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Not flyable
Medium confidence · 6 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
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Wind now: WSW (253°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
4
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
WSW
253°
Aloft
8
W @ridge
Thermals
Light
base ~5955ft
Temp
71°
F
Cloudbase
6,628
ft MSL
Elevation
673
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
- Wind directionNNE (25°) → E (90°)
- Ideal speed12–18 mph
- Upper limits≤ 22 mph base · gusts ≤ 27
Lake Michigan bluff (Bender Park), ~100ft slope. NNE-SE, NE best (PGE NE2/E2/SE1). Huge treeless LZ. Low bluff needs steady onshore flow to soar; speeds inferred, not in a guide.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Today Not flyable no window
6a
10g19
SW
7a
12g26
WSW
8a
14g26
WSW
9a
14g21
WSW
10a
12g16
WSW
11a
14g18
WSW
12p
14g17
WSW
1p
10g14
W
2p
12g15
W
3p
12g15
W
4p
8g13
WSW
5p
13g15
WSW
6p
13g17
WSW
7p
8g14
W
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tomorrow Not flyable no window
6a
14g24
SW
7a
11g18
SW
8a
15g26
SSW
9a
13g26
SW
10a
12g22
SSW
11a
18g27
SSW
12p
19g28
SW
1p
19g27
WSW
2p
19g27
WSW
3p
18g27
W
4p
16g30
W
5p
17g26
WSW
6p
17g25
W
7p
15g24
W
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g11
SW
7a
6g14
SSW
8a
5g11
SSW
9a
8g12
SE
10a
10g17
S
11a
14g27
SSE
12p
20g39
SSE
1p
24g48
SSE
2p
15g30
SSE
3p
16g31
SE
4p
15g31
SE
5p
12g27
SE
6p
8g21
S
7p
8g17
SSW
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
14g25
W
7a
13g24
W
8a
13g25
WNW
9a
13g27
NW
10a
15g28
NW
11a
14g28
NW
12p
14g28
NW
1p
14g27
WNW
2p
13g27
WNW
3p
13g28
WNW
4p
13g27
W
5p
12g25
W
6p
10g23
WNW
7p
9g20
WNW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
9g17
WNW
7a
9g17
WNW
8a
9g17
WNW
9a
10g16
WNW
10a
11g17
WNW
11a
12g19
WNW
12p
13g22
WNW
1p
13g24
WNW
2p
13g24
NW
3p
12g22
NW
4p
11g21
NW
5p
10g22
NW
6p
7g23
NW
7p
5g23
NW
Wind's out of the WNW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
2g9
S
7a
2g9
SSE
8a
2g9
SSW
9a
6g11
SW
10a
8g12
WSW
11a
8g12
WSW
12p
7g13
WSW
1p
5g13
W
2p
4g15
W
3p
1g17
WNW
4p
1g19
ENE
5p
4g20
E
6p
7g20
E
7p
9g20
E
Rain in the forecast — not flyable.
Sunday Not flyable workable 6am–7am
6a
7g15
ESE
7a
7g17
ESE
8a
8g18
ESE
9a
9g19
ESE
10a
9g20
ESE
11a
9g20
ESE
12p
9g20
ESE
1p
8g21
ESE
2p
6g24
SE
3p
7g27
S
4p
9g30
SSW
5p
10g29
SSW
6p
11g27
SSW
7p
11g26
SSW
Borderline only 6am–7am — best around 6am: 7 mph ESE, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind ESE (104°) — edge of the window.
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