Cape Lookout

United States
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Not flyable
Low confidence · 3 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind NNE (15°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 15° NNE
Wind now: NNE (15°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
17
mph base
Gusts
25
mph
Direction
NNE
15°
Aloft
25
NNE @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~3568ft
Temp
67°
F
Cloudbase
3,932
ft MSL
Elevation
364
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionW (270°) → NNW (337°)
  • Ideal speed5–15 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 18 mph base · gusts ≤ 23

NW-facing coastal soaring; NW flank catches lift when high pressure builds offshore. Soarable W to NNW at 5-15 mph (alpenglow guide). Dangerous rotors and 40mph highway traffic behind launch; no top-landing. P2/H2 + ridge-soaring endorsement to ridge-soar, P3/H3 to fly out on the cape. LZ=beach between launch and campground. State park day-use permit required.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window
6a
7g7
NE
7a
6g7
NE
8a
6g7
NNE
9a
5g7
NE
10a
7g8
NNE
11a
7g7
NNE
12p
8g10
NNE
1p
12g14
N
2p
13g18
N
3p
13g20
N
4p
16g25
NNE
5p
17g28
NNE
6p
17g25
NNE
7p
17g25
NNE
8p
15g24
NNE
Wind's out of the NNE most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tomorrow Caution flyable 10am
6a
8g17
N
7a
9g15
N
8a
8g14
N
9a
6g11
N
10a
8g15
NNW
11a
12g20
N
12p
14g22
N
1p
14g22
N
2p
18g27
N
3p
18g26
N
4p
16g24
N
5p
18g27
N
6p
18g28
N
7p
17g27
N
8p
17g27
N
Flyable 10am — best around 10am: 8 mph NNW, gusts 15. Cross-ish wind NNW (346°) — edge of the window.
Wednesday Not flyable flyable 12pm–8pm
6a
11g23
NNE
7a
13g22
NNE
8a
15g24
N
9a
16g24
N
10a
17g24
N
11a
18g26
N
12p
8g21
NW
1p
9g24
NW
2p
10g26
NW
3p
10g26
NW
4p
10g25
NW
5p
9g24
NW
6p
9g23
NW
7p
7g22
NW
8p
6g20
NW
Flyable 12pm–8pm — best around 8pm: 6 mph NW, gusts 20. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +13 mph over base.
Thursday Flyable flyable 6am–8pm
6a
2g7
NNW
7a
2g7
WNW
8a
2g8
WNW
9a
3g10
NW
10a
4g12
NNW
11a
5g14
NNW
12p
6g17
NNW
1p
7g19
NNW
2p
8g21
NW
3p
8g22
NW
4p
8g22
NW
5p
7g21
NW
6p
7g19
NW
7p
6g16
NW
8p
4g13
WNW
Flyable 6am–8pm — best around 12pm: 6 mph NNW, gusts 17. 13 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +10 mph over base.
Friday Caution flyable 7am–8pm
6a
0g5
S
7a
1g7
WNW
8a
2g9
WNW
9a
3g11
WNW
10a
4g13
WNW
11a
5g15
WNW
12p
6g16
WNW
1p
7g17
WNW
2p
8g17
WNW
3p
9g19
WNW
4p
9g20
WNW
5p
9g20
NW
6p
9g21
NW
7p
8g21
NW
8p
8g21
NW
Flyable 7am–8pm — best around 12pm: 6 mph WNW, gusts 16. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +10 mph over base.
Saturday Flyable flyable 6am–8pm
6a
4g5
NW
7a
5g5
NW
8a
5g7
NW
9a
6g11
WNW
10a
6g15
WNW
11a
7g19
WNW
12p
7g19
WNW
1p
8g17
WNW
2p
8g17
WNW
3p
9g18
WNW
4p
9g21
WNW
5p
9g23
NW
6p
8g24
NW
7p
8g24
NW
8p
7g23
NW
Prime conditions 6am–8pm — best around 8am: 5 mph NW, gusts 7. 13 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Sunday Slim window flyable 10am–8pm
6a
2g8
NNE
7a
2g8
N
8a
3g9
NNW
9a
4g11
NW
10a
5g13
WNW
11a
6g15
WNW
12p
6g16
WNW
1p
7g17
NW
2p
7g17
NW
3p
7g18
NW
4p
8g19
NW
5p
8g19
NW
6p
7g20
NNW
7p
6g20
NNW
8p
6g20
NNW
Flyable 8am–8pm — best around 11am: 6 mph WNW, gusts 15. 11 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Gusty — +10 mph over base.
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