default:

Icon D2 km

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

DWD Icon D 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

GEM Global 15

BOM ACCESS 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

MF Arpege 55

JMA gSM 55

Model	Icon D2 km run: 17/06 22:55																													Icon EU 7 km run: 17/06 22:55																																													Icon Global 11 km run: 17/06 22:55																																								GFS 13 km run: 17/06 22:55
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Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	15	13	12	10	3	3	4	9	10	9	8	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	2	0	2	1	1	4	4	5	6	7	7	7	8	10	11	12	12	6	4	4	6	8	9	10	11	10	9	9	9	10	11	11	7	6	6	5	4	3	3	5	7	9	10	11	12	12	13	12	11	8	6	5	5	3	2	2	2	3	4	5	7	8	7	6	6	6	9	11	13	10	1	1	1	3	7	10	11	11	11	12	14	15	16	16	14	11	8	7	9	12	15	17	18	16	13	12	11	12	12	11	9	7	6	4	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	11	8	7	8	9	11	14	17	18	19	19	19	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	29	29	28	27	25	24	22	19	19	19	21	22	24	24	24	23	20	16	15	16	18	20	21	20	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	9	8	8	7	6	6	5	3	6	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	14	14	13	11	8	7	8	8	6	5	5	6	7	9	10	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	2	3	4	5	7	8	8	6	6	8	7	6	6	5	3
Gusts (mph)	26	27	22	20	9	6	7	16	19	19	17	15	13	14	10	11	10	8	9	8	4	3	3	3	7	8	10	11	13	14	14	14	17	19	21	22	16	13	9	12	16	17	18	21	21	20	18	17	18	19	23	20	12	13	13	10	9	8	11	14	17	21	25	29	31	32	34	30	27	23	23	23	9	7	5	6	8	9	12	16	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	24	22	5	4	3	8	13	19	19	20	20	23	25	28	28	28	28	25	21	17	19	21	25	29	33	31	30	28	26	24	22	19	17	14	12	10	14	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	11	13	15	17	18	19	20	20	10	15	19	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	25	26	26	27	28	30	32	26	27	27	28	29	30	30	30	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	33	31	29	28	26	25	25	24	23	24	26	28	31	31	31	32	33	34	21	22	22	21	19	18	17	16	16	15	14	13	11	10	8	7	6	3	4	6	8	11	13	11	9	7	9	12	14	15	16	16	15	13	18	17	16	14	10	8	8	10	10	10	8	7	6	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6	8	10	11	10	7	4	4	4
Temp. (°C)	19	18	18	17	11	11	12	14	15	16	17	18	20	20	19	19	16	16	16	16	16	12	13	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	19	18	16	16	17	19	21	22	22	22	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	21	17	16	17	18	20	22	23	24	25	26	27	27	26	25	23	22	21	15	15	16	17	19	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	19	17	12	13	14	15	16	18	19	19	20	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	15	13	9	11	12	14	16	18	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	21	20	19	16	13	14	16	18	20	22	23	24	24	25	25	25	24	23	21	20	20	13	14	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	11	12	13	14	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	15	12	13	14	16	19	21	22	23	24	24	23	22	20	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	11
Rain (mm)																																																																				0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4							0.1	0.1	0.1																								0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2																																																																														0.1	0.1	0.1																																																															0.1	0.1	0.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.3	0.3
Cloud Cov. (%)	77	54	52	100	4	24	17	48	47	47	46	65	56	79	89	95	99	85	79	80	89	80	72	70	62	3		12	16						40	100	100	100	100	100	94	54	60	87	97	100	99	100	100	97	96	71	64	50	40	33	67	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	82	91	100	100	100	100	90	80	70	73	75	78	67	57	46	34	24	78	57	35	47	59	71	79	86	94	92	90	88	88	89	89	93	96	99	98	97	88	80	71	81	90	100	93	85	78	76	74	72	77	82	8	11	13	14	14	15	23	30	38	42	46	50	35	20	5	3	2	9	15	20	17	13	10	40	70	100	75	51	26	45	65	84	79	75	5	9	14	38	63	87	85	84	82	75	67	60	61	62	63	44	26	87	74	61	63	64	66	77	89	100	96	92	88	92	96	100	100	100	12	25	37	29	22	14	15	17	18	30	42	54	62	71	79	84	89	97	93	90	75	59	44	63	81	100	96	92	88	92	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	67	35	2	4	5	7	18	30	94	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
High Cloud (%)		1	52	100	4	18	17	20	1			29	8	2								52	50	60	62										40	100	100	100	100	100	59	24	31	45	58	49	93	100	99	82	66					33	67	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	33	67	100	100	100	100	67	33								9	11	67	33		3	6	9	13	18	22	35	48	61	46	32	17	45	72													2	3	5	12	18	7	8	10	8	7	5	14	22	31	31	30	30	22	13	5	3	2	8	13	18	15	11	8	39	69	100	73	47	20	26	32	38	27	16													17	34	51	34	17	20	34	47	45	42	40	49	59	68	46	25	3	2	1				1	1	2	2	2	2	3	5	6	21	35	50	58	66	74	73	71	94	87	81	58	34	11	41	70	100	74	47	21	20	18	17	45	72	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	67	35	2	3	5	6	17	27	93	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	84	69	53	50	48
Mid Cloud (%)	53	54				6		35	46	47	30	29	17	3	34	34	44	60	59	72	79	7						12	16							100	100	100	85	99	89	38	45	72	95	100	81	64	72	83	94	71	64	50	40	10	20	30	53	77	100	100	100	100	97	94	91	89	86	84	82	80	70	67	65	62	58	55	40	24	9	21	32	44	29	15				4	7	11	30	50	69	74	80	85	73	60	48	57	66	75	83	92	97	94	91	72	52	33	55	78	100	87	74	61	61	61	61	60	60	1	1	2	3	4	5	4	4	3	2	1													12	23	35	25	15	5	26	47	68	68	68							20	39	59	52	44	37	26	16	5	3	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	23	40	58	63	69	74	80	86	92	72	52	12	23	35	24	13	2	1	1		2	3	5	6	8	9	26	42	49	29	10	15	21	26	17	9		1	1	2	2	3	3	28	52	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	67	33							12	23	35	46	56	67	78	89	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Low Cloud (%)	51										22	26	38	77	79	90	96	55	48	54	53	43	34	15		3																																							13	26	39	28	17	6	4	2	1			20	39	59	61	64	66	65	64	63	57	52	46	27	14	11	18	26	17	9		16	33	49	51	53	55	52	49	46	49	53	81	85	88	78	67	57	71	86	100	87	75	62	59	57	54	57	60							5	11	16	23	29	36	24	12																2	4	6	5	3	4	9	13	37	62	86	81	77	72	62	53	43	39	34	30	22	13	71	42	13	17	20	24	36	49	61	68	74	81	87	94	100	100	100				3	7	10	10	9	9	6	3							2	3	5	5	5	5	18	32	45	57	68	80	87	93	100	78	55	4	4	5	7	8	10	7	5	2	1	1													4	9	13	41	69	97	98	99	100	100	100
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	110	150	160	160	150	140	110	0	0	0	20	40	50	40	20	10	0	0	0	20	40	60	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	20	10	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	30	40	60	80	130	190	220	210	190	150	100	50	10	0	0	10	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	40	50	60	50	50	40	20
Ceiling (m)	824	678	739	604	629	543	751	897	946	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	861	836	897	861	714	482	495	556	617	665	726	678	653	617	617	617	678	678	617	592	909	824	556	580	739	885	1.2k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.8k	2.1k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.9k	1.9k	1.6k	1.1k	763	702	702	848	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	873	702	519	287	312	360	434	556	678	775	861	958	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	909	763	177	214	287	543	934	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	922	690	470	299	336	409	543	726	885	958	983	958	909	836	787	787	812	763	568	348	226	287	397	604	897	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	848	568	263	397	592	934	1.4k	1.9k	2.2k	2.4k	2.4k	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	1.8k	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	568	629	751	824	946	1.0k	1.1k	1.3k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	983	763	678	678	714	824	983	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	775	495	287	214	202	190	165	141	263	348	495	690	946	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	824	458	556	690	800	934	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	873	726	580	458	360	287	202	263	397	775	1.3k	1.9k	2.0k	1.9k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	836	751	690	617	446	263	458	653	812	861	836	848	934	1.1k	1.1k	885	617	397	263	165	104	104	141

