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GFS HRRR 3 km

GEM HRDPS 2.5

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: 15/05 12:00																												GFS 13 km run: 15/05 12:00																																																																unknown run: 15/05 12:00
Date Optimal	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Th 15 18h	Th 15 19h	Th 15 20h	Fr 16 6h	Fr 16 7h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h	Fr 16 18h	Fr 16 19h	Fr 16 20h	Sa 17 6h	Sa 17 7h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Sa 17 18h	Sa 17 19h	Sa 17 20h	Su 18 6h	Su 18 7h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Su 18 18h	Su 18 19h	Su 18 20h	Mo 19 6h	Mo 19 7h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h	Mo 19 18h	Mo 19 19h	Mo 19 20h	Tu 20 6h	Tu 20 7h	Tu 20 8h	Tu 20 9h	Tu 20 10h	Tu 20 11h	Tu 20 12h	Tu 20 13h	Tu 20 14h	Tu 20 15h	Tu 20 16h	Tu 20 17h	Tu 20 18h	Tu 20 19h	Tu 20 20h	We 21 6h	We 21 7h	We 21 8h	We 21 9h	We 21 10h	We 21 11h	We 21 12h	We 21 13h	We 21 14h	We 21 15h	We 21 16h	We 21 17h	We 21 18h	We 21 19h	We 21 20h	Th 22 5h	Th 22 6h	Th 22 7h	Th 22 8h	Th 22 9h	Th 22 10h	Th 22 11h	Th 22 12h	Th 22 13h	Th 22 14h	Th 22 15h	Th 22 16h	Th 22 17h	Th 22 18h	Th 22 19h	Th 22 20h	Fr 23 5h	Fr 23 6h	Fr 23 7h	Fr 23 8h	Fr 23 9h	Fr 23 10h	Fr 23 11h	Fr 23 12h	Fr 23 13h	Fr 23 14h	Fr 23 15h	Fr 23 16h	Fr 23 17h	Fr 23 18h	Fr 23 19h	Fr 23 20h	Sa 24 5h	Sa 24 6h	Sa 24 7h	Sa 24 8h	Sa 24 9h	Sa 24 10h	Sa 24 11h	Sa 24 12h	Sa 24 13h	Sa 24 14h	Sa 24 15h	Sa 24 16h	Sa 24 17h	Sa 24 18h	Sa 24 19h	Sa 24 20h	Su 25 5h	Su 25 6h	Su 25 7h	Su 25 8h	Su 25 9h	Su 25 10h	Su 25 11h	Su 25 12h	Su 25 13h	Su 25 14h	Su 25 15h	Su 25 16h	Su 25 17h	Su 25 18h	Su 25 19h	Su 25 20h	Mo 26 5h	Mo 26 6h	Mo 26 7h	Mo 26 8h	Mo 26 9h	Mo 26 10h	Mo 26 11h	Mo 26 12h	Mo 26 13h	Mo 26 14h	Mo 26 15h	Mo 26 16h	Mo 26 17h	Mo 26 18h	Mo 26 19h	Mo 26 20h	Tu 27 5h	Tu 27 6h	Tu 27 7h	Tu 27 8h	Tu 27 9h	Tu 27 10h	Tu 27 11h	Tu 27 12h	Tu 27 13h	Tu 27 14h	Tu 27 15h	Tu 27 16h	Tu 27 17h	Tu 27 18h	Tu 27 19h	Tu 27 20h	We 28 5h	We 28 6h	We 28 7h	We 28 8h	We 28 9h	We 28 10h	We 28 11h	We 28 12h	We 28 13h	We 28 14h	We 28 15h	We 28 16h	We 28 17h	We 28 18h	We 28 19h	We 28 20h	Th 29 5h	Th 29 6h	Th 29 7h	Th 29 8h	Th 29 9h	Th 29 10h	Th 29 11h	Th 29 12h	Th 29 13h	Th 29 14h	Th 29 15h	Th 29 16h	Th 29 17h	Th 29 18h	Th 29 19h	Th 29 20h	Fr 30 5h	Fr 30 6h	Fr 30 7h	Fr 30 8h	Fr 30 9h	Fr 30 10h	Fr 30 11h	Fr 30 12h	Fr 30 13h	Fr 30 14h	Fr 30 15h	Fr 30 16h	Fr 30 17h	Fr 30 18h	Fr 30 19h	Fr 30 20h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	7	4	6	4	6	6	2	2	2	4	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	3	2	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	6	6	5	3	1	1	1	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	6	5	5	6	7	8	8	8	7	6	8	8	7	8	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	10	9	6	5	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	0	3	4	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	3	5	6	6	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	3	4	5	6	0	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	3	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	3	2	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	6
Gusts (mph)	7	7	6	7	8	10	10	9	6	6	5	10	11	6	5	5	5	5	6	8	10	9	9	10	9	6	6	4	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	2	3	4	5	5	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	2	1	3	5	7	8	10	11	11	11	8	8	10	7	2	1	1	2	5	8	11	12	11	11	10	10	9	6	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	8	9	9	7	4	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	6	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	0	1	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	6	7	7	6	5	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	4	3	3
