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Nov022013

iParaglide Right Site Weather: Nov.2: Textbook Low Example

DateSaturday, November 2, 2013 at 10:54

Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton area paragliding weather forecast. Low pressure tracking overhead from west to east as the day progresses, resulting in high rainfall warning and strong winds starting from southeast moving to south, southwest and west as the day progresses.

Vancouver Paragliding: gusty valley winds to ranging from SE to W and 20 to 60 km/hr as the day progresses, wiht lapse rate -2.0C/1000ft. Winds aloft at 3000ft SE to 22 km becoming  SW to 30 km/hr. Paragliding Seattle: gusty valley winds SW to 80 km/hr. Winds aloft at 3000ft  SW to 89 km/hr.  Paragliding Pilots advisory: do not fly.

Textbook example of a low tracking directly over Pemberton-Vancouver-Chilliwack-Seattle Coordidoor today.

Note 08:00 forecast with low to West and winds at Vancouver SE. Outflow too strong placing all sites in lee and precluding paragliding. 

11:00 forecast: low has tracked towards NE and winds in Vancouver are from the south.

At 14:00 low is to NE of Vancouver and winds are from SW.

By 17:00 strong west winds persist throughout.  Paragliding pilots advisory: do not fly.

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