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GFS HRRR 3 km

GFS HRRR 3

GEM regional 10

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	GFS HRRR 3 km run: 29/04 21:40																				GFS 13 km run: 29/04 21:40
Date Optimal	We 30 7h	We 30 8h	We 30 9h	We 30 10h	We 30 11h	We 30 12h	We 30 13h	We 30 14h	We 30 15h	We 30 16h	We 30 17h	We 30 18h	We 30 19h	We 30 20h	Th 1 7h	Th 1 8h	Th 1 9h	Th 1 10h	Th 1 11h	Th 1 12h	Th 1 13h	Th 1 14h	Th 1 15h	Th 1 16h	Th 1 17h	Th 1 18h	Th 1 19h	Th 1 20h	Fr 2 7h	Fr 2 8h	Fr 2 9h	Fr 2 10h	Fr 2 11h	Fr 2 12h	Fr 2 13h	Fr 2 14h	Fr 2 15h	Fr 2 16h	Fr 2 17h	Fr 2 18h	Fr 2 19h	Fr 2 20h	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Sa 3 18h	Sa 3 19h	Sa 3 20h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Su 4 18h	Su 4 19h	Su 4 20h	Mo 5 7h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Mo 5 18h	Mo 5 19h	Mo 5 20h	Tu 6 7h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	Tu 6 18h	Tu 6 19h	Tu 6 20h	We 7 7h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	We 7 18h	We 7 19h	We 7 20h	Th 8 7h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Th 8 18h	Th 8 19h	Th 8 20h	Fr 9 7h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Fr 9 18h	Fr 9 19h	Fr 9 20h	Sa 10 7h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Sa 10 18h	Sa 10 19h	Sa 10 20h	Su 11 7h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Su 11 18h	Su 11 19h	Su 11 20h	Mo 12 7h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Mo 12 18h	Mo 12 19h	Mo 12 20h	Tu 13 7h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	Tu 13 18h	Tu 13 19h	Tu 13 20h	We 14 7h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	We 14 18h	We 14 19h	We 14 20h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	8	8	6	4	7	6	2	5	8	9	9	9	8	6	5	7	7	6	5	5	7	9	10	11	13	9	10	10	12	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	22	20	21	22	24	26	28	30	31	32	30	30	29	26	11	12	13	12	15	18	21	23	24	25	24	23	21	18	5	4	4	5	7	7	8	8	7	7	7	8	10	10	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	6	6	7	8	10	11	12	7	6	7	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	14	13	12	11	7	7	8	10	12	14	17	19	20	20	21	20	20	19	10	10	10	12	14	15	17	18	19	21	22	21	19	17	5	6	8	10	12	15	17	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	1	0	2	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	0	1	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	3	4	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	3	3
Gusts (mph)	17	10	6	5	8	7	2	5	8	10	13	18	19	18	9	8	8	7	5	5	8	11	13	15	16	9	9	5	1	1	3	4	7	8	10	19	22	26	25	25	23	17	16	15	13	11	14	17	18	17	17	19	20	19	20	23	4	6	7	5	4	4	5	6	8	11	13	10	6	3	1	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	7	8	8	7	5	3	2	2	1	1	1	3	5	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	6	8	9	9	8	5	3	2	3	4	6	8	9	9	10	11	13	13	11	7	4	1	1	2	4	5	6	6	6	8	10	11	8	5	2	1	2	2	3	3	5	6	7	8	8	8	6	4	3	0	0	1	2	4	5	6	7	8	7	7	6	4	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	6	8	9	9	8	7	2	3	3	3	3	4	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	4
Temp. (°C)	10	12	13	15	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	12	10	9	9	10	12	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	7	9	10	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	10	10	11	12	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	10	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	10	9	9	10	11	13	15	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	12	11	9	10	12	13	14	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	11	11	10	11	12	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	13	15	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	15	13	12	16	17	18	20	21	21	20	20	19	19	18	16	14	12	11	11	12	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	12	11	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	11	10
Rain (mm)
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	63	1	6	4	6	4	1	3	3	5	7	9	54	56	83	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	5	6	100	34	37	4				5	7	57	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	31								5	5	100	10	6	11	14	11	7	4	3	1													3	5	8	26	45	63			1	1	2	34	66	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	87	98	86	73	61	62	63	64	53	43	32	22	12	2	3	3	2	1								15	31	46	55	56	37	19					1	3	4	4	5	5	97	100	68	36	4	3	1								5	6	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	12	14	17									1	1	2	14	25	37	100	100	89	78	67	78	89	100	100	100	100	99	99	98	71	56	58	61	63	62	60	59	63	67	71	56	41	26
High Cloud (%)	100	100	63																																5	5	53	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	5										100	5	5	5	10	8	5	3	2	1													2	5	7	25	44	62			1	1	2	34	66	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	3	3	3	3	3	23	42	62	52	41	31	21	12	2	3	3	2	1								15	29	44	1	2	1	1					1	2	3	3	3	3	97	100	68	35	3	2	1								4	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	11	13	16									1	1	2	14	25	37	99	100	88	75	63	75	88	100	100	100	100	99	98	97	35	3	20	36	53	53	53	53	58	62	67	51	36	20
Mid Cloud (%)																																							5	100	100	100	5	5													100	5		5	5	3	2																														1	1	2	1	1																																																																																																				3	2	1	1
Low Cloud (%)	6	4	1	1	6	4	6	4	1	3	3	5	7	9	54	56	83	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	5	5	100	33	36	4												100	100	75	48	26								5	5																																								4	8	12	86	98	85	71	58	39	21	2	1	1																			53	54	36	18											1																																										89	84	58	31	5	4	3	2	1	1		1	1	2	46	52	41	31	20	14	9	3	3	2	2	3	4	5
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	10	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	10	0	10	10	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	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	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	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	0
Ceiling (m)	178	263	397	446	275	385	495	544	617	544	519	507	422	397	117	166	153	117	117	141	105	68	80	166	153	385	141	80	117	214	410	605	641	580	568	446	397	422	397	349	275	263	190	239	324	434	556	605	654	727	727	654	629	605	519	446	312	495	641	873	934	959	959	934	873	824	739	629	532	434	434	568	739	885	971	946	824	763	800	873	849	666	385	214	263	349	434	568	666	690	702	690	690	666	580	397	202	56	153	214	324	483	605	666	666	666	654	654	605	483	336	239	361	495	702	971	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	983	898	776	641	483	373	263	141	214	373	593	751	812	751	715	690	641	580	483	385	300	324	434	556	727	800	776	702	641	641	641	605	507	373	263	446	532	666	849	971	1.0k	1.0k	995	1.0k	971	898	727	495	373	702	788	910	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	873	654	385	202	202	275	397	519	593	593	568	544	593	678	666	495	263	117	141	202	312	458	593	641	641	641	617	568	483	373	239	153

