Winchester Bowl

• Wind directionS (190°) → W (260°)
• Ideal speed6–14 mph
• Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

No explicit club/USHPA numeric site guide found for Winchester Bowl. Arc inferred from the paraglidingEarth orientation hint (S, SW, W octants), giving a wind-FROM window centered on the SW (~225 deg) and spanning roughly the south through west sector. Site is a "Bowl" launch in inland Riverside County near Winchester / Diamond Valley Lake (~1847 ft MSL, just N of Temecula/Hemet). This is a thermic inland Southern California site; published flight/tour activity (paramotor tandems, ridge/lake flights) consistently happens in the morning just after sunrise. Best window is early morning before thermic/valley-breeze ramp-up; afternoon inland flow can become strong and gusty, so keep base speed and gusts conservative (suggested caps ~18 mph base / ~20 mph gust pending confirmation). Typical hazards for a SoCal inland bowl: lee-side rotor if wind backs to N/E quadrants (outside the working arc), thermic turbulence and dust devils midday, and overdevelopment of valley wind in the afternoon. Treat all speed numbers as estimates, not site-verified. Verify with the local Inland Empire / Crestline-area community and the dedicated Winchester site page (allenthoe.github.io/Winchester.html) before relying on these.