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Not flyable
Medium confidence · 4 of 6 models agree · Run: HRRR
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Wind now: NW (305°) Green = in the window · amber = cross/edge · red = wrong way
Wind
8
mph base
Gusts
9
mph
Direction
NW
305°
Aloft
8
NW @ridge
Thermals
Calm
base ~13341ft
Temp
78°
F
Cloudbase
21,543
ft MSL
Elevation
8,202
ft MSL
Flyable Caution / slim window Not flyable
What we look for here
- Wind directionSSW (200°) → WNW (290°)
- Ideal speed0–8 mph
- Upper limits≤ 12 mph base · gusts ≤ 17
White Mtns, E side of Owens Valley; W-facing, afternoon thermal/XC launch at ~8200ft. 4x4 access (better road than Paiute). Shallow launch, long glide to LZ, often blows out. Light winds are critical - strong/turbulent Big Air, rotor off spines. Expert (experienced H3+). Speeds inferred; no published numeric limits.
Next 7 days How calls are made
Today Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
6a
7g7
N
7a
6g9
N
8a
5g9
NNW
9a
6g8
NW
10a
7g11
WNW
11a
8g13
WNW
12p
9g14
W
1p
12g15
W
2p
13g15
WNW
3p
10g11
W
4p
7g10
WSW
5p
12g14
WSW
6p
8g9
NW
7p
8g8
WNW
Prime conditions 10am–5pm — best around 4pm: 7 mph WSW, gusts 10. 7 clean hrs, the rest borderline. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Tomorrow Flyable flyable 10am–7pm
6a
2g2
NNE
7a
1g2
N
8a
3g4
NW
9a
7g7
NW
10a
8g11
WNW
11a
9g13
W
12p
10g13
W
1p
11g15
W
2p
12g14
W
3p
16g17
WSW
4p
12g13
W
5p
13g15
WSW
6p
12g14
SW
7p
12g13
S
Flyable 10am–7pm — best around 11am: 9 mph W, gusts 13. Smooth air — little thermal activity.
Wednesday Slim window workable 11am–7pm
6a
6g6
NE
7a
2g9
NE
8a
9g10
NNW
9a
9g9
NNW
10a
9g12
NW
11a
11g14
WNW
12p
5g19
WSW
1p
6g22
WSW
2p
7g24
WSW
3p
7g25
WSW
4p
6g24
W
5p
6g24
W
6p
6g23
W
7p
6g22
W
Borderline only 11am–7pm — best around 11am: 11 mph WNW, gusts 14. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Cross-ish wind WNW (299°) — edge of the window.
Thursday Not flyable workable 6am–10am
6a
1g10
WNW
7a
1g11
W
8a
2g12
W
9a
2g13
WSW
10a
2g15
SW
11a
2g17
SW
12p
4g20
SW
1p
6g23
WSW
2p
7g25
WSW
3p
7g26
WSW
4p
6g25
WSW
5p
5g24
W
6p
4g22
W
7p
3g20
WSW
Borderline only 6am–10am — best around 6am: 1 mph WNW, gusts 10. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
Friday Not flyable flyable 9am
6a
1g10
W
7a
2g13
W
8a
3g15
WSW
9a
4g17
WSW
10a
5g19
SW
11a
7g21
SW
12p
8g23
SW
1p
10g24
WSW
2p
11g24
WSW
3p
12g26
WSW
4p
12g27
WSW
5p
12g28
W
6p
11g28
W
7p
9g28
W
Flyable 6am–3pm — best around 9am: 4 mph WSW, gusts 17. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Gusty — +13 mph over base.
Saturday Not flyable flyable 11am
6a
1g12
WSW
7a
2g13
WSW
8a
3g14
WSW
9a
3g14
WSW
10a
4g15
WSW
11a
4g16
WSW
12p
5g17
WSW
1p
6g19
WSW
2p
7g21
W
3p
8g22
WSW
4p
9g22
WSW
5p
8g23
WSW
6p
7g23
WSW
7p
4g24
WSW
Flyable 6am–6pm — best around 11am: 4 mph WSW, gusts 16. 1 clean hr, the rest borderline. Gusty — +12 mph over base.
Sunday Not flyable workable 12pm–7pm
6a
1g11
WSW
7a
2g12
W
8a
3g13
W
9a
3g14
W
10a
3g16
WSW
11a
4g17
WSW
12p
4g18
WSW
1p
5g20
WSW
2p
6g21
WSW
3p
7g22
WSW
4p
8g23
WSW
5p
8g24
WSW
6p
7g24
WSW
7p
7g24
WSW
Borderline only 12pm–7pm — best around 6am: 1 mph WSW, gusts 11. All borderline — fly it with a close eye. Light at 1 mph — may be a sledder, not soarable.
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