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Icon Global 1

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

GFS GRAPES 13

GFS global 13

BOM ACCESS 15

GEM Global 15

ECMWF IFS 25

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	Icon Global 11 km run: 04/05 13:22																																																																GFS 13 km run: 04/05 13:22
Date Optimal	Su 4 9h	Su 4 10h	Su 4 11h	Su 4 12h	Su 4 13h	Su 4 14h	Su 4 15h	Su 4 16h	Su 4 17h	Mo 5 8h	Mo 5 9h	Mo 5 10h	Mo 5 11h	Mo 5 12h	Mo 5 13h	Mo 5 14h	Mo 5 15h	Mo 5 16h	Mo 5 17h	Tu 6 8h	Tu 6 9h	Tu 6 10h	Tu 6 11h	Tu 6 12h	Tu 6 13h	Tu 6 14h	Tu 6 15h	Tu 6 16h	Tu 6 17h	We 7 8h	We 7 9h	We 7 10h	We 7 11h	We 7 12h	We 7 13h	We 7 14h	We 7 15h	We 7 16h	We 7 17h	Th 8 8h	Th 8 9h	Th 8 10h	Th 8 11h	Th 8 12h	Th 8 13h	Th 8 14h	Th 8 15h	Th 8 16h	Th 8 17h	Fr 9 8h	Fr 9 9h	Fr 9 10h	Fr 9 11h	Fr 9 12h	Fr 9 13h	Fr 9 14h	Fr 9 15h	Fr 9 16h	Fr 9 17h	Sa 10 8h	Sa 10 9h	Sa 10 10h	Sa 10 11h	Sa 10 12h	Sa 10 13h	Sa 10 14h	Sa 10 15h	Sa 10 16h	Sa 10 17h	Su 11 8h	Su 11 9h	Su 11 10h	Su 11 11h	Su 11 12h	Su 11 13h	Su 11 14h	Su 11 15h	Su 11 16h	Su 11 17h	Mo 12 8h	Mo 12 9h	Mo 12 10h	Mo 12 11h	Mo 12 12h	Mo 12 13h	Mo 12 14h	Mo 12 15h	Mo 12 16h	Mo 12 17h	Tu 13 8h	Tu 13 9h	Tu 13 10h	Tu 13 11h	Tu 13 12h	Tu 13 13h	Tu 13 14h	Tu 13 15h	Tu 13 16h	Tu 13 17h	We 14 8h	We 14 9h	We 14 10h	We 14 11h	We 14 12h	We 14 13h	We 14 14h	We 14 15h	We 14 16h	We 14 17h	Th 15 8h	Th 15 9h	Th 15 10h	Th 15 11h	Th 15 12h	Th 15 13h	Th 15 14h	Th 15 15h	Th 15 16h	Th 15 17h	Fr 16 8h	Fr 16 9h	Fr 16 10h	Fr 16 11h	Fr 16 12h	Fr 16 13h	Fr 16 14h	Fr 16 15h	Fr 16 16h	Fr 16 17h	Sa 17 8h	Sa 17 9h	Sa 17 10h	Sa 17 11h	Sa 17 12h	Sa 17 13h	Sa 17 14h	Sa 17 15h	Sa 17 16h	Sa 17 17h	Su 18 8h	Su 18 9h	Su 18 10h	Su 18 11h	Su 18 12h	Su 18 13h	Su 18 14h	Su 18 15h	Su 18 16h	Su 18 17h	Mo 19 8h	Mo 19 9h	Mo 19 10h	Mo 19 11h	Mo 19 12h	Mo 19 13h	Mo 19 14h	Mo 19 15h	Mo 19 16h	Mo 19 17h
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	5	13	14	15	15	14	13	11	6	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	6	3	1	1	3	5	5	3	1	1	6	6	8	9	10	10	10	9	8	7	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	11	10	6	5	5	6	6	8	11	13	11	7	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	6	7	8	10	11	6	7	6	5	3	8	8	8	9	8	8	6	5	4	3	2	2	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	6	9	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	13	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	11	10	7	8	10	12	14	15	16	17	16	15	6	7	8	10	11	11	11	12	15	17	11	11	12	13	13	13	11	10	9	8
Gusts (kmh)	24	30	33	35	36	35	32	29	24	14	13	12	11	10	8	7	7	8	8	16	15	13	11	14	14	15	13	8	4	20	22	27	27	28	29	30	31	28	26	29	32	35	38	41	41	40	40	38	36	32	28	28	28	28	33	38	43	38	33	13	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	19	20	23	26	29	9	8	7	5	3	24	26	23	18	13	10	9	7	6	4	3	4	6	9	10	10	9	7	6	5	6	7	6	3	2	6	12	19	27	36	37	38	36	32	29	30	32	35	39	44	50	46	41	35	31	31	34	36	36	36	24	25	25	25	24	25	25	27	31	34	20	22	27	33	40	45	50	56	62	68	52	50	46	42	38	37	36	36	37	37
Temp. (°C)	11	12	13	13	14	14	13	12	10	5	9	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	6	11	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	13	10	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	16	16	15	14	11	10	11	12	13	14	15	15	15	13	10	10	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	11	10	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	14	14	13	12	10	10	11	12	13	13	13	13	12	10	5	6	8	9	11	12	13	13	12	11	6	7	7	8	9	10	10	10	9	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	11	10	9	8
Rain (mm)																																										0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1			4.1	4.1	5.5	5.5	5.5	11.1	11.1	11.1	2.1	2.1																																											0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4
