Wednesday
Only Drew and Timothy flew, and they flew tandem. Drew was able to
thermal the tandem from 1,500' to 1,800', so there was lift. There was an
inversion at less than 3,000'. No cu's as would be the case with the predicted
low TOL and a north wind, post frontal. Leesburg airport:
Time |
Wind |
Temp |
17:53 |
NE 7 |
58 |
16:53 |
N 10 |
60 |
15:53 |
NW 9 |
60 |
14:53 |
NW 9 G 17 |
58 |
13:53 |
NW 9 |
57 |
12:53 |
NA |
54 |
11:53 |
Vrbl 7 |
53 |
10:53 |
NW 13 G 20 |
50 |
09:53 |
N 9 G 18 |
47 |
08:53 |
N 13 |
43 |
07:53 |
N 13 |
41 |
The temperature and wind forecasts were about right. The forecasted values on Wednesday after 6 PM for 1 PM Wednesday: At 1 PM (six models): Updraft velocity: 400 – 500 fpm
TOL: 3,000’
Wind TOUL: 11 - 18 mph, north
B/S: 2 Very consistent with the predictions from Tuesday evening. So we would conclude that the forecast was accurate
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