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    Icon Global 1
    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
    JMA gSM 55
    MF Arpege 55
    Model Icon Global 11 km run: 16/06 07:02 GFS 13 km run: 16/06 07:02
    Date
    Optimal
    Mo
    16
    6h
    Mo
    16
    7h
    Mo
    16
    8h
    Mo
    16
    9h
    Mo
    16
    10h
    Mo
    16
    11h
    Mo
    16
    12h
    Mo
    16
    13h
    Mo
    16
    14h
    Mo
    16
    15h
    Mo
    16
    16h
    Mo
    16
    17h
    Mo
    16
    18h
    Tu
    17
    6h
    Tu
    17
    7h
    Tu
    17
    8h
    Tu
    17
    9h
    Tu
    17
    10h
    Tu
    17
    11h
    Tu
    17
    12h
    Tu
    17
    13h
    Tu
    17
    14h
    Tu
    17
    15h
    Tu
    17
    16h
    Tu
    17
    17h
    Tu
    17
    18h
    We
    18
    6h
    We
    18
    7h
    We
    18
    8h
    We
    18
    9h
    We
    18
    10h
    We
    18
    11h
    We
    18
    12h
    We
    18
    13h
    We
    18
    14h
    We
    18
    15h
    We
    18
    16h
    We
    18
    17h
    We
    18
    18h
    Th
    19
    6h
    Th
    19
    7h
    Th
    19
    8h
    Th
    19
    9h
    Th
    19
    10h
    Th
    19
    11h
    Th
    19
    12h
    Th
    19
    13h
    Th
    19
    14h
    Th
    19
    15h
    Th
    19
    16h
    Th
    19
    17h
    Th
    19
    18h
    Fr
    20
    6h
    Fr
    20
    7h
    Fr
    20
    8h
    Fr
    20
    9h
    Fr
    20
    10h
    Fr
    20
    11h
    Fr
    20
    12h
    Fr
    20
    13h
    Fr
    20
    14h
    Fr
    20
    15h
    Fr
    20
    16h
    Fr
    20
    17h
    Fr
    20
    18h
    Sa
    21
    6h
    Sa
    21
    7h
    Sa
    21
    8h
    Sa
    21
    9h
    Sa
    21
    10h
    Sa
    21
    11h
    Sa
    21
    12h
    Sa
    21
    13h
    Sa
    21
    14h
    Sa
    21
    15h
    Sa
    21
    16h
    Sa
    21
    17h
    Sa
    21
    18h
    Su
    22
    6h
    Su
    22
    7h
    Su
    22
    8h
    Su
    22
    9h
    Su
    22
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    22
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    22
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    22
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    Su
    22
    14h
    Su
    22
    15h
    Su
    22
    16h
    Su
    22
    17h
    Su
    22
    18h
    Mo
    23
    6h
    Mo
    23
    7h
    Mo
    23
    8h
    Mo
    23
    9h
    Mo
    23
    10h
    Mo
    23
    11h
    Mo
    23
    12h
    Mo
    23
    13h
    Mo
    23
    14h
    Mo
    23
    15h
    Mo
    23
    16h
    Mo
    23
    17h
    Mo
    23
    18h
    Tu
    24
    6h
    Tu
    24
    7h
    Tu
    24
    8h
    Tu
    24
    9h
    Tu
    24
    10h
    Tu
    24
    11h
    Tu
    24
    12h
    Tu
    24
    13h
    Tu
    24
    14h
    Tu
    24
    15h
    Tu
    24
    16h
    Tu
    24
    17h
    Tu
    24
    18h
    We
    25
    6h
    We
    25
    7h
    We
    25
    8h
    We
    25
    9h
    We
    25
    10h
    We
    25
    11h
    We
    25
