default:

unknown

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 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 global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

GEM Global 15

BOM ACCESS 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Modèle	unknown run: 07/06 10:49				Arome HD 1.3 km run: 07/06 10:49																												Arpege EU 11 km run: 07/06 10:49																																				Icon Global 11 km run: 07/06 10:49																																																									GFS 13 km run: 07/06 10:49																																																																unknown run: 07/06 10:49
Date Optimal	Sa 7 7h	Sa 7 8h	Sa 7 9h	Sa 7 10h	Sa 7 11h	Sa 7 12h	Sa 7 13h	Sa 7 14h	Sa 7 15h	Sa 7 16h	Sa 7 17h	Sa 7 18h	Sa 7 19h	Sa 7 20h	Sa 7 21h	Di 8 5h	Di 8 6h	Di 8 7h	Di 8 8h	Di 8 9h	Di 8 10h	Di 8 11h	Di 8 12h	Di 8 13h	Di 8 14h	Di 8 15h	Di 8 16h	Di 8 17h	Di 8 18h	Di 8 19h	Di 8 20h	Di 8 21h	Lu 9 5h	Lu 9 6h	Lu 9 7h	Lu 9 8h	Lu 9 9h	Lu 9 10h	Lu 9 11h	Lu 9 12h	Lu 9 13h	Lu 9 14h	Lu 9 15h	Lu 9 16h	Lu 9 17h	Lu 9 18h	Lu 9 19h	Lu 9 20h	Lu 9 21h	Ma 10 5h	Ma 10 6h	Ma 10 7h	Ma 10 8h	Ma 10 9h	Ma 10 10h	Ma 10 11h	Ma 10 12h	Ma 10 13h	Ma 10 14h	Ma 10 15h	Ma 10 16h	Ma 10 17h	Ma 10 18h	Ma 10 19h	Ma 10 20h	Ma 10 21h	Me 11 5h	Me 11 6h	Me 11 7h	Me 11 8h	Me 11 9h	Me 11 10h	Me 11 11h	Me 11 12h	Me 11 13h	Me 11 14h	Me 11 15h	Me 11 16h	Me 11 17h	Me 11 18h	Me 11 19h	Me 11 20h	Me 11 21h	Je 12 5h	Je 12 6h	Je 12 7h	Je 12 8h	Je 12 9h	Je 12 10h	Je 12 11h	Je 12 12h	Je 12 13h	Je 12 14h	Je 12 15h	Je 12 16h	Je 12 17h	Je 12 18h	Je 12 19h	Je 12 20h	Je 12 21h	Ve 13 5h	Ve 13 6h	Ve 13 7h	Ve 13 8h	Ve 13 9h	Ve 13 10h	Ve 13 11h	Ve 13 12h	Ve 13 13h	Ve 13 14h	Ve 13 15h	Ve 13 16h	Ve 13 17h	Ve 13 18h	Ve 13 19h	Ve 13 20h	Ve 13 21h	Sa 14 5h	Sa 14 6h	Sa 14 7h	Sa 14 8h	Sa 14 9h	Sa 14 10h	Sa 14 11h	Sa 14 12h	Sa 14 13h	Sa 14 14h	Sa 14 15h	Sa 14 16h	Sa 14 17h	Sa 14 18h	Sa 14 19h	Sa 14 20h	Sa 14 21h	Di 15 5h	Di 15 6h	Di 15 7h	Di 15 8h	Di 15 9h	Di 15 10h	Di 15 11h	Di 15 12h	Di 15 13h	Di 15 14h	Di 15 15h	Di 15 16h	Di 15 17h	Di 15 18h	Di 15 19h	Di 15 20h	Di 15 21h	Lu 16 5h	Lu 16 6h	Lu 16 7h	Lu 16 8h	Lu 16 9h	Lu 16 10h	Lu 16 11h	Lu 16 12h	Lu 16 13h	Lu 16 14h	Lu 16 15h	Lu 16 16h	Lu 16 17h	Lu 16 18h	Lu 16 19h	Lu 16 20h	Lu 16 21h	Ma 17 5h	Ma 17 6h	Ma 17 7h	Ma 17 8h	Ma 17 9h	Ma 17 10h	Ma 17 11h	Ma 17 12h	Ma 17 13h	Ma 17 14h	Ma 17 15h	Ma 17 16h	Ma 17 17h	Ma 17 18h	Ma 17 19h	Ma 17 20h	Ma 17 21h	Me 18 5h	Me 18 6h	Me 18 7h	Me 18 8h	Me 18 9h	Me 18 10h	Me 18 11h	Me 18 12h	Me 18 13h	Me 18 14h	Me 18 15h	Me 18 16h	Me 18 17h	Me 18 18h	Me 18 19h	Me 18 20h	Me 18 21h	Je 19 5h	Je 19 6h	Je 19 7h	Je 19 8h	Je 19 9h	Je 19 10h	Je 19 11h	Je 19 12h	Je 19 13h	Je 19 14h	Je 19 15h	Je 19 16h	Je 19 17h	Je 19 18h	Je 19 19h	Je 19 20h	Je 19 21h	Ve 20 5h	Ve 20 6h	Ve 20 7h	Ve 20 8h	Ve 20 9h	Ve 20 10h	Ve 20 11h	Ve 20 12h	Ve 20 13h	Ve 20 14h	Ve 20 15h	Ve 20 16h	Ve 20 17h	Ve 20 18h	Ve 20 19h	Ve 20 20h	Ve 20 21h	Sa 21 5h	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	Sa 21 19h	Sa 21 20h	Sa 21 21h	Di 22 5h	Di 22 6h	Di 22 7h	Di 22 8h	Di 22 9h	Di 22 10h	Di 22 11h	Di 22 12h	Di 22 13h	Di 22 14h	Di 22 15h	Di 22 16h	Di 22 17h	Di 22 18h	Di 22 19h	Di 22 20h	Di 22 21h
Dir. vent
V. moy. (mph)	11	11	11	10	12	16	18	20	20	17	12	10	16	17	17	10	13	12	13	14	15	13	14	19	17	19	18	20	18	17	14	10	9	8	8	7	8	9	9	10	12	14	15	15	15	16	15	15	14	10	9	9	8	7	7	7	8	9	11	11	10	10	9	7	5	3	5	6	6	8	11	12	12	12	12	14	17	19	19	18	17	14	11	5	6	6	7	8	9	11	13	15	16	15	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	11	10	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	2	4	8	7	7	8	9	9	8	6	4	17	18	19	19	19	19	16	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	12	11	9	5	6	7	7	9	10	10	10	10	11	13	14	14	15	14	12	8	11	12	12	12	11	11	12	14	15	15	16	15	15	14	12	10	8	6	6	7	9	11	14	15	16	17	19	21	22	22	22	20	18	18	8	10	11	12	14	14	13	15	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	14	10	12	13	13	14	14	12	9	7	8	10	12	13	15	15	13	11	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	9	8	12	12	13	14	17	18	19	19	19	17	15	15	15	16	16	15	12