This site in County Durham, UK, offers a good long soaring ridge extending from here to Easington and sometimes to Seaham. The region is known for its scenic flights, with the site record being 13.1 km. For more information, you can check out this video: [YouTube Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73r6JPjfSe0) and visit the [NHPC Club](http://www.nhpc.org.uk/). There are no lambing or shooting restrictions at this site. **Location Info:** Grid Reference: NZ 483 371 OS Map: Landranger 88 or 93 **Wind:** NNE-NE-ENE **Height:** 115ft above mean sea level **Road Access:** From A19 south, after passing Peterlee, take the exit for Blackhall. From Blackhall, head south towards Hartlepool, turn left at Crimdon Dene Caravan Park, and follow the road to the clifftop. Be cautious of speed bumps. **Parking:** Parking is available at the side of the road next to the launch area. **Take Off:** Take off is just past where the railings end at the top or just down the front of the dune. Alternatively, you can pull your wing up on the rough grass on the other side of the road, but this requires walking your wing to the launch area. **Landing:** Bottom landing: There is usually some sandy beach below the launch area, but it narrows and becomes non-existent at high tide as you go further north. Top landing: It is possible to land at take-off or across the road on the rough grassy area. Be cautious of lampposts and traffic. **Flying:** The sandy grass dune for launching provides access north onto vertical cliffs with steep earth slopes above them. It is possible to fly north as far as Seaham, but there are tricky gaps and headlands to negotiate. **Hazards:** 1. There is a footpath and road just behind take-off; take extra care to avoid being dragged. 2. Watch out for disappearing bottom landing options with the rising tide. 3. If flying north past Blackhall Rocks (the fingers), ensure you have enough height as there is no bottom landing available here. **Site Records:** The furthest flight from here is north to Sunderland. However, crossing Seaham Harbor is very challenging with no landing options. This has only been done once by Brian Rowe, who now holds the site record. Safety Note: Crossing Seaham Harbor is very difficult and should not be attempted unless you are confident in your skills.

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