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    We
    25
    13h
    We
    25
    14h
    We
    25
    15h
    We
    25
    16h
    We
    25
    17h
    We
    25
    18h
    Th
    26
    6h
    Th
    26
    7h
    Th
    26
    8h
    Th
    26
    9h
    Th
    26
    10h
    Th
    26
    11h
    Th
    26
    12h
    Th
    26
    13h
    Th
    26
    14h
    Th
    26
    15h
    Th
    26
    16h
    Th
    26
    17h
    Th
    26
    18h
    Fr
    27
    6h
    Fr
    27
    7h
    Fr
    27
    8h
    Fr
    27
    9h
    Fr
    27
    10h
    Fr
    27
    11h
    Fr
    27
    12h
    Fr
    27
    13h
    Fr
    27
    14h
    Fr
    27
    15h
    Fr
    27
    16h
    Fr
    27
    17h
    Fr
    27
    18h
    Sa
    28
    6h
    Sa
    28
    7h
    Sa
    28
    8h
    Sa
    28
    9h
    Sa
    28
    10h
    Sa
    28
    11h
    Sa
    28
    12h
    Sa
    28
    13h
    Sa
    28
    14h
    Sa
    28
    15h
    Sa
    28
    16h
    Sa
    28
    17h
    Sa
    28
    18h
    Su
    29
    6h
    Su
    29
    7h
    Su
    29
    8h
    Su
    29
    9h
    Su
    29
    10h
    Su
    29
    11h
    Su
    29
    12h
    Su
    29
    13h
    Su
    29
    14h
    Su
    29
    15h
    Su
    29
    16h
    Su
    29
    17h
    Su
    29
    18h
    Mo
    30
    6h
    Mo
    30
    7h
    Mo
    30
    8h
    Mo
    30
    9h
    Mo
    30
    10h
    Mo
    30
    11h
    Mo
    30
    12h
    Mo
    30
    13h
    Mo
    30
    14h
    Mo
    30
    15h
    Mo
    30
    16h
    Mo
    30
    17h
    Mo
    30
    18h
    Tu
    1
    6h
    Tu
    1
    7h
    Tu
    1
    8h
    Tu
    1
    9h
    Tu
    1
    10h
    Tu
    1
    11h
    Tu
    1
    12h
    Tu
    1
    13h
    Tu
    1
    14h
    Tu
    1
    15h
    Tu
    1
    16h
    Tu
    1
    17h
    Tu
    1
    18h
    Wind Dir.
    Wind Spd. (kmh) 2 2 6 12 14 14 14 13 12 11 9 10 10 3 3 7 13 16 16 17 16 16 16 15 13 13 1 2 4 9 13 15 17 18 16 16 15 16 15 3 2 5 9 12 12 12 11 11 10 10 9 7 1 1 4 8 11 13 14 14 13 12 10 8 6 0 1 4 7 10 11 11 11 9 6 4 2 1 4 4 5 10 14 14 14 13 12 10 8 7 5 4 4 6 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 9 7 4 2 3 4 4 5 7 10 11 11 11 10 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 7 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 0 0 1 1 2 5 10 12 12 10 9 6 3 2 3 5 8 11 12 13 12 10 7 5 4 5 5 6 8 11 13 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 8 11 11 9 7 6 6 7 8 8 7 7 9 10 8 12 14 15 16 16 17 17 17 15 13 12 11
    Gusts (kmh) 16 16 22 31 37 39 39 40 37 35 32 30 28 14 14 23 33 41 42 43 48 46 45 43 39 33 9 12 17 25 34 40 44 45 46 45 44 39 39 15 14 20 26 32 34 37 39 36 33 30 28 25 14 12 18 24 30 32 34 36 34 32 30 27 24 15 16 20 24 29 31 33 34 31 27 23 18 13 18 18 24 30 36 36 36 36 35 34 33 28 23 20 22 18 15 13 14 16 18 18 18 15 11 6 8 7 7 9 11 13 16 18 17 15 13 9 6 3 5 7 9 12 16 21 25 25 24 23 19 15 6 8 8 7 6 7 8 10 15 22 24 20 11 0 1 1 1 4 11 20 26 25 20 15 13 10 9 13 18 22 24 23 20 18 19 20 20 16 11 12 17 22 25 27 26 22 19 19 19 19 17 14 24 24 20 16 14 16 20 24 25 24 26 32 41 19 25 29 33 35 36 36 34 31 25 22 21 22
