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Icon Global 1

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	Icon Global 11 km run: 30/04 07:20																																																																GFS 13 km run: 30/04 07:20
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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	Th 15 7h	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
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	1	3	5	5	5	7	8	8	8	7	3	2	1	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	3	1	1	1	2	3	5	5	6	5	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	6	5	5	2	1	0	1	2	3	4	4	5	5	4	1	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	5	6	6	5	4	4	4	2	2	1	0	4	6	6	6	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	2	3	4	5	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	4	3	3	4	5	6	7	7	7	6	5	3	5	7	11	14	16	16	15	14	11	7	5	7	8	7	6	4	1	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	7	8	7	6	5	4	3	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	7	7	9	1	0	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0
Gusts (kmh)	5	10	14	14	15	18	20	21	21	20	16	4	6	7	9	9	10	11	13	12	12	12	5	6	6	6	8	10	13	15	15	15	13	9	9	9	8	8	7	10	12	15	13	11	7	6	6	7	9	10	11	12	13	13	12	6	8	10	12	14	15	15	15	15	13	10	8	9	9	9	9	9	11	14	16	15	14	10	11	12	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	2	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	4	4	5	7	10	11	12	11	10	8	6	7	12	16	18	19	19	19	17	14	11	7	9	9	10	10	9	8	7	7	7	7	7	4	5	6	7	9	10	10	8	6	6	5	14	16	18	16	14	12	11	11	13	18	24	6	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	1
Temp. (°C)	16	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	20	15	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	24	23	21	15	18	20	21	22	23	24	24	24	23	21	14	18	21	22	23	24	25	25	25	23	21	16	19	21	22	24	25	25	26	25	24	22	18	19	21	22	23	23	24	24	24	23	21	18	20	22	23	24	25	26	26	25	24	23	18	21	22	25	27	28	29	28	27	25	22	19	22	24	27	29	30	30	30	28	26	23	20	22	24	25	27	28	28	28	27	25	22	20	23	25	28	30	31	32	33	32	30	27	22	24	26	27	28	29	28	27	26	24	22	21	22	24	26	28	29	30	30	30	28	25	21	24	27	29	32	33	34	35	34	31	28	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	22	22	21	20	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Rain (mm)																																																																	0.1	0.1																																																																																									0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Cloud Cov. (%)	62	38	59	61	62	66	63	52	58	61	52	60	37		54	62	45	44	64	41	73	51	70	18	41	40	43	41	37	40	47	27	45	60	37		1	3	4	3	1		2	4	61	51	40	32	24	16	44	71	99	87	75	96	92	88	82	77	71	69	66	64	67	71	49	29	9	16	24	31	31	30	30	20	10	33	16										3	2	2	3	3	4	17	30	43	41	39	80	60	40	52	64	76	51	25		4	9	5	2					1	1	2	1	1				1	2	3	9	15	21	27	32	90	79	69	48	28	7	11	15	19	22	26	4	3	2	12	21	31	28	25	22	22	21	84	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
High Cloud (%)																																											2	4	25	32	40	30	20	10	38	67	95	74	54	81	63	45	30	15																													2	1		1	2	3	15	28	40	38	37	79	59	38	50	63	75	50	25		4	9	3	2					1	1	2	1	1				1	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	5	6	6	6	6	10	14	18	21	25	4	3	2	11	21	30	27	23	20	20	21
Mid Cloud (%)									4	26	9	24									10	14											35																		11	23	34	23	11	52	63	73	66	60	53	45	38	30	38	47							6	12	18	12	6												1	1	2	1	1		1	2	3	3	3																																																																									1	1	2	3	4
Low Cloud (%)	62	38	59	61	62	66	63	52	55	48	47	46	37		54	62	45	44	64	41	66	40	70	18	41	40	43	41	37	40	47	27	24	60	37		1	3	4	3	1				43	22		2	4	6	18	31	43	41	40	54	43	31	34	36	39	43	46	50	53	56	49	29	9	16	24	31	25	19	13	9	4	33	16																																																	6	12	18	23	28	89	78	67	45	22																		83	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
CAPE	0	10	30	40	40	30	50	40	40	40	40	0	0	10	10	20	30	40	30	30	40	60	0	0	0	10	30	30	20	20	10	10	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	0	0	0	10	30	50	60	70	70	70	60	0	0	10	20	30	40	50	60	60	60	60	10	20	40	60	80	100	130	160	180	190	190	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	30	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	20	40	80	140	210	280	380	490	0	10	100	330	630	870	990	1050	1040	930	750	0	0	40	240	510	700	730	680	620	600	570	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	230	280	260	200	150	150	160	160	120	70	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Ceiling (m)	367	513	672	769	867	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.0k	928	720	403	489	708	842	964	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	757	342	464	623	769	867	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	794	367	440	708	867	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	794	440	611	781	952	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	794	440	550	672	769	855	928	1.0k	1.1k	1.0k	903	720	403	513	647	769	928	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.1k	964	745	501	672	818	1.6k	1.8k	2.0k	2.1k	2.0k	1.8k	1.4k	1.0k	1.0k	1.3k	1.5k	1.7k	1.9k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.8k	1.5k	1.2k	818	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	977	794	1.0k	1.3k	1.6k	1.9k	2.2k	2.5k	2.5k	2.4k	2.0k	1.5k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	806	537	598	769	952	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.7k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	1.2k	1.5k	1.8k	2.2k	2.6k	2.8k	3.1k	3.0k	2.5k	1.9k	428	428	452	550	659	720	733	684	623	562	489	452	452	452	428	440	403	403	428	428	428	403

Maricá, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offers a popular paragliding site with an altitude of 350 meters (1148 feet) and a vertical drop of 315 meters (1033.2 feet). The site is frequently used for soaring, with some cross-country (XC) flights possible. The wind directions suitable for this site are South, Southeast, East, and Southwest. Access to the site is via the Amaral Peixoto Highway. Take the U-turn at marker #25, then the first right, following the sign for "Vôo Livre." Continue straight to the landing area. The area is managed by Sr. Torres from Fly Away Flying School. The road to the ramp is rough and about 3.5 km long, accessible by any car when dry. Alternatively, rental jeeps and dune buggies are available for R$ 5.00 per person. The take-off area is a large grass field with enough space for equipment setup, allowing for two take-offs at a time. The official landing site is on a pasture field to the right of the ramp, not visible from the take-off point, but marked with a windsock. There are various other landing options available. The best season for flying is from September to March, although it is possible to fly year-round. The site is well-frequented by pilots from Niterói, offering easy and predictable flights with beautiful views. The ramp is good, and there is a possibility of top landing. The access road can be challenging, but Maricá offers good infrastructure with hotels and restaurants. It is a touristic city by the beach. For more information, you can visit [Guia 4 Ventos](http://www.guia4ventos.com.br/rampas-do-brasil/34-rampas-de-voo-livre-rj/63-marica-rampa-de-marica-rj) or [Paragliding365](http://www.paragliding365.com). Contact: Torres, Tel.: (21) 9166-1106.

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