2017 Quest Air Cross Country, Tuesday, May 9th

National Weather Service forecast:

Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph.

Hourly forecast shows surface winds east at 6 mph from 9 AM decreasing to 3 mph
by 4 PM. 1% sky cover.

NAM 3K forecast:

1 PM

500 - 600 fpm lift

6,000' - 7,000' top of lift

6,000' - 7,000' cloudbase

1 mph east wind at top of lift

4 mph east wind at 30'

4 PM

500 - 700 fpm lift

8,000' - 9,000' top of lift

7,000' - 8,000' cloudbase

0 mph wind at top of lift