default:

Icon D2 km

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

KNMI 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: 18/06 00:01																																		Icon EU 7 km run: 18/06 00:01																																																Icon Global 11 km run: 18/06 00:01																																					GFS 13 km run: 18/06 00:01																																																																unknown run: 18/06 00:01
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Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	6	6	6	7	6	4	4	4	3	2	2	1	2	8	10	6	5	2	2	2	3	4	5	7	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	10	8	7	3	4	6	7	8	9	10	10	10	9	11	13	11	10	9	7	4	3	4	4	4	6	7	8	9	10	9	9	8	7	7	8	7	6	10	9	8	9	11	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	11	10	13	10	8	9	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	11	10	11	12	12	13	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	10	8	6	3	3	2	1	1	0	2	5	7	5	2	2	4	7	8	8	8	4	6	7	8	10	12	14	15	17	19	21	23	23	22	21	20	19	16	17	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	18	19	19	20	19	18	17	11	12	12	11	10	9	9	9	9	8	6	5	6	8	9	9	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	7	8	9	11	13	15	15	14	12	11	9	8	9	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	8	10	11	12	12	11	10	7	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	2	8	10	12	13	12	11	11	12	13
Gusts (mph)	10	10	11	13	12	10	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	13	17	17	10	4	4	4	6	8	10	11	11	15	17	19	21	22	21	18	16	13	6	8	11	13	14	16	17	18	18	17	20	22	22	19	17	15	12	6	6	7	9	11	13	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	14	12	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	27	27	27	27	25	23	20	24	20	15	16	17	18	19	19	21	23	25	25	25	25	26	27	28	25	22	19	20	21	23	26	28	29	30	30	29	28	26	24	22	19	16	13	3	2	2	3	4	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6	6	10	13	14	15	15	16	18	19	21	22	23	25	26	27	29	30	31	32	32	30	27	24	24	25	26	27	27	27	27	25	25	26	28	26	26	25	23	21	19	19	21	21	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	24	22	20	18	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	11	12	13	15	16	16	12	7	18	20	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	11	15	19	8	11	13	14	15	14	12	9	6	6	6	6	8	9	9	7	4	15	19	21	19	15	13	14	17	19
Temp. (°C)	15	16	17	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	25	26	26	24	23	22	20	14	15	17	19	20	22	23	23	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	20	18	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	19	16	17	18	20	22	24	26	27	28	28	29	28	27	26	25	23	22	22	21	21	22	23	24	26	27	28	28	28	28	28	27	27	18	17	14	15	15	16	18	19	20	21	22	22	23	23	22	21	20	19	18	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	23	22	21	20	19	17	12	13	14	16	17	19	20	21	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	21	18	16	17	19	21	24	26	27	27	27	27	28	28	27	25	24	22	20	16	17	17	18	19	20	20	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	20	19	17	12	13	13	15	17	19	20	22	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	21	19	16	16	17	18	20	21	23	24	24	25	25	25	26	25	25	23	21	16	18	19	21	22	23	25	26	26	27	27	27	28	28	28	26	24	16	16	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	21	21	21	20	19	18	17	16	14	15	15	16	17	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	15	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	16	16
Rain (mm)																																																																																																																																																																																																																																																								0.2	0.2	0.2									0.1	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cloud Cov. (%)	60	32	53	82	79	100	83	60	5	45	18	31	14	54																74					92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	51							24	49	73	64	55	46	64	82	100	100	100	100	100	100	59	80	100	98	95	93	69	46	22	32	41	51	47	42	38	94	87	83	82	82	75	68	61	56	51	46	63	79	96	81	65	50	50	51	61	75	89	93	96	100	89	78	67	63	59	55	70	85	100	100	100	1	2	3	5	6	8	5	3		1	2	3	2	1				2	3	5	5	4	4	15	27	38	30	23	15	32	50	67	77	87	89	90	92	95	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	90	80	70	73	77	3	2		1	2	3	2	1					2	5	7	5	2													5	11	16	27	39	10	8	7	19	31	43	62	81	100	88	76	64	67	71	74	79	83	53	67	81	87	94	100	99	98	97	98	99	100	89	78	67	78	89	28	48	69	79	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	56	70	85	87	90	92	86	80	74
High Cloud (%)	60	32	53	80	78	100	83	28	2																					74					92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	99	32							21	41	62	57	51	46	64	82	100	100	100	100	100	100	33	67	100	98	95	93	69	46	22	24	26	28	27	26	25	62	31										6	12	18	18	19	19	13	6	5	6	8	5	3					3	7	10	40	70	100	100	100	1	2	3	4	6	7	5	2		1	2	3	2	1				1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	6	8	27	45	64	75	85	76	71	67	78	89	100	100	100	100	89	79	68	56	45	33	44	56	3	2		1	1	2	1	1																						1	2	3	4	4	8	7	5	17	29	41	61	80	100	86	73	59	63	66	70	76	82	8	16	24	48	72	96	95	95	94	89	85	80	75	70	65	77	88	12	17	22	48	74	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Mid Cloud (%)														33																											97	74	99	100	48	37	16	34							5	9	14	9	5		16	33	49	38	26	15	24	32	26	13														94	87	17	34	51	34	17					26	52	78	64	50	36	38	39	56	66	76	51	25		8	16	24	29	34	39	37	36	34	23	11																		1	1	2	2	2	2	13	24	35	25	15	5	4	4	3	2	1	4	2					29	59	88	83	79	74	72	70	68	45	23				1	1	2	1	1																																				3	5	8	8	8	8	5	3	38	38	37	56	74	93	93	92	92	84	75	67	45	22				23	45	68	60	52	44	63	81	100	99	97	96	91	85	80	84	89	10	16	21	43	65	87	69	50	32
Low Cloud (%)				4	2			40	3	45	18	31	14	42																																																																9	18	27	23	18	14	15	8	76	68	61	61	61	61	56	51	46	53	60	67	45	22		4	8	15	29	44	63	81	100	85	69	54	48	43	37	37	36	36	24	12																																			63	78	92	75	58	41	27	14		1	2	3	4	4	5	8	10													2	5	7	5	2													4	9	13	24	35																		9	18	27	24	21	18	12	6		1	2	3	2	1		17	33				2	3	5	22	40	57	71	86	100	83	65	48	40	33	49	62	74	78	82	86	82	77	73
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	0	10	10	50	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	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	60	60	10	10	10	10	20	20	20	10	10	10	20	20	20	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	30	20	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	10	20	20	20	10	0	0	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	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	20	20	10	0	0	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	10	20	30	50	60	70	70	0	10	20	40	70	90	90	90	80
Ceiling (m)	474	425	486	584	669	816	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.4k	1.5k	1.7k	1.0k	913	852	596	230	255	413	645	840	999	974	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	828	340	438	560	694	804	950	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	926	718	730	730	791	974	1.3k	1.5k	1.8k	2.0k	2.2k	2.5k	2.7k	2.7k	2.4k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	1.2k	1.3k	1.0k	865	901	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.8k	2.0k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	1.9k	2.0k	2.1k	584	486	133	194	279	413	608	804	987	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	950	877	340	352	389	438	511	608	718	889	1.0k	1.3k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	633	706	828	1.0k	1.3k	1.5k	1.7k	1.8k	1.9k	1.9k	1.8k	1.8k	1.9k	2.1k	2.1k	1.9k	1.5k	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.8k	2.1k	2.1k	2.0k	1.9k	1.9k	2.0k	2.0k	1.9k	1.6k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	242	255	364	633	1.1k	1.5k	1.7k	1.8k	1.8k	1.8k	1.9k	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	987	450	474	560	755	1.0k	1.3k	1.5k	1.7k	1.8k	1.8k	1.8k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	791	486	474	523	645	804	962	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.6k	1.7k	1.6k	1.5k	1.2k	840	291	511	694	865	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.8k	1.9k	2.0k	2.0k	1.8k	1.5k	242	218	255	364	535	682	828	987	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	913	755	584	303	364	425	547	706	816	877	877	816	657	450	340	340	389	401	389	340	438	474	474	425	340	340	462	682	840	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35

