Shelter Cove

United States
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Not flyable
Medium confidence · 4 of 5 models agree · Run: HRRR
Wind NW (323°) is outside the window — expect cross/tail or rotor
NESW 323° NW
Wind now: NW (323°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
6
mph base
Gusts
7
mph
Direction
NW
323°
Aloft
7
NNW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~1659ft
Temp
63°
F
Cloudbase
3,057
ft MSL
Elevation
1,398
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
  • Wind directionS (170°) → WSW (240°)
  • Ideal speed6–12 mph
  • Upper limits≤ 15 mph base · gusts ≤ 18

Humboldt Lost Coast, faces S/SW. Two launches: upper ~1600ft (Blue Ridge Rd), lower ~400ft (Landis Ct). Prevailing N/NW is unflyable here; best on spring/fall pre-frontal S-SW (winter can work, summer foggy). Unofficial site - contact Humboldt Wings first. Club freq 147.415. Speeds are P3-standard limits (base 15, peak gust 18, 5mph/5s gust rate), not site-specific.

Next 7 days How calls are made

Today Not flyable no window
6a
6g7
NNW
7a
5g6
N
8a
3g3
NNW
9a
4g5
NW
10a
5g6
NW
11a
7g7
NW
12p
6g6
WNW
1p
6g6
WNW
2p
6g7
WNW
3p
7g7
WNW
4p
7g7
NW
5p
6g7
NW
6p
6g7
NW
7p
5g7
NW
Wind's out of the NW most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 2pm
6a
5g5
N
7a
5g5
NNW
8a
4g5
NNW
9a
4g4
NW
10a
4g7
WNW
11a
5g5
WNW
12p
4g4
W
1p
4g4
WSW
2p
4g4
SW
3p
4g5
WSW
4p
3g6
W
5p
3g4
W
6p
4g7
WNW
7p
4g7
NW
Prime conditions 1pm–4pm — best around 2pm: 4 mph SW, gusts 4. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Wednesday Slim window flyable 12pm–3pm
6a
5g6
N
7a
5g5
NNW
8a
4g5
NNW
9a
4g4
WNW
10a
4g3
WNW
11a
3g4
WSW
12p
4g13
SSW
1p
5g13
SSW
2p
5g14
SSW
3p
4g13
SSW
4p
4g13
SW
5p
4g12
WSW
6p
3g11
WSW
7p
3g10
W
Flyable 11am–5pm — best around 12pm: 4 mph SSW, gusts 13. 4 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Thursday Caution flyable 12pm–4pm
6a
2g8
ESE
7a
2g8
ESE
8a
1g8
SE
9a
1g9
SSW
10a
3g10
SW
11a
4g11
SW
12p
4g13
SW
1p
5g13
SW
2p
5g14
SSW
3p
5g13
SW
4p
4g13
SW
5p
4g12
SW
6p
3g11
SSW
7p
3g11
S
Flyable 9am–7pm — best around 12pm: 4 mph SW, gusts 13. 5 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Base 4 mph — a bit light.
Friday Not flyable workable 9am–11am
6a
2g7
ESE
7a
2g8
ESE
8a
1g9
SE
9a
1g10
S
10a
2g10
SSW
11a
2g11
SW
12p
3g12
WSW
1p
4g13
W
2p
5g14
W
3p
5g14
W
4p
5g14
W
5p
4g15
W
6p
4g15
W
7p
4g15
W
Borderline only 9am–11am — best around 9am: 1 mph S, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Saturday Not flyable no window
6a
2g9
NNE
7a
2g10
N
8a
2g11
NNW
9a
3g13
WNW
10a
5g15
WNW
11a
7g16
W
12p
8g17
W
1p
7g17
W
2p
7g18
W
3p
7g19
W
4p
7g20
W
5p
7g21
WNW
6p
7g22
NW
7p
8g23
NW
Wind's out of the W most of the day — outside the working window, so cross/tail or rotor.
Sunday Not flyable workable 3pm–7pm
6a
4g11
ENE
7a
4g12
ENE
8a
3g12
E
9a
0g12
NE
10a
3g11
W
11a
5g12
W
12p
6g14
W
1p
5g17
WSW
2p
4g19
WSW
3p
4g17
WSW
4p
3g15
SW
5p
3g13
SW
6p
3g13
SW
7p
2g13
SSW
Borderline only 3pm–7pm — best around 4pm: 3 mph SW, gusts 15. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 3 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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