Cloud Cov. (%)		21	11	42	38	23	27	17					16	45	64	71	65	51	59	32		34	6	44	56	47	37	72	19	83	71	81	75	66	71	75	80	82	84	81	76	78	81	83	78	73	68	73	79	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	96	92	97	100	100	100	100	1	1		1	2						2	5	7	6	5	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	84	100	100	99	97	96	97	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	94	87	81	87	94	100	83	65	1								2	3	43	30	53	77	100	100	99	99	99	100	22	13	32	50	69	48	27	6	5	3
High Cloud (%)																															1	36	26																	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100											68	100	100	100	100	1	1														4	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1									33	67	89	84	89	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	90	81	71	81	90	100	82	63	1								2	3									33	67
Mid Cloud (%)																														33	12				18	35	53	53	54	3		13	26	39	26	13		13	25	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	90	84	77	71	61	50	40	27	13			17	33	50																												11	22	33	55	78	100	100	100	100	100	94	87	81	60	40	19	16	13	100	100	72	44	16	11	5														7	10	40	70	100	100	99	99	97	95
Low Cloud (%)		21	11	42	38	23	27	17					16	45	64	71	65	51	59	32		34	6	44	56	47	37	72	19	73	64	71	76	66	65	64	63	64	66	79	76	75	73	72	71	69	68	70	72	89	91	88	86	83	85	86	88	89	91	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	96	92	81	76	79	82	85				1	2						2	5	7	6	5	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	83	100	100	99	97	96	97	99	100	100	100	58	37	44	52	59	52	46	39	37	36	1																				42	29	43	57	71	59	48	36	38	41	21	12	31	49	68	47	26	5	4	3
CAPE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	20	30	20	10	10	10	20	30	30	30	20	20	20	30	60	60	50	40	30	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	0	0	20	40	60	80	90	90	70	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	0	0	0
Ceiling (m)	820	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.2k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	978	539	771	966	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	771	466	576	893	942	978	978	1.1k	1.0k	954	771	478	576	625	722	747	722	673	625	564	503	478	527	539	539	539	564	564	564	539	503	393	405	393	417	442	454	478	478	454	442	588	539	539	564	588	564	515	503	478	478	454	503	551	588	612	1.3k	1.3k	1.1k	856	551	991	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.6k	1.4k	1.1k	612	747	734	747	795	808	734	637	564	478	393	405	405	393	381	381	381	356	368	381	381	478	539	661	832	954	978	978	930	856	747	905	942	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	795	844	917	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	942	747	417	490	698	966	1.2k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	869	1.1k	1.1k	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.5k	1.3k

The Kaimai launch site in the Hauraki region of New Zealand is occasionally used for paragliding. It offers thermal soaring opportunities and some potential for cross-country (XC) flights. Despite being referred to as an airstrip, the takeoff area is a grassy field and does not support winch towing. The site is situated at an elevation of 340 meters. The site record for the Kaimai launch is 24.8 km. There is also a lower launch site in the same region with a site record of 19.0 km. Access to Kaimai is restricted as it is private property. You must contact a keyholder to gain entry, as the site has locked gates and specific access protocols. Misbehavior or irresponsible actions at Kaimai will be addressed by other members on-site or shortly thereafter. For more information, visit the Bay of Plenty Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club's page: [Kaimai Site Information](https://parawait.org/sites/kaimai/).

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