The Minster Isle of Sheppey site in Kent, UK, offers a unique paragliding experience with its 100ft grassy slopes and 150ft earth cliffs between Minster and Warden Point. This site is occasionally used for coastal soaring, and toplanding is possible. The take-off altitude is 30 meters (100 feet), and the top-to-bottom (TTB) height is 20 meters (70 feet). The site is accessible via the road through Minster. Turn left at the Waterloo pub, follow the road past a bend to the left when it becomes Wards Hill Road, and then turn right down Seathorpe Avenue. There is a free car park at the end on the left, and a 400-meter footpath leads to the take-off area. Parking is available in the car park at the end of Seathorpe Avenue. Do not park at the end of Imperial Avenue. The take-off area is limited in space, so choose your rigging area carefully and watch out for dog waste. Flying the site allows for a ridge run all the way to Warden Point, where the cliffs taper off. A stiff breeze is needed for optimal flying conditions, but significant height gains have been achieved here despite the site's small size. Landing options include returning to the take-off area for slower hang gliders or paragliders, landing to the left of take-off, or to the right if the field is not in crop. Be cautious of turbulence from the small cliff just to the right of take-off. Bottom landing should be avoided due to the hazardous conditions, including mud and deep cracks. Restrictions include avoiding flying to the west of the fenced-off enclosure just to the left of take-off and not overflying the houses. Hazards include the presence of model aircraft and people exercising dogs, so be courteous and accommodating. Check the tide situation before flying down the cliff run, as there are no bottom landing areas at high tide for most of the run. Recent cliff slippage has resulted in an ever-changing profile, so a careful site assessment before flying is advised. In stronger winds, the shallow gully between take-off and the earth cliffs can cause a venturi effect, increasing the risk of being blown back. For more information, visit the club's website: [DFHGC Minster Site](http://www.dfhgc.org/sites/minster). Watch videos of the site: - [Video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0wOXiO_qw8) - [Video 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpAPfj8_eR4) - [Minster Paragliding YouTube Channel](https://www.youtube.com/user/minsterparagliding) - [Video 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSUamZaOLmM) This site is often flyable when other nearby sites are blown out.

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