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Hogsback Mtn

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Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · 5 of 5 models agree · Run: ECMWF
Wind S (180°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 180° S
Wind now: S (180°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
1
mph base
Gusts
8
mph
Direction
S
180°
Aloft
—
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~1023ft
Temp
41°
F
Cloudbase
4,107
ft MSL
Elevation
3,084
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionSW (225°) → W (270°)
  • Ideal speed6–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

No published site-specific wind-window data found for "Hogsback Mtn" (lat 58.69, lon -134.88), a launch in the mountains near Juneau, SE Alaska, elev ~3084 ft MSL. The only documented free-flight site for the local club (Juneau Eagles Paragliding Club, USHPA Chapter #115) is Mt. Roberts; their blog and USHPA materials make no mention of Hogsback. Arc below is INFERRED from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (SW, W octants): a WSW-facing launch works best in SW-to-W winds (~225-270 deg), with marginal/cross conditions extending toward S/SSW (~200) and WNW (~295). Speed ranges are general-knowledge defaults for a higher-elevation mountain launch, not site-measured. SE Alaska coastal/mountain flying is dominated by maritime air, frequent overdevelopment, rain, and strong sea-breeze/channel effects; lee-side rotor and venturi acceleration through valleys are likely hazards. Treat as a thermal/mountain site requiring experienced pilots. Best window is typically mid-day on rare high-pressure, light-onshore days. VERIFY all numbers locally with the Juneau Eagles club before flying.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window
4a
2g12
SE
5a
2g11
SE
6a
2g10
SE
7a
2g9
SE
8a
1g8
SE
9a
1g7
SE
10a
1g7
SE
11a
1g7
SE
12p
1g8
SE
1p
1g8
SE
2p
1g9
SSE
3p
1g9
S
4p
1g8
S
5p
1g8
S
6p
1g7
S
7p
1g7
SSE
8p
1g7
SSE
9p
1g7
SSE
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Tomorrow Caution workable 6pm–9pm
4a
2g7
SSE
5a
2g7
SSE
6a
2g7
S
7a
2g8
SSW
8a
2g8
SSW
9a
3g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SSW
11a
3g11
SW
12p
4g13
SW
1p
4g13
SW
2p
4g13
SW
3p
4g13
SW
4p
3g13
SW
5p
3g12
SW
6p
3g12
SW
7p
3g11
SW
8p
2g11
SW
9p
2g10
SW
Borderline only 6pm–9pm — best around 6pm: 3 mph SW, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Wednesday Flyable flyable 10am–8pm
4a
2g8
SSW
5a
2g8
S
6a
2g8
S
7a
2g7
S
8a
2g8
SSW
9a
2g8
SSW
10a
2g8
SW
11a
2g7
SW
12p
1g6
SW
1p
1g5
SW
2p
1g5
SW
3p
1g6
SW
4p
1g7
WSW
5p
1g7
WSW
6p
2g6
WSW
7p
1g6
WSW
8p
1g6
SW
9p
1g5
SSW
Flyable 9am–12pm — best around 10am: 2 mph SW, gusts 8. 3 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Thursday Flyable flyable 8am–9am
4a
1g5
SE
5a
1g5
SSE
6a
1g5
SSE
7a
0g5
S
8a
0g5
W
9a
0g5
W
10a
0g5
N
11a
0g5
N
12p
1g6
N
1p
1g6
N
2p
1g7
N
3p
1g7
N
4p
1g7
NNE
5p
1g7
NNE
6p
1g7
N
7p
1g7
NNE
8p
1g8
NE
9p
1g8
E
Flyable 8am–9am — best around 8am: 0 mph W, gusts 5. Light at 0 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Friday Not flyable no window
4a
3g8
E
5a
2g8
E
6a
2g7
E
7a
1g7
ENE
8a
1g9
ENE
9a
1g11
NE
10a
1g12
NE
11a
1g10
NNE
12p
1g8
NE
1p
1g6
NE
2p
1g6
NE
3p
1g7
NE
4p
1g8
NE
5p
1g8
ENE
6p
1g9
ENE
7p
1g9
E
8p
1g9
E
9p
2g9
ESE
Wind's out of the NE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Flyable flyable 10am–5pm
4a
1g9
ESE
5a
1g9
ESE
6a
2g9
ESE
7a
1g9
ESE
8a
1g8
ESE
9a
0g7
E
10a
0g7
W
11a
1g7
W
12p
1g7
WSW
1p
1g7
WSW
2p
1g7
WSW
3p
1g7
WSW
4p
1g7
SW
5p
1g7
SW
6p
1g8
SW
7p
1g9
SSW
8p
1g9
S
9p
2g9
SE
Flyable 10am–6pm — best around 10am: 0 mph W, gusts 7. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Light at 0 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Sunday Flyable workable 11am–3pm
4a
2g9
SE
5a
2g9
SE
6a
1g9
SSE
7a
1g9
SSE
8a
1g9
S
9a
1g9
SSW
10a
1g9
SSW
11a
2g9
SW
12p
2g7
SW
1p
2g7
SSW
2p
2g8
SSW
3p
3g9
SSW
4p
3g11
SSW
5p
3g11
SSW
6p
3g11
S
7p
3g12
S
8p
3g12
SSE
9p
3g12
SSE
Borderline only 11am–3pm — best around 11am: 2 mph SW, gusts 9. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind SW (214°) — edge of the window.
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