Temp. (°C)	3	4	5	7	9	10	11	12	12	12	11	10	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	8	8	9	9	10	9	8	5	5	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	10	11	11	10	10	7	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	6	2	4	6	8	10	11	10	10	11	9	8	10	10	10	8	3	5	6	8	10	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	12	10	9	3	4	6	8	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	10	9	8	2	2	2	2	4	7	9	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	1	3	5	7	9	10	12	14	15	16	17	17	16	15	13	11	3	5	6	8	11	13	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	18	16	14	6	7	9	11	13	14	16	19	21	22	22	21	20	18	16	14	9	10	11	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	14	12	11	10	10	10	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	7	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	5	6	7	9	10	13	15	16	18	19	20	20	20	18	17	15	7	8	10	12	14	17	19	20	21	22	23	23	23	21	19	17
Rain (mm)													0.1																				0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.4	0.2		0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.7	0.6	0.1																						0.2	0.1																																			0.2																																																																	0.1	0.1	0.1							0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	67	78	22		2	12	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100	13	14	14	15	14	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	75	9	100	100	100	99	97	96	88	81	73	78	82	87	69	51	33	55	77	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	96	96	97	97	98	99	100	99	98	97	53	38	23	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	84	89	95	100	96	93	89	93	96	100	78	56	34	23	11		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	89	79	68	78	88	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	83	75	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	97	96	96	95	95	100	100	100	100	83	65	48	32	16		9	19	28	31	35	38	71	50	29	8	9	10	11	39	68	96	65	34	3	5	8	10
High Cloud (%)	4	1	4		2	12	92	100	96	94	7	100	98	100	69	9								6	14	78	20	10	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	72	49	5	5	5	5	5	100	100	100	100	100	100	100				100	100	100	93	86	79	53	28	2	1	1		1	2	3	54	77	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100		2	3	5	7	8	10	17	25	32	30	29	27	20	14	7	18	12	6								1	1	2	1	1		82	88	94	100	96	91	87	91	95	99	77	55	33	22	11		100	100	100	100	100	100	100	88	75	63	74	86	97	98	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	78	57	35	23	12					33	55	78	100	100	100	100	75	49	24	31	39	46	58	71	83	100	100	100	100	82	65	47	31	16		9	19	28	31	34	37	68	47	27	6	7	7	8	37	65	94	64	33	3	3	3	3
Mid Cloud (%)			4					2	21	46	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	70	28	90	100	100	100	5	10	10	18	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	82	31	36	100	100	100	5	61	100	91	73	100	100	100	100	100	92	100							100	100	100	100	100	100	12			32	50	68	76	84	92	80	69	57	66	75	84	64	44	24	12	24	36	57	79	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	68	46	25	3	2	1		1	2	3	30	58	85	67	50	32														1	2	3	48	50	53	55	38	20	3	2	1								3	25	46	68	57	46	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	57	78	100	99	86	73	60	73	87	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	69	38	7	29	51	73	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	13	24	35	100	89	79	68	45	23																								2	3	5
Low Cloud (%)	67	78	22			6	26	100	100	100	100	83	50	76	63	74	100	100	96	100	100	100	100	100	100	65	98	53	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	100	85	63	23	59	85	23	12	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	91	100	77	61	62	5	5	5	5	5	5	100	100	49	100	100	5	96	73	5	1	1	2	2	2	2	24	46	68	67	67	66	53	39	26				1	1	2	19	35	52	68	84	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	96	94	94	94	94	96	98	100	99	97	96	46	32	19	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3																											7	13	20	14	9	3	68	47	26	5	6	6	7	25	42	60	68	77	85	90	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	84	68	52	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	96	94	87	81	74	6	5	4	3	5	6	8	5	3
CAPE	0	10	20	0	0	0	10	30	20	30	40	40	10	10	20	20	30	40	60	60	60	60	70	80	120	120	120	100	0	10	20	30	30	30	30	40	60	70	60	50	20	30	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	20	30	30	50	40	20	30	30	40	20	10	30	40	50	60	70	70	70	70	70	70	60	50	30	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	20	20	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	30	30	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	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	70	160	230	250	240	230	230	220	200	30	80	140	180	160	120	90	90	100	100	80	50	30	20	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	30	40	50	40	30	20	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	20	10	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	40	90	110