    Temp. (°C) 19 21 24 26 28 30 30 30 30 30 28 27 26 20 22 25 27 29 30 31 31 31 30 29 28 27 20 22 25 27 29 30 31 32 31 31 30 29 27 20 22 25 28 30 31 31 31 31 30 29 28 26 21 22 24 27 29 31 31 32 31 29 28 27 26 21 22 25 28 30 32 32 32 31 29 27 26 26 21 22 24 27 30 31 31 31 30 29 27 26 26 21 22 23 26 27 26 24 22 23 24 25 24 22 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 25 25 24 23 21 18 19 19 20 21 22 22 22 22 21 21 20 20 18 19 20 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 23 22 21 19 19 19 20 21 24 27 29 29 28 27 25 22 19 20 22 24 26 27 28 28 26 23 20 19 19 17 18 20 22 24 24 24 23 22 21 20 19 19 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 24 23 22 21
    Rain (mm) 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4
    Cloud Cov. (%) 16 27 38 48 52 78 90 97 98 100 100 100 100 84 77 77 71 62 64 62 49 53 68 80 86 75 8 5 40 55 62 65 51 63 57 55 70 41 36 8 9 15 21 27 51 76 100 100 100 100 92 83 58 37 36 34 33 51 70 88 92 96 100 100 100 47 25 47 68 90 93 97 100 100 100 100 91 82 100 100 86 72 58 72 86 100 100 100 100 93 85 100 100 22 20 18 45 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 98 97 98 99 78 87 91 96 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
    High Cloud (%) 16 14 15 14 4 1 85 100 100 100 100 2 2 42 3 4 33 67 100 100 100 100 67 33 58 37 25 12 33 67 100 100 100 47 25 44 63 82 88 94 100 100 100 100 70 39 100 100 74 49 23 49 74 100 100 100 100 82 63 100 100 7 7 6 33 59 86 91 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 91 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 90 85 90 95 100 100 100 100 98 95 93 95 98 71 86 91 95 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
    Mid Cloud (%) 14 25 35 38 39 81 93 70 58 48 51 55 64 64 61 47 42 47 46 34 37 51 48 62 55 6 5 40 37 39 33 38 48 36 28 52 3 31 8 9 9 10 10 19 27 36 42 48 54 56 59 26 53 79 72 65 58 41 23 13 25 38 54 70 86 73 61 15 22 17 12 7 28 48 69 59 50 40 29 19 4 4 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 4 4 42 62 63 65 66 71 76 81 82 82 83 78 73 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 96 93 89 100 100 100 100 86 73 59 55 52 48 37 25 16 5 13 21 29 25 20 16 17 18 19 14 8 85 95 75 56 36 54 73 91 94 97 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 99 98 97 90 82 75 57 38 20 15 10
    Low Cloud (%) 6 24 59 35 29 54 57 40 41 47 30 38 46 37 34 34 31 33 32 35 56 45 3 33 41 49 41 30 37 41 42 38 6 6 12 18 23 27 32 40 47 55 45 35 11 22 33 27 20 14 31 48 65 51 37 3 7 10 18 27 35 48 61 74 69 64 29 21 28 35 42 42 43 43 50 57 64 58 51 31 35 11 8 6 29 52 75 67 59 51 44 36 10 19 29 24 18 1 2 3 5 7 9 13 16 20 15 10 1 2 3 5 6 8 9 7 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 6 11 17 45 72 100 76 53 53 72 67 63 58 58 58 58 67 75 84 65 46 58 60 62 63 65 70 74 79 75 72 68 74 79 15 6 4 2 1 1 2 3 4
