iParaglide Right Site Weather May 18

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Saturday, May 18, 2019 at 7:53

Paragliding weather forecast for Vancouver, Chilliwack, Bellingham, Seattle, Whistler & Pemberton areas, based on data available at 0600.

Transitioning Pressure with mixed skies and instability.

YVR 3000 ft winds aloft Southeast to 33 km/hr becoming east to 13 km/hr. Valley winds E outflow to 10 km/hr becoming inflow W to 10 km/hr late in the afternoon. Advanced peak lapse rate -2.8C/1000ft.

SEA 3000 ft winds aloft light and variable becoming NE to 9 km/hr. Valley winds SE to 15 km/hr easing and becoming W mid afternoon. Advanced peak lapse rate -3.1C/1000ft.

iParaglide Right Site Ranking:

1. Paragliding Seattle: -3.1C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Sunny skies in Seattle and a strong lapse rate make a good day to fly Tiger. P2 pilots 0800-1200 and 1800-2000 with P4 advanced conditions 1200-1800. Chances to paraglide 90%.

2. Paragliding Bellingham: -2.8C/1000ft advanced peak lapse rate. Sunny skies in Bellingham and a strong lapse rate make Blanchard a good choice. Blanchard with P2 conditions 0900-1200 then P4 advanced conditions 1200-1900. Paragliding prospects 90%.

Strong SE winds aloft to 33km/hr becoming east to 13 km/hr places Chilliwack, Pemberton, Whistler and Vancouver sites in lee side today. Combined with extremely high lapse rate, 30-40% POP and instability, makes paragliding not recommended in those valleys today.

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