Ceiling (m)	1.0k	1.0k	1.5k	1.9k	2.2k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.4k	2.3k	1.9k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.4k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	2.0k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.8k	2.1k	2.2k	2.1k	2.1k	2.3k	1.8k	1.7k	2.0k	2.0k	2.0k	1.7k	1.3k	1.4k	1.7k	2.0k	2.3k	2.7k	2.9k	3.0k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.2k	2.9k	2.5k	2.2k	1.7k	1.8k	2.1k	2.2k	2.4k	2.5k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.4k	2.3k	2.1k	1.9k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.7k	1.9k	2.2k	2.3k	2.5k	2.6k	2.7k	2.7k	2.5k	2.2k	2.0k	1.4k	1.5k	1.8k	2.1k	2.3k	2.4k	2.6k	2.8k	3.1k	3.3k	3.4k	3.5k	3.4k	3.1k	2.6k	2.3k	1.5k	1.6k	1.8k	1.9k	2.2k	2.4k	2.7k	2.9k	3.1k	3.3k	3.5k	3.5k	3.5k	3.1k	2.7k	2.3k	1.8k	1.8k	2.0k	2.1k	2.3k	2.4k	2.6k	2.9k	3.2k	3.3k	3.3k	3.0k	2.8k	2.4k	2.1k	1.9k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.7k	2.1k	2.3k	2.5k	2.4k	2.2k	1.9k	1.6k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.5k	1.6k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	1.1k	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.7k	2.0k	2.4k	2.7k	3.0k	3.2k	3.4k	3.4k	3.3k	2.9k	2.5k	2.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.8k	2.1k	2.3k	2.6k	2.8k	3.0k	3.2k	3.2k	3.3k	3.4k	3.2k	2.9k	2.5k	2.1k

King Eddy and Baldy are popular paragliding sites located west of Lumby towards Vernon, Canada. These sites offer a west-facing launch and are known for their excellent thermalling conditions, making them suitable for cross-country flights. The area is particularly favored for morning and afternoon flights, with potential for great convergence in the evenings. The launch sites are accessible via a well-maintained road, but the final stretch requires either a rugged 2WD with high clearance or a 4WD vehicle. Alternatively, you can hike up from the main road, which takes about 10 minutes. The upper launch, known as Baldy, has been significantly improved and offers clear grassy slopes, while the lower launch, King Eddy, also provides good conditions for takeoff. Due to the proximity to Kelowna International Airport, pilots must adhere to a hard ceiling of 6200' ASL. The site is regulated by the Okanagan Soaring Association (OSA), and HPAC insurance and a waiver are mandatory for all pilots. The designated landing zone (LZ) is on the east side of the access road above the old gravel pit. Pilots are advised not to land in crops, break fences, or land in fields with cattle. There are alternative LZs available, including fields near the highway when crops are down. For those interested in camping, there are several BC Recreation Sites in the Vernon area, such as King Edward Lake North Rec Site, Streak Lake, Damer Lake, and Oyama Lake. The club has also installed a picnic table on the bench below Baldy Launch for campers. For more information, you can contact the local clubs and schools: - Lumby Air Force: [Lumby Air Force](https://lumbyairforce.weebly.com/) - FlyOK: [FlyOK](https://flyok.weebly.com/home/flyin-at-king-eddie-vernon-bc) - Freedom Flight School: [Freedom Flight School](https://www.freedomflightschool.com/freedom-flight-park.html) - Paraglide Canada: [Paraglide Canada](https://www.paraglidecanada.com/) Primary contacts and gate key holders include: - Glenn Derouin: Tel: 250-503-1962, Cell: 250-308-9389, glenn@paraglidecanada.com - Doug Nitchie: Tel: 250-308-9854, dougtnitchie@gmail.com - Greg Penner: Cell: 250-306-1325, skydawg_73@hotmail.com - Borge Host: Cell: 250-503-7285 - Fred Wilson: Cell: 250-309-6651, ftlwilson@shaw.ca - Yosef Podanowski: Cell: 250-558-8775 For additional information, you can also contact the British Columbia Paragliding and Hang Gliding Association: [BCHPA](http://www.bchpa.ca/contact-us.html)

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