    CAPE 0 0 0 50 140 180 100 180 350 520 560 600 710 420 480 670 750 790 790 870 960 900 1050 1110 1040 1120 340 380 590 990 1090 840 810 920 1060 970 1060 1420 1480 370 330 480 700 860 890 860 900 1060 1280 1480 1650 1800 320 440 690 1000 1200 1150 990 910 1030 1230 1420 1580 1730 240 200 180 190 220 290 380 500 650 820 960 1070 1160 100 80 110 170 220 200 170 260 630 1110 1380 1220 850 150 200 740 760 800 930 1080 1140 1020 810 600 420 250 200 210 200 170 170 210 280 350 420 480 510 470 400 10 10 20 30 40 50 50 50 50 50 40 30 10 120 160 200 250 290 310 320 340 370 410 430 420 400 380 390 550 770 870 710 410 200 160 200 240 230 210 180 160 120 70 40 60 90 140 200 270 290 230 110 0 0 0 0 0 20 50 70 70 50 40 30 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 10 10 0 0 10 60 130 190 210 220 250 340 450 520 510 460
    Ceiling (m) 1.2k 1.3k 1.9k 2.0k 2.2k 2.4k 2.6k 2.6k 2.5k 2.4k 2.1k 2.0k 1.8k 953 1.1k 1.5k 1.9k 2.2k 2.4k 2.5k 2.5k 2.5k 2.4k 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 1.3k 1.4k 1.6k 1.8k 2.2k 2.5k 2.7k 2.7k 2.6k 2.5k 2.4k 2.2k 1.9k 1.3k 1.3k 1.6k 2.0k 2.4k 2.5k 2.6k 2.5k 2.5k 2.3k 2.2k 1.9k 1.7k 1.3k 1.4k 1.6k 1.9k 2.2k 2.5k 2.7k 2.7k 2.5k 2.2k 2.0k 1.8k 1.6k 1.1k 1.3k 1.6k 2.1k 2.6k 2.9k 2.9k 2.9k 2.6k 2.2k 1.9k 1.7k 1.5k 1.1k 1.2k 1.5k 2.0k 2.4k 2.6k 2.7k 2.7k 2.4k 2.1k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 1.1k 1.2k 1.6k 2.0k 2.3k 2.0k 1.5k 1.3k 1.4k 1.7k 1.9k 1.8k 1.6k 1.2k 1.3k 1.5k 1.8k 2.0k 2.1k 2.2k 2.2k 2.1k 2.0k 1.8k 1.6k 1.3k 1.2k 1.3k 1.4k 1.5k 1.6k 1.7k 1.8k 1.9k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 1.6k 1.6k 1.4k 1.4k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 1.4k 1.6k 1.7k 1.6k 1.4k 1.1k 1.1k 1.1k 1.2k 1.3k 1.7k 2.3k 2.9k 3.0k 2.8k 2.5k 2.3k 2.0k 1.2k 1.4k 1.7k 2.1k 2.5k 2.7k 2.9k 2.7k 2.2k 1.6k 1.3k 1.2k 1.1k 1.0k 1.2k 1.5k 1.9k 2.2k 2.3k 2.1k 1.9k 1.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.3k 1.3k 929 917 929 917 917 929 917 917 929 905 905 905 905 990 1.1k 1.2k 1.4k 1.5k 1.7k 1.9k 2.0k 1.9k 1.7k 1.5k 1.3k 1.2k
    Located in the cool hills of Manchester, Jamaica, this paragliding site offers a unique flying experience. The launch point is at 2,600 feet above sea level (ASL) and requires a drive up with a heavy 4x4 vehicle. The launch faces south-southeast and can be exposed to strong trade winds, so pilots should be prepared for varying wind conditions. The site was first flown in July 2012 and has a vertical drop of 1,300 feet. The highest recorded flight distance from this site is 2.2 km. Due to its relatively new status, further exploration is needed to fully understand its potential. Landing options are available at the bottom of the hill at 1,300 feet ASL. In light wind conditions, the Kirkvine Sports Club is the best landing option. However, pilots must be cautious of high tension wires that span across 200 feet below the launch area. Retrieval from the landing zone takes approximately 30 minutes on a rough road, so plan accordingly. For more detailed information, visit [Paragliding Jamaica](http://paraglidingjamaica.com/PGsites.htm) and check out this [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3QJcYvflA8&feature=youtu.be) for a visual overview of the site.
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    Created 31 May 2024 by Kiteslave

    Optimal Wind Direction
    ESE SE SSE S SSW

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