Drakes Beach, located about an hour and a half north of the Golden Gate Bridge, is a scenic destination known for its long, flat, and narrow beach that stretches for miles below sandstone cliffs. The beach faces southeast and offers drive-up access, a small café (not always open), and a visitor center, making it a pleasant day trip. While it can get crowded on weekends, the crowds thin out as you move away from the parking lot. You can enjoy beautiful views of Drakes Bay and the Point Reyes Lighthouse from the top of the cliff. The lighthouse is open Thursday through Monday and offers views of harbor seals, sea lions, and a variety of coastal birds. Mountain bikers also frequent the trail. The cliffs at Drakes Beach were named Nova Albion by Sir Francis Drake, who thought they resembled the white cliffs of Sussex. These cliffs provide shelter from the usual northwest summer winds and are part of the Drakes Bay formation, a large body of sandstone deposited 10-13 million years ago. Erosion has revealed the striations in the cliff faces, creating a series of cliffs and valleys. Paragliding at Drakes Beach is rarely possible due to the unusual wind direction required. The wind must be from the southeast, which typically only happens in the winter. If conditions are right, you can ridge soar along the cliffs, but be cautious of the rotor and mindful of the tides. Flying is permitted north of the parking lot and prohibited south of it. There is a paved trail leading to the top of the cliff. Before flying at Drakes Beach, you must register with the Dispatcher's Office at the Bear Valley Visitor Center in the Point Reyes National Seashore. The Visitor Center is open seven days a week, and it's advisable to call ahead at 415.464.5100 to ensure someone is available to give you permission. The dispatcher's office is located in the first building on your right as you enter the Visitor Center compound. A P3/H3 rating is required, and registration is valid for one year. You don't need to sign in each day you fly, but you should carry a photocopy of your signed registration form. For more information, visit: - [Fly Zephyr - Drakes Beach](http://www.flyzephyr.com/drakes-beach.html) - [Bay Area Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club - Drakes Beach](http://www.bhgc.org/sites/#site_drake-s-beach-point-reyes-ca) - [NOAA Weather Forecast for Drakes Beach](https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=38.026835&lon=-122.962681&site=rev&unit=0&lg=en&FcstType=text#.Y1j8cz1Bypo) - [NPS Weather Information for Point Reyes](https://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/weather.htm)

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