Sat: Nice!

July 4th, 2008Mark Dowsett
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Jul 5 2008 - 09:07

Forecast

Forecast Period: 
13:00
Surface Wind Direction: 
NW
Surface Wind Speed: 
3km/h
Wind Direction at Top of Usable Lift: 
NW
Wind Speed at Top of Usable Lift: 
6km/h
Climb rate (fpm): 
450fpm
Top of Useable Lift (ASL): 
3280'
Thermal Tops: 
6560' ASL
Top of Useable Lift (AGL): 
2100'
Buoyancy / Sheer Ratio: 
7
Rating of Local Soaring: 
9
Rating For going XC: 
5

Looks like a great day for local soaring...light winds, the B/S Ratio of 7+ means it 'should' be easy to stay in lift (unlike Canada Day where the B/S was 1 or 2 I think). Lift is light tho....reported at 450fpm (less your sink rate of about 200fpm) - so stick with what lift you have.

This is the 1PM forecast, the 4PM forecast is similar but not quite as good.