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Soaring Weather for the Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Oahu

Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

Mount Ka'ala east/west cross section

Mililani Memorial east/west cross section

vertical slice through V max

Horizontal sections

5,000 ft - 850 mb

10,000 ft - 700 mb

18,000 ft - 500 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

Dillingham sounding

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

Hualalai - aligned to wind at 10 kft

Kohala mountains - aligned to wind at 8 kft

Kohala mountains - at 45 degrees (1)

Kohala mountains - at 45 degrees (2)

Saddle - at 110 degrees

Mauna Kea - aligned to wind at 18 kft

Mauna Loa - aligned to wind at 18 kft

profile through V(vert) max

Horizontal sections

5,000 ft - 850 mb

10,000 ft - 700 mb

18,000 ft - 500 mb

30,000 ft - 300 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

bouyancy / shear ratio

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

Waimea sounding

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

Hawaii 1.4 km grid - today (posted at 5:30 a.m.)

Oahu 1.4 km grid - today (posted at 3:15 a.m.)

Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction
for the Islands of Hawaii, Maui, Lanai, Molokai and Oahu
and La Serena, Chile

Predictions are based on a locally-run WRF model with 1.4 km horizontal
resolution and 52 vertical levels

Created by Dr. John W. (Jack) Glendening, Meteorologist

Local models created and run by Derrick Salmon
(salmon@cfht.hawaii.edu)

Real atmospheric conditions may differ significantly from these predictions which
are of a purely experimental nature. They should not be used for flight or other
critical planning.

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Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

Hualalai - aligned to wind at 10 kft

Kohala mountains - aligned to wind at 8 kft

Kohala mountains - at 45 degrees (1)

Kohala mountains - at 45 degrees (2)

Saddle - at 110 degrees

Mauna Kea - aligned to wind at 18 kft

Mauna Loa - aligned to wind at 18 kft

profile through V(vert) max

Horizontal sections

5,000 ft - 850 mb

10,000 ft - 700 mb

18,000 ft - 500 mb

30,000 ft - 300 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

bouyancy / shear ratio

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

Waimea sounding

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

- tomorrow (posted at 5:30 a.m. and at 5:30 p.m.)

Waimea AWOS

Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

Mount Ka'ala east/west cross section

Mililani Memorial east/west cross section

vertical slice through V max

Horizontal sections

5,000 ft - 850 mb

10,000 ft - 700 mb

18,000 ft - 500 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

Dillingham sounding

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

- tomorrow (posted at 7:30 a.m. and at 3:30 p.m.)

Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

vertical slice through V max

Horizontal sections

1,500 m - 850 mb

3,000 m - 700 mb

5,500 m - 500 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

La Serena, Chile 1.4 km grid - today (posted at 5:00 a.m. Chile time)

Vertical velocity

Cross-sections

Haleakala cross section

West Maui mountains cross section

Molokai cross section

vertical slice through V max

Horizontal sections

5,000 ft - 850 mb

10,000 ft - 700 mb

18,000 ft - 500 mb

thermal updraft

boundary layer convergence

Winds

surface

average boundary layer

boundary layer top

Clouds

boundary layer cloud cover

max thermalling height

cumulus cloudbase

Temperatures

surface temperature

surface dewpoint

- tomorrow (posted at 6:30 p.m.)

Maui, Molokai and Lanai - 1.4 km grid