V. max. (mph)	21	19	18	18	20	25	28	31	31	29	31	21	28	31	31	18	24	23	23	24	26	25	24	33	32	33	32	35	34	31	29	23	16	16	15	11	13	15	16	18	20	22	24	24	24	24	24	23	22	15	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	16	18	18	18	17	16	14	11	8	5	6	9	12	15	17	19	20	22	23	24	26	26	26	26	23	21	8	9	9	10	12	13	16	18	21	22	24	25	25	25	24	23	22	21	21	21	20	19	18	18	17	17	14	12	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	11	10	11	13	14	13	11	10	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	27	26	24	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	16	17	18	5	8	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	16	15	13	9	24	25	25	25	24	23	23	22	21	22	23	23	23	22	19	15	9	7	9	11	13	16	18	22	26	29	30	31	31	31	30	30	30	29	19	20	21	20	18	17	17	18	18	19	21	22	23	23	23	25	27	23	23	23	24	25	24	19	14	11	14	19	24	24	23	22	22	22	23	22	21	19	16	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	25	25	26	27	28	29	30	29	29	28	26	25	25	25	25	24	23
Temp. (°C)	12	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	13	14	13	13	11	11	12	12	12	13	13	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	12	11	12	14	15	16	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	13	13	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	16	14	10	12	13	14	16	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	17	18	19	20	20	19	18	16	14	11	12	13	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	15	15	14	8	9	10	11	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	16	16	15	14	13	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	12	9	10	11	13	15	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	17	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	16	13
Précip. (mm)				0.1						0.1	3.9	0.9	0.3																																																																		0.2	0.2	0.2																																																																																																																								0.1	0.1							0.2	0.2	0.2																		0.1	0.1	0.1																													0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Nébul. tot. (%)	100	100	100	100	100	99	46	15	100	100	100	100	100	11							23			100	1	15	99	3								23	21	29	44	49	65	90	97	98	73	24	3	11	100	21	21	38	58	62	82	87	77	80	73	42	39	18	8	12	11	11	35	76	39	57	66	75	83	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	91	83	93	97	100	90	81	71	72	73	74	77	79	82	77	72	67	54	40	88	86	83	82	80	79	83	87	91	85	80	74	58	41	25	26	26							13	25	38	6	6	6	5	5	4	3	1	7	6	4	3	1		13	27	40	47	53	60	44	29	13	19	25	42	60	79	79	79	79	79	80	80	65	50	35	46	57	68	73	79	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	95	93	93	93	20	21	21	34	46	59	73	86	100	99	97	96	97	99	100	100	100	5	11	16	44	72	100	100	100	100	88	77	65	63	61	59	42	26	9	17	24	40	55	71	81	90	100	100	100	100	90	80	70	49	29	17	22	28	37	45	54	53	51	50	67	83	100	100	99	99	99	100	91	83	74	83	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	88	75	63	46	28
