battleship row

WY
Showing Paragliding — switch wings up top ↑
Not flyable
Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind NW (305°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 305° NW
Wind now: NW (305°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
13
mph base
Gusts
20
mph
Direction
NW
305°
Aloft
19
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~9114ft
Temp
60°
F
Cloudbase
18,576
ft MSL
Elevation
9,462
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionENE (70°) → SSE (160°)
  • Ideal speed7–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 22

No site-specific guide found for "Battleship Row" (coords 41.201, -105.994, ~9462 ft MSL, west of Laramie, WY near the Sheep Mountain / Laramie Range area). Arc inferred from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (working octants NE, E, SE, S). Ideal arc centered on E-SE (the contiguous strongest octants); marginal/cross edges extend NE to S. Speeds and gust ceiling are general estimates for a high-altitude Rocky Mountain foot-launch site, NOT site-confirmed. CAUTIONS: At 9462 ft MSL the air is thin, raising true airspeed and effective sink rate, and high-altitude WY thermals can be strong and turbulent by midday; treat midday as potentially overdeveloped. Best window is likely morning or evening when valley winds are lighter and thermals gentler. Watch for lee-side rotor if the gradient wind backs to a westerly component (prevailing flow in this region is W/SW, so the working E-SE arc generally relies on thermic/anabatic or post-frontal easterly flow rather than the prevailing gradient). Likely H3/P3+ terrain given altitude and remoteness; verify access, landing zones, and current site status with local Wyoming pilots / USHPA chapter before flying. All numbers low confidence.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Caution flyable 10am
6a
12g13
WNW
7a
12g14
WNW
8a
5g8
WNW
9a
3g10
E
10a
7g15
ENE
11a
2g11
ESE
12p
9g14
WNW
1p
11g19
WNW
2p
13g19
WNW
3p
12g21
WNW
4p
14g21
WNW
5p
14g23
WNW
6p
13g23
WNW
7p
13g20
NW
Flyable 9am–11am — best around 10am: 7 mph ENE, gusts 15. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Cross-ish wind ENE (64°) — edge of the window.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
6a
12g15
WNW
7a
14g18
WNW
8a
14g25
WNW
9a
14g23
WNW
10a
15g27
WNW
11a
16g27
WNW
12p
18g29
WNW
1p
19g29
WNW
2p
20g32
WNW
3p
20g31
WNW
4p
20g31
WNW
5p
21g34
WNW
6p
20g34
WNW
7p
20g38
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
13g31
W
7a
18g48
WNW
8a
26g54
WNW
9a
27g51
WNW
10a
30g51
WNW
11a
26g45
WNW
12p
25g45
WNW
1p
18g41
W
2p
17g40
W
3p
17g39
W
4p
17g40
W
5p
18g41
W
6p
16g39
W
7p
12g35
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–7pm
6a
1g5
E
7a
3g7
E
8a
4g9
E
9a
5g12
E
10a
6g14
E
11a
6g16
ENE
12p
7g18
ENE
1p
8g21
ENE
2p
9g24
ENE
3p
9g25
E
4p
9g23
E
5p
8g20
E
6p
7g17
E
7p
5g16
E
Flyable 6am–7pm — best around 9am: 5 mph E, gusts 12. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 5 mph — a bit light.
Friday Not flyable workable 11am–1pm
6a
3g12
WSW
7a
2g15
WSW
8a
1g18
SW
9a
1g20
E
10a
3g20
ENE
11a
6g19
ENE
12p
7g19
NE
1p
7g22
NE
2p
5g25
NE
3p
4g27
NE
4p
3g27
ENE
5p
5g26
ESE
6p
6g26
SE
7p
5g25
SE
Borderline only 11am–1pm — best around 9am: 1 mph E, gusts 20. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
3g17
WSW
7a
2g19
SW
8a
2g22
SSE
9a
2g24
SSE
10a
4g27
SSW
11a
9g30
SW
12p
12g32
WSW
1p
15g33
WSW
2p
16g33
WSW
3p
17g34
WSW
4p
17g37
WSW
5p
16g41
W
6p
15g43
W
7p
13g43
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
3g13
S
7a
3g13
WSW
8a
6g13
WNW
9a
9g15
WNW
10a
9g18
NW
11a
8g22
NNW
12p
7g24
NNW
1p
7g23
NW
2p
9g22
WNW
3p
10g21
W
4p
11g23
W
5p
11g27
WNW
6p
11g30
WNW
7p
10g32
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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