
2p
3g17
E
3p
3g21
E
4p
3g24
E
5p
3g25
E
6p
3g25
E
7p
3g24
E
8p
3g24
E
9p
2g24
ESE
10p
2g23
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
2g9
ESE
6a
3g11
ESE
7a
3g11
ESE
8a
3g11
ESE
9a
3g11
ESE
10a
3g11
ESE
11a
4g14
SE
12p
5g18
SE
1p
6g21
SSE
2p
8g23
SSE
3p
8g23
SSE
4p
9g24
SE
5p
9g25
SE
6p
8g25
SE
7p
8g26
SE
8p
7g26
SE
9p
6g26
SE
10p
6g25
ESE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
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