Ed Levin - North Launch (NW)

CA
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Flyable
Medium confidence · 4 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Good paragliding conditions P2+
NESW 324° NW
Wind now: NW (324°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
3
mph base
Gusts
3
mph
Direction
NW
324°
Aloft
2
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~6205ft
Temp
74°
F
Cloudbase
8,479
ft MSL
Elevation
2,274
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionWNW (290°) → NNW (330°)
  • Ideal speed5–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 20

NW-facing 600 'North' launch. WOR PG max 15mph, ideal ~5mph+. Sharp rocks behind and below; most technical of the 600 launches. Used as wind clocks to WNW by early afternoon.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Flyable flyable 12pm–6pm
6a
4g4
W
7a
4g4
W
8a
4g7
WSW
9a
4g8
SW
10a
7g9
SW
11a
7g9
SW
12p
6g6
W
1p
8g7
WNW
2p
9g9
W
3p
7g7
WNW
4p
6g6
WNW
5p
6g7
WNW
6p
3g3
NW
7p
2g5
ENE
Prime conditions 12pm–6pm — best around 3pm: 7 mph WNW, gusts 7. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 2pm–5pm
6a
3g4
SW
7a
2g4
SW
8a
3g4
SW
9a
1g4
SSW
10a
2g5
SW
11a
5g7
WSW
12p
7g8
WSW
1p
9g9
W
2p
9g10
W
3p
9g11
W
4p
9g11
W
5p
7g10
W
6p
6g9
W
7p
4g8
WSW
Flyable 2pm–5pm — best around 2pm: 9 mph W, gusts 10. Cross-ish wind W (270°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable no window
6a
5g9
SW
7a
6g9
SW
8a
5g7
SW
9a
5g8
SW
10a
6g8
SW
11a
7g7
SW
12p
8g21
SW
1p
9g24
SW
2p
10g26
SW
3p
10g26
SW
4p
9g25
SW
5p
8g24
SW
6p
7g22
SW
7p
7g20
SW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Thursday Not flyable no window
6a
6g15
S
7a
5g15
SSW
8a
6g16
SSW
9a
6g17
SW
10a
7g19
SW
11a
8g21
SW
12p
9g24
SW
1p
10g28
SW
2p
11g30
SW
3p
12g31
SW
4p
12g31
SW
5p
11g30
SW
6p
10g28
SW
7p
9g26
SW
Wind's out of the SW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Friday Not flyable no window
6a
7g18
S
7a
7g18
S
8a
7g19
SSW
9a
8g22
SSW
10a
8g25
SSW
11a
9g27
SSW
12p
10g27
SW
1p
10g26
SW
2p
11g25
SW
3p
11g27
SW
4p
11g29
SW
5p
10g31
SSW
6p
9g31
SSW
7p
8g31
SSW
Wind's out of the SSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
4g21
SSW
7a
4g20
SW
8a
4g20
SW
9a
4g20
WSW
10a
5g20
WSW
11a
6g20
W
12p
7g21
W
1p
8g22
W
2p
9g22
W
3p
9g23
W
4p
9g24
W
5p
8g25
W
6p
7g25
W
7p
5g25
W
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable no window
6a
3g9
S
7a
4g11
SSW
8a
4g12
SW
9a
5g14
WSW
10a
6g16
WSW
11a
6g17
WSW
12p
6g19
W
1p
7g21
W
2p
7g22
W
3p
7g23
W
4p
7g24
W
5p
7g24
WSW
6p
6g24
WSW
7p
5g23
WSW
Wind's out of the WSW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
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