Point Possesion Bluffs

United States
Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · 4 of 5 models agree · Run: ECMWF
Very gusty (+10 mph) — too turbulent for paragliding
NESW 25° NNE
Wind now: NNE (25°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
7
mph base
Gusts
17
mph
Direction
NNE
25°
Aloft
mph
Thermals
Calm
base ~3841ft
Temp
57°
F
Cloudbase
3,939
ft MSL
Elevation
98
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionNE (35°) → E (100°)
  • Ideal speed8–18 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 22 mph base · gusts ≤ 25

No club/USHPA/site guide documents Point Possession Bluffs as a free-flight launch; it appears only as a Windfinder coastal wind/tide forecast point on the Kenai Peninsula across Cook Inlet from Anchorage (low elevation, ~98 ft MSL). Wind window is INFERRED from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (NE, E octants) and general low coastal-bluff soaring knowledge, NOT from documented site data. Ideal arc ~NE through E (35-100 deg, wind FROM), where onshore flow off Cook Inlet/Turnagain Arm would hit the bluff face for ridge/dune soaring; marginal cross conditions on the NNE and ESE edges (15-125 deg). As a low ridge it likely needs a steady, fairly straight-on onshore breeze (~8-18 mph) to soar; too light won't lift, and on a low feature it can blow back / over the top above ~20-25 mph. Hazards to assume: strong tidal/sea breeze cycles and notorious Cook Inlet mudflats (extreme tides, soft mud is dangerous to land/walk on), remote access (no road; typically boat/plane/ATV from the Anchorage side), possible rotor/turbulence if upper winds differ from surface onshore flow, and cold/variable Alaska coastal weather. Best in a stable onshore sea-breeze on a fair-weather day. Rating/access unknown - treat as unverified; confirm with Arctic Air Walkers (Anchorage USHPA chapter) before flying. All numbers are estimates.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 6am–4pm
5a
3g4
ESE
6a
2g4
E
7a
1g5
ENE
8a
2g6
NNE
9a
3g8
NNE
10a
4g10
NNE
11a
5g11
NNE
12p
5g11
NNE
1p
5g12
NNE
2p
7g14
NNE
3p
9g17
NE
4p
9g19
NNE
5p
7g17
NNE
6p
5g15
N
7p
4g13
NW
8p
5g14
W
9p
8g17
WSW
10p
9g18
WSW
Flyable 5am–5pm — best around 6am: 2 mph E, gusts 4. 8 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Light at 2 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
5a
8g14
S
6a
7g13
S
7a
6g12
S
8a
4g11
S
9a
2g9
SW
10a
3g9
W
11a
4g10
WNW
12p
5g13
NW
1p
6g15
NW
2p
6g15
NW
3p
6g15
NW
4p
6g14
NW
5p
6g14
WNW
6p
5g14
WNW
7p
5g14
WNW
8p
6g13
W
9p
7g12
W
10p
7g11
W
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
5a
6g11
SSW
6a
6g10
S
7a
5g9
S
8a
3g9
SSW
9a
3g9
WSW
10a
3g10
W
11a
5g12
WNW
12p
6g15
WNW
1p
7g17
WNW
2p
8g18
WNW
3p
8g18
W
4p
9g18
W
5p
9g18
W
6p
9g18
W
7p
8g17
W
8p
8g16
WSW
9p
7g14
WSW
10p
7g13
SW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
5a
5g8
SSW
6a
4g8
SSW
7a
3g7
SW
8a
3g8
WSW
9a
3g8
WNW
10a
3g9
NW
11a
4g10
NW
12p
4g12
NW
1p
4g13
NW
2p
4g13
NW
3p
5g13
WNW
4p
5g13
WNW
5p
6g13
W
6p
6g13
W
7p
6g13
W
8p
7g13
WSW
9p
8g14
WSW
10p
9g15
WSW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
5a
7g13
SSW
6a
6g13
SSW
7a
6g13
SSW
8a
4g13
SW
9a
4g12
W
10a
4g12
WNW
11a
5g12
NW
12p
4g13
NW
1p
4g13
NW
2p
4g13
NW
3p
5g13
WNW
4p
5g13
WNW
5p
5g13
W
6p
7g13
W
7p
7g14
W
8p
7g14
W
9p
6g15
W
10p
5g15
WSW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
5a
6g12
SSW
6a
6g11
SSW
7a
5g11
SSW
8a
3g11
SW
9a
2g11
W
10a
3g11
NW
11a
4g12
NW
12p
5g12
WNW
1p
6g13
WNW
2p
6g15
WNW
3p
5g17
WNW
4p
5g18
WNW
5p
6g18
WNW
6p
8g18
W
7p
9g18
W
8p
8g19
W
9p
7g21
W
10p
6g21
WSW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
5a
5g13
SSW
6a
4g12
SSW
7a
3g11
SW
8a
4g11
WSW
9a
5g10
WSW
10a
5g11
W
11a
5g11
W
12p
5g13
WNW
1p
5g13
WNW
2p
5g13
WNW
3p
6g13
WNW
4p
6g13
W
5p
5g13
W
6p
4g13
W
7p
3g13
W
8p
3g13
W
9p
1g13
W
10p
1g13
WSW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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