Nébul. haute (%)	100	100	100	100	5	98	86	97	50	100																										22	21	29	44	49	65	88	96	97	56	15	1	11	100	19	20	34	57	57	77	84	76	80	73	42	39	18	8	12	11	10	21	65	37	24	47	71	81	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	79	59	13	26	38	69	39	8	5	3																																																		11	23	34	41	49	56	41	26	11	17	23	37	57	76	69	63	56	39	22	5	4	3	2	24	46	68	67	67	97	94	91	94	97	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	94	91	91	90	7	4	2	1	1								9	18	27	51	76	2	3	5	26	47	68	45	23								1	1	7	15	22	36	49	63	75	88	100	89	79	68	45	23		1	1	12	18	23	28	34	39	39	38	38	59	79	100	90	80	70	80	90	67	35	2	33	63	94	90	85	81	82	82	83	73	63	53	39	24
Nébul. moy. (%)											100	100	3	6																						1		5	10	3	6	37	42	11	5	4	1					3	2	1	1																		24	49	73	82	91	100	79	57	36	31	25	73	64	56	19	10					13	27	40	27	13		2	3	13	21	28	26	23	21	31	42	52	56	61	65	43	22													2	3	3	3	2	2	1	1																																	17	35	98	95	93	95	98	100	98	96	94	79	65	50	34	19	3	2	1	10	12	15	11	6	2	1	1								23	45	1	2	3	35	68	100	100	100	100	78	57	35	23	12							2	5	7	28	50	71	81	90	100	67	33							1	2	3	5	6	8	7	6	5	26	46	67	78	89	77	72	66	53	41	28	47	65	84	68	53	37	25	14	2	1	1
Nébul. basse (%)	1	15	30	47	53	100	66	44	99	58	100	97	100								25			100	1	25	89	1					1									2	10	34	36	9		1		3	2	5		11	21	19	3								1	1	18	32	3	34	20	6	4	2					10	21	31	35	40	45	71	98	59	65	71	72	73	74	73	71	70	69	68	67	53	38	82	76	71	70	69	68	73	77	82	72	62	52	43	34	25	26	26							13	25	38	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	7	5	4	3	1		3	5	8	9	11	12	8	4					1	1	15	30	44	55	66	77	62	47	32	21	11				17	34	51	67	84	100	99	99	98	84	71	57	38	19							18	37	55	70	85	100	98	97	95	97	98	100	100	100	3	5	8	14	19	25	46	67	88	79	70	61	60	58	57	40	22	1	1		11	22	33	55	78	100	100	100	100	90	79	69	48	26	2	2	3	8	14	19	18	18	17	22	26	31	21	12	2	2	2	16	31	47	65	82	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	74	47	21	14	7
CAPE	10	30	40	30	70	220	210	240	350	310	270	290	210	40	0	10	0	0	0	10	20	30	10	30	40	40	30	40	10	10	30	30	0	0	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	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	110	100	110	120	120	90	40	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	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	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	20	40	70	110	140	160	140	100	70	50	40	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	20	40	50	40	20	10	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	30	40	50	50	50	40	30	20	10
Plafond (m)	471	337	337	313	349	325	386	410	386	276	179	203	301	545	630	423	581	703	654	642	740	667	715	581	545	593	593	667	618	545	471	447	325	313	410	337	459	496	569	593	606	679	569	557	520	496	471	410	337	142	179	240	325	423	520	606	642	654	593	545	520	508	484	459	484	496	105	105	142	240	349	459	545	654	728	764	789	764	679	606	532	508	508	203	154	130	240	252	276	288	301	301	301	301	301	276	264	264	301	349	264	252	264	264	252	264	264	264	264	276	301	325	325	301	325	410	532	423	423	447	520	642	752	862	1.0k	1.1k	801	813	776	691	569	484	435	374	191	227	301	459	642	837	984	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	959	752	520	166	203	240	362	532	679	728	703	715	728	789	801	728	654	557	435	301	191	215	240	240	227	240	276	337	435	606	850	1.0k	1.1k	1.0k	898	667	447	215	301	362	435	471	484	410	301	264	325	435	484	410	264	179	179	203	191	252	313	447	618	715	618	423	337	447	691	911	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	911	703	362	435	532	630	728	764	642	423	301	240	215	264	410	642	776	654	447	179	227	325	496	776	1.0k	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	1.2k	935	654	264	276	301	276	240	203	166	118	118	130	154	264	471	801	1.0k	947	679

