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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: 12/05 17:39 GFS 13 km run: 12/05 17:39
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    Wind Spd. (kmh) 12 13 13 13 12 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 13 12 12 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 14 13 15 15 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 23 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 23 23 22 22 22 23 23 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 19 18 18 13 18 26 31 32 31 29 28 26 25 25 24 24 25 25 25 24 24 23 22 22 22 17 18 20 22 23 24 25 25 24 22 21 16 16 18 19 20 21 22 21 20 19 19 15 15 15 16 16 17 18 19 19 18 17
    Gusts (kmh) 26 28 29 29 28 31 31 34 35 34 34 34 33 33 34 36 36 37 40 43 43 43 42 43 42 46 45 40 42 43 43 44 41 40 39 37 37 37 37 38 38 39 38 37 36 35 34 34 33 41 41 41 42 41 39 36 36 35 34 34 37 38 38 38 36 34 32 32 33 33 35 29 30 30 31 30 29 29 29 28 28 7 4 4 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 6 7 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 5 5 4 5 7 10 13 14 15 15 14 7 8 9 10 9 8 7 6 4 4 5 7 6 5 5 6 8 9 8 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 6 7 8 8 6 6 5 3 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 3 2 2
    Temp. (°C) 24 23 23 22 21 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 19 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 22 22 23 24 24 25 25 24 23 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 25 25 24 23 22 19 20 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 18 19 20 22 22 23 23 23 23 22 21 19 20 21 22 23 23 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 21 22 23 23 23 23 23 22 22
    Rain (mm) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
    Cloud Cov. (%) 43 44 48 56 65 86 84 77 77 73 68 77 76 71 77 82 78 77 73 71 78 79 86 86 92 85 82 86 78 74 72 63 52 48 44 47 56 60 71 81 90 100 93 86 79 86 93 100 100 44 49 53 58 31 25 18 35 53 70 72 19 22 25 28 34 39 45 39 33 27 30 76 65 53 42 43 44 45 44 42 41 71 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 97 94 91 93 96 98 98 100 100 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 100 90 81 71 72 74 75 81 88 94 95 90 67 43 20 13 7 20 39 59 73 8 16 24 47 69 92 90 89 87 88 91 94 97 100 82 65 47 62 76 91 94 53 35 18 14 27 41 61
    High Cloud (%) 51 67 84 100 91 81 72 81 91 100 100 17 18 18 16 15 13 10 3 2 1 100 94 88 82 56 30 4 3 1 100 100 100 100 85 69 54 46 37 29 36 52 65 77 90 92 95 97 98 99 100 100 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
    Mid Cloud (%) 29 45 35 34 34 27 35 42 43 38 30 49 21 47 14 47 44 47 40 48 52 45 40 37 33 29 35 36 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 6
    Low Cloud (%) 43 44 48 56 65 77 73 65 65 61 57 65 65 61 65 71 78 77 73 71 78 62 77 73 86 76 71 74 67 55 46 43 35 34 32 36 42 47 22 15 7 3 6 9 12 15 18 25 44 49 53 58 17 9 22 44 66 69 19 22 25 28 34 39 45 39 33 27 30 76 65 53 42 43 44 45 44 42 41 70 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 50 59 68 77 69 60 52 67 82 97 96 100 97 94 91 75 60 44 57 71 84 89 100 90 80 70 71 73 74 80 87 93 95 90 66 42 18 12 6 19 39 58 72 8 15 23 46 69 92 90 89 87 88 91 94 97 100 82 65 47 61 76 90 93 53 35 18 13 27 40 60
    CAPE 0 0 10 20 20 110 130 130 140 160 180 170 130 130 150 120 20 40 30 40 90 150 200 220 230 150 140 100 70 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 10 10 20 30 40 40 30 10 30 60 110 190 300 370 400 400 370 290 0 20 60 90 120 140 160 170 170 150 110 0 20 50 120 280 470 580 540 410 300 220 0 30 70 140 270 420 500 460 350 260 220 0 0 0 20 60 120 170 200 210 200 140 0 0 0 0 0 10 20 40 70 90 90 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10
    Ceiling (m) 1.1k 1.0k 990 892 758 478 551 612 697 795 819 819 795 819 746 624 502 563 697 746 770 795 770 770 722 661 600 746 770 844 990 1.2k 1.4k 1.4k 1.4k 1.3k 1.1k 953 856 905 1.0k 1.1k 1.2k 1.3k 1.4k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.0k 673 709 807 880 1.3k 1.5k 1.6k 1.6k 1.3k 1.1k 905 770 868 978 1.1k 1.1k 1.2k 1.2k 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 624 734 880 1.0k 1.1k 1.2k 1.2k 1.2k 1.1k 1.1k 1.1k 807 807 807 807 807 783 770 734 709 697 722 673 722 758 819 831 844 844 819 758 746 722 795 819 831 856 880 905 917 917 880 880 880 746 783 844 868 819 758 722 746 819 856 880 953 1.0k 1.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 990 953 905 880 831 831 856 868 831 807 819 831 856 892 905 783 783 807 807 844 880 892 856 819 770 770 746 807 905 990 1.0k 1.1k 1.1k 1.0k 929 868 831
    Takeoff at Matouta (Saint-Joseph) with landing at Basse-Vallée (Saint-Philippe). Access: From St Pierre, take the CD37 after the locality of Vincendo on the left, indicating Matouta. Drive 1 km, then turn right onto a small paved road, followed by a concrete path on your left. This path goes around a small peak. Park at the bend and follow the trail that climbs to the takeoff. Takeoff: Situated on a small round peak. The takeoff orientation is East-Southeast. Ideal meteorological conditions include dominant winds from the North or South-Southeast. Occasionally, a West-Southwest wind can bring a return of South-Southeast. Soaring is possible with steady winds, allowing you to gain height over the takeoff and behind Piton Bernard. Thermals are generous above Matouta hamlet and Basse-Vallée village, especially when sugar cane fields are cut. Landing: The landing zone is on the football field of Basse-Vallée, which is easily accessible and very clear. The flight over the cliff before landing offers sublime views. Weather Hazards: Be aware of the aerology and wind conditions. Thermals are stronger in sunny weather and when sugar cane fields are cut. For more details, visit: [FFVL Site](https://intranet.ffvl.fr/sites_pratique/voir/1282) and [FFVL Structure](http://parapente.ffvl.fr/structure/795/sites/97004).
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    Created 29 May 2024 by Kiteslave

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