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Not flyable
Medium confidence · · Run: HRRR
Each model right now — the headline follows HRRR.
HRRR 8 mph NNE · g10 Not flyable
ECMWF 3 mph NE · g9 Not flyable
GFS 8 mph NNE · g10 Not flyable
ICON 5 mph NE · g9 Flyable
GEM 2 mph NW Not flyable
NWS ✓ 5 mph NNEno gust data Not flyable
✓ = independent official cross-check (NWS / TAF). The aggregate call blends all of them.
Current conditions
Flyability score
10
/100 · paragliding
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
10
mph
Direction
NNE
17°
Aloft
11
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~11386ft
Temp
79°
F
Cloudbase
15,543
ft MSL
Elevation
4,157
ft MSL
Sunrise
6:31 AM
local
Sunset
9:08 PM
local
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Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for at BOB (Blown Out Butte)
Wind direction
E, SE, S, SW
The wind must blow from within this arc. Direction is the same for both wings.
Ideal speed
6–10 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.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–12pm
6a
4g4
ENE
7a
4g4
WSW
8a
3g3
SSE
9a
3g3
S
10a
7g7
SW
11a
5g8
W
12p
5g8
WSW
1p
12g13
WSW
2p
8g11
WSW
3p
9g11
W
4p
9g14
WSW
5p
11g16
W
6p
11g17
WNW
7p
11g14
NW
8p
10g14
NNW
9p
9g13
N
Flyable 6am–5pm — best around 10am: 7 mph SW, gusts 7. 10 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Friday Flyable flyable 6am–10am
6a
2g2
SE
7a
3g3
ESE
8a
1g0
SSE
9a
1g1
WSW
10a
3g5
WSW
11a
4g11
SSW
12p
5g10
WSW
1p
11g11
W
2p
11g12
W
3p
9g13
W
4p
9g17
W
5p
8g15
WNW
6p
10g17
NW
7p
8g16
WNW
8p
8g9
NW
9p
11g15
N
Flyable 6am–3pm — best around 1pm: 11 mph W, gusts 11. 9 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–8am
6a
4g4
ENE
7a
2g2
SE
8a
1g1
SW
9a
5g5
NW
10a
5g7
W
11a
9g11
WSW
12p
12g15
W
1p
12g17
W
2p
12g22
WSW
3p
12g23
W
4p
11g24
W
5p
10g20
WNW
6p
11g21
WNW
7p
8g19
NNW
8p
7g16
NNW
9p
5g14
NNW
Flyable 10am–1pm — best around 11am: 9 mph WSW, gusts 11. 2 clean hrs, the rest borderline.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
10g19
WNW
7a
10g19
WNW
8a
10g20
WNW
9a
10g20
WNW
10a
11g22
WNW
11a
12g25
WNW
12p
13g27
WNW
1p
13g27
WNW
2p
13g27
WNW
3p
13g27
NW
4p
13g27
NW
5p
14g27
NW
6p
14g27
NW
7p
11g25
NW
8p
8g22
NW
9p
5g19
NNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Monday Not flyable no window
6a
6g14
WNW
7a
7g13
WNW
8a
8g12
WNW
9a
9g12
WNW
10a
10g14
WNW
11a
11g17
WNW
12p
12g20
WNW
1p
12g20
WNW
2p
12g19
WNW
3p
12g19
WNW
4p
12g19
WNW
5p
12g20
NW
6p
12g21
NW
7p
10g21
NW
8p
8g20
WNW
9p
6g20
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tuesday Flyable flyable 6am–7am
6a
2g6
NE
7a
2g7
NE
8a
3g9
NE
9a
2g11
NNE
10a
2g12
NW
11a
5g12
WNW
12p
7g13
WNW
1p
8g16
WNW
2p
9g20
WNW
3p
9g22
WNW
4p
9g22
WNW
5p
8g19
NW
6p
8g17
NW
7p
7g17
NW
8p
6g17
NW
9p
4g17
NW
Flyable 6am–7am — best around 6am: 2 mph NE, gusts 6.
Wednesday Caution workable 6am–9am
6a
7g13
ENE
7a
7g12
ENE
8a
7g12
ENE
9a
7g13
ENE
10a
5g13
ENE
11a
3g14
ESE
12p
4g15
SSE
1p
3g16
S
2p
3g17
SSW
3p
3g18
SW
4p
4g17
WSW
5p
4g15
WSW
6p
4g13
W
7p
3g13
W
8p
2g13
NW
9p
2g13
N
Borderline only 6am–9am — best around 7am: 7 mph ENE, gusts 12. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. cross / edge of the window.
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