Portland East is a rugged and technical coastal soaring site, suitable for experienced paragliding pilots. The site is known for its challenging launch and landing conditions, making it essential for pilots to have a minimum of 25 hours of flying experience. Before flying, it is mandatory to contact the Wessex Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club for a briefing. You can find more information and contact details on their website: http://www.wessexhgpg.org.uk. Additionally, you must notify the Portland Coastguard Helicopter at (01305) 760 439 for safety reasons, as they occasionally fly low in this area. The site features a vertical cliff with scrub and large boulders beneath, followed by deep water. The cliff generates significant lift in good conditions, and sea thermals can be experienced. However, weather changes can dramatically affect landing options, so pilots must be vigilant. Directions: From Weymouth, follow signs to Portland. Once on the island, follow signs towards “The Bill” until you see a left turn signposted “Young Offenders Institute” and “The Grove.” Follow this road past the YOI until the end, then turn right into the car park with a radio aerial. Access: In the southeast corner of the car park, there is a footpath leading south. Follow this path beside a wall until it broadens onto the cliff to the left and a quarry to the right. This is the first of two possible take-off points. The second take-off is 50 meters further down the cliff and has a larger area behind it. Hazards: Immediately behind the first take-off is a large quarry. Ground handling can be dangerous, so use assistance if necessary. Bottom landings require skill and luck, as options are limited to dense scrub or the sea. Normal precautions apply regarding rotor during launch, and weather conditions can change rapidly. Launching: All launch areas are from a flat cliff top. Your wing will be in rotor until inflated over your head. Inflating the wing can be difficult, and you will be pushing out directly over a vertical drop. Ensure the wing is fully inflated and flying correctly before pushing forward. Assistance may be necessary. Top Landing: Works well if the wind has any north in it. If the wind is due east or south of east, treat it with caution and land well forward. The first take-off area does not have much room if the wind is anything but light. To the south, there is more room, but be aware of potential rotor and boulders. Bottom Landing: Below take-off is a long track, a disused tramway providing a halfway down landing option. Below this track, safe landing options are very limited. If you are descending, set up early for the tramway. There is no bottom landing to the south of take-off. Other Rules: The take-off area is also a pathway used by horse riders. Do not obstruct the path and be courteous to everyone. Between 1st March and 30th July, the area south of the Cheyne Weare car park is out of bounds due to nesting birds. Avoid the radio mast area during this period as it is a sensitive peregrine nesting site. Do not fly near the YOI walls or the prison walls at the north end of the island. Before flying, report to the Young Offenders Institute Gatehouse. Only one pilot needs to call in per day. Notify them when flying is finished for the day. XC: There are no cross-country options, so enjoy the cliff flying. For more detailed information, refer to the site guide: http://www.wessexhgpg.org.uk/Sites/Siteguide/PortlandEast.pdf Watch videos of the site: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KunbZR7B6lo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etKz2ScTZP4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00K9yIaLhPQ

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