WX says: SW U.S. Deserts/Plateau - Excellent Soaring peaking 07/04-06

A large high pressure aloft (500mb) is expanding over the SW U.S.
This typically causes high temperatures (in this case near record max
high temps), a suppressed marine layer and excellent soaring weather
to the Mojave Desert, Owens Valley and Western NV.

On Wed 07/04/07, the 500mb center will be near Northern AZ and
Southern UT bringing light S-SE flow aloft into the Sierras and Mojave
Desert. It is too early in the season for large amounts of monsoon
moisture and thunderstorms. However, high based CU (18,000 to 21,000)
will be common with a few thunderstorms producing little or no
significant precip in the High Sierra, Northern Owens Valley and
Western NV.

Early trigger times should occur in the Western Mojave Desert and
nearby mountains (say 10-11am local). Little or no "washout" from SW
stabilizing winds in the late afternoons into the Western Mojave
Deserts.

1000km flights are a definite possibility... with the best days on Wed
and Thur 07/04 and 07/05.

With the 500mb high center over Southern UT, trigger times there will
probably be greatly delayed from normal. Although afternoon max
thermal heights should also reach 18,000msl.

A slight downturn in soaring weather will occur on Fri and Sat as a
minor trough brings more of a SW light to moderate flow across the
Central and Northern Sierras.

Good lucks with you flights ...

Walt Rogers
Discus 2A, WX

I'm glad that somewhere in the US has good soaring this summer. The
first of July finds much of middle America very wet. It's 78 deg F this
afternoon in Wichita with overcast light drizzle. This was pretty much
the weather for much of June. Then there is the mossy slime starting to
spread on the asphalt driveway.

Still hoping in Kansas

WaltWX wrote:
A large high pressure aloft (500mb) is expanding over the SW U.S.
This typically causes high temperatures (in this case near record max
high temps), a suppressed marine layer and excellent soaring weather
to the Mojave Desert, Owens Valley and Western NV.

On Wed 07/04/07, the 500mb center will be near Northern AZ and
Southern UT bringing light S-SE flow aloft into the Sierras and Mojave
Desert. It is too early in the season for large amounts of monsoon
moisture and thunderstorms. However, high based CU (18,000 to 21,000)
will be common with a few thunderstorms producing little or no
significant precip in the High Sierra, Northern Owens Valley and
Western NV.

Early trigger times should occur in the Western Mojave Desert and
nearby mountains (say 10-11am local). Little or no "washout" from SW
stabilizing winds in the late afternoons into the Western Mojave
Deserts.

1000km flights are a definite possibility... with the best days on Wed
and Thur 07/04 and 07/05.

With the 500mb high center over Southern UT, trigger times there will
probably be greatly delayed from normal. Although afternoon max
thermal heights should also reach 18,000msl.

A slight downturn in soaring weather will occur on Fri and Sat as a
minor trough brings more of a SW light to moderate flow across the
Central and Northern Sierras.

Good lucks with you flights ...

Walt Rogers
Discus 2A, WX

On Jul 1, 5:16 pm, Neal Pfeiffer wrote:
I'm glad that somewhere in the US has good soaring this summer. The
first of July finds much of middle America very wet. It's 78 deg F this
afternoon in Wichita with overcast light drizzle. This was pretty much
the weather for much of June. Then there is the mossy slime starting to
spread on the asphalt driveway.

Still hoping in Kansas



WaltWX wrote:
A large high pressure aloft (500mb) is expanding over the SW U.S.
This typically causes high temperatures (in this case near record max
high temps), a suppressed marine layer and excellent soaring weather
to the Mojave Desert, Owens Valley and Western NV.

On Wed 07/04/07, the 500mb center will be near Northern AZ and
Southern UT bringing light S-SE flow aloft into the Sierras and Mojave
Desert. It is too early in the season for large amounts of monsoon
moisture and thunderstorms. However, high based CU (18,000 to 21,000)
will be common with a few thunderstorms producing little or no
significant precip in the High Sierra, Northern Owens Valley and
Western NV.

Early trigger times should occur in the Western Mojave Desert and
nearby mountains (say 10-11am local). Little or no "washout" from SW
stabilizing winds in the late afternoons into the Western Mojave
Deserts.

1000km flights are a definite possibility... with the best days on Wed
and Thur 07/04 and 07/05.

With the 500mb high center over Southern UT, trigger times there will
probably be greatly delayed from normal. Although afternoon max
thermal heights should also reach 18,000msl.

A slight downturn in soaring weather will occur on Fri and Sat as a
minor trough brings more of a SW light to moderate flow across the
Central and Northern Sierras.

Good lucks with you flights ...

Walt Rogers
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The Mid-Atlantic states have enjoyed good to excellent soaring over
the last two months. The last two weeks have featured weather more
typical of early to mid-Spring rather than early Summer. Today, we
had working ridge in NJ and eastern PA. In July! There have been
at least 5 days in the last 3 weeks which would support 750km and
above flights. Tonight, we'll be pulling on the comforters in NJ as
temps drop into the 50s.

P3

Services are open at Caracole Soaring for our
regular Wednesday through Sunday work week, which includes
the fourth (and fifth) . . . . paved ramp for assembly, lots of water
hoses for filling up, cafe to cool down before launch,

and the town puts on a major patriotic fireworks shebang at nine pm
here,

Which is a really nice way to end a good flying day, and celebrate our
continuing right (privilege) to fly.

If you need to roll in the gate in the evening to assemble in the
cool,
Tuesday night, the gate code is 1-3-7-9.


Cindy B
Caracole Soaring
www.caracolesoaring.com



Early trigger times should occur in the Western Mojave Desert and
nearby mountains (say 10-11am local). Little or no "washout" from SW
stabilizing winds in the late afternoons into the Western Mojave
Deserts.

1000km flights are a definite possibility... with the best days on Wed
and Thur 07/04 and 07/05.

With the 500mb high center over Southern UT, trigger times there will
probably be greatly delayed from normal. Although afternoon max
thermal heights should also reach 18,000msl.

On Jul 1, 12:35 pm, WaltWX wrote:

1000km flights are a definite possibility... with the best days on Wed
and Thur 07/04 and 07/05.

Walt Rogers
Discus 2A, WX

Thanks, Walt!
Wish I was at home to take advantage of this cycle.
It feels like Autumn in Denmark.
Jim