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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: 03/05 09:50																																																																GFS 13 km run: 03/05 09:50
Date Optimal	Sa 3 7h	Sa 3 8h	Sa 3 9h	Sa 3 10h	Sa 3 11h	Sa 3 12h	Sa 3 13h	Sa 3 14h	Sa 3 15h	Sa 3 16h	Sa 3 17h	Su 4 7h	Su 4 8h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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 7h	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
Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (kmh)	4	2	1	2	1	1	2	4	6	6	5	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	5	5	3	1	1	2	2	3	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	3	2	4	6	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	5	6	6	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	7	7	6	4	4	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	1	4	3	3	3	4	5	6	6	6	5	3	2	1	2	3	5	9	12	13	12	12	9	6	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	4	6	8	10	10	8	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	4	7	9	10	11	11	9	7	5	5	6	4	4	5	6	8	9	11	13	14	14	12
Gusts (kmh)	9	9	7	7	7	7	7	12	16	16	14	7	7	6	8	9	7	8	10	11	12	11	7	7	6	7	9	10	13	14	13	13	11	10	11	11	12	13	14	13	11	10	14	17	12	13	14	13	13	12	13	14	15	17	19	11	12	12	12	12	13	15	16	19	19	20	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	13	10	10	10	6	8	9	10	10	9	7	5	3	4	6	9	12	15	16	18	18	15	11	2	3	4	4	5	6	7	8	8	7	6	5	7	9	7	5	4	5	7	9	7	4	5	8	11	11	12	13	15	17	18	16	13	4	5	6	6	6	7	10	14	16	15	13	4	5	6	6	7	8	11	14	15	14	12	9	16	21	20	17	14	13	10	9	7	6	6	9	11	12	11	11	12	14	16	18	21
Temp. (°C)	14	18	21	22	24	25	25	26	25	25	23	14	18	21	22	23	24	25	25	25	25	23	14	18	21	23	24	25	26	26	25	25	23	16	19	22	23	25	26	26	27	27	25	24	17	19	22	24	25	26	27	27	27	26	24	18	21	23	25	26	27	28	29	29	27	25	19	22	24	26	28	29	30	30	30	28	26	21	24	27	28	30	31	32	32	32	29	26	20	22	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	18	18	19	19	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	17	18	18	20	21	22	22	21	20	20	19	17	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	19	20	22	23	23	22	21	20	18	16	18	20	21	23	24	23	22	21	20	18	18	19	20	22	23	24	25	25	24	22	20	17	19	21	23	24	25	25	25	24	22	21
Rain (mm)																																																																																												0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2																										0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1									0.5	0.5	0.5
Cloud Cov. (%)	49		3		6	13	33	55	71	72	76	61	4			16	33	19	9		65	58	61	17	12	11	12	12	40	100	100	100	83	48			6	11	17	24	31	38	28	19	45	27	10	30	49	69	60	52	43	43	44	27	14					10	21	31	32	33	10	5		7	13	20	32	45	57	42	27				3	3	4	5	5	6	10	13	28	32	37	40	44	47	56	64	73	68	63	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	93	86	80	85	91	96	96	96	96	97	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	87	90	92	78	63	49	47	46	44	60	75	55	32	9	11	14	16	41	65	90	71	52	85	92	99	99	100	100	74	47	21	14	7	3	4	5	13	22	30	39	48	57	40	22
High Cloud (%)			3				23	20	3															1	12	11	6	12	14	100	100	100	40																																11	23															2	3	3	4	4	5	9	12	7	4	2	1	1					2	3	38	34	30	43	55	68	46	24	2	24	46	30	19	7	5	4	2	9	16	23	43	62	100	99	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	97	94	79	73	68	45	23		2	5	7	34	60	51	27	2	1	1							10	21	31	54	77	100	67	35	2	1	1	3	4	5	13	20	28	27	27	26	17	9
Mid Cloud (%)								26	34	57	65										43	36							28	41	57	58	50				3	7	10	19	29	38	27	15	13	11	10	30	49	69	59	49	39	28	16																		16	31	47	34	22																					1	1	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	72	55	37	36	35	34	30	27	23	30	37	59	71	83	85	88	90	71	53	34	34	35	16	11	5	5	5	5	4	3	2	11	20	9	8	7	7	8	8	6	4	2	1	1
Low Cloud (%)	49				6	13	11	18	55	63	45	61	4			16	33	19	9		39	42	61	16			5			4	38	38	41	48			2	5	7	5	2		2	5	34	17					2	3	5	17	29	27	14					10	21	31	21	10	10	5		7	13	20	21	21	22	16	9												20	28	35	39	43	47	55	64	72	65	57	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	86	74	62	73	83	94	93	92	91	94	97	98	97	95	97	98	100	98	96	94	96	97	64	62	59	54	50	45	41	37	33	23	14	1			3	5	8	35	61	88	70	51	83	88	93	66	40	13	15	17	19	13	6					1	1	15	28	42	30	17
CAPE	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	0	10	20	0	0	0	10	10	20	20	10	0	10	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	10	30	0	0	10	20	30	40	50	70	80	90	100	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	60	80	110	130	0	0	0	20	40	60	60	60	50	50	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	30	40	50	50	0	0	0	10	30	40	30	10	0	0	0	10	20	90	260	480	640	690	670	600	470	290	20	30	30	30	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	80	110	90	40	80	120	170	210	240	270	300	320	310	260	180	160	350	530	690	840	960	1070	1150	1150	990	740	90	180	290	430	590	720	810	860	840	690	470	10	10	10	10	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	50	80	100	100	100	70	30
Ceiling (m)	403	598	940	1.2k	1.3k	1.5k	1.7k	1.7k	1.7k	1.6k	1.3k	367	537	916	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.6k	1.7k	1.5k	1.2k	354	513	916	1.1k	1.3k	1.6k	1.7k	1.8k	1.7k	1.5k	1.1k	403	623	818	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.6k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.1k	501	720	940	1.1k	1.4k	1.6k	1.6k	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	550	794	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.5k	1.6k	1.8k	1.8k	1.6k	1.2k	647	867	1.1k	1.4k	1.5k	1.7k	1.8k	1.9k	1.8k	1.5k	1.1k	757	1.0k	1.3k	1.8k	2.0k	2.2k	2.5k	2.6k	2.5k	2.1k	1.6k	635	818	952	916	745	647	659	672	672	611	489	489	537	574	647	720	757	781	794	781	769	745	537	623	708	867	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	916	794	720	696	452	513	550	537	501	452	452	452	464	476	489	428	513	623	794	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	916	794	672	537	464	623	781	1.0k	1.2k	1.4k	1.2k	1.0k	818	696	586	586	708	867	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.6k	1.7k	1.6k	1.4k	964	647	818	1.0k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.2k	1.1k	891

Maricá, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, offers a popular paragliding site with an altitude of 350 meters (1148 feet) and a vertical drop of 315 meters (1033.2 feet). The site is frequently used for soaring, with some cross-country (XC) flights possible. The wind directions suitable for this site are South, Southeast, East, and Southwest. Access to the site is via the Amaral Peixoto Highway. Take the U-turn at marker #25, then the first right, following the sign for "Vôo Livre." Continue straight to the landing area. The area is managed by Sr. Torres from Fly Away Flying School. The road to the ramp is rough and about 3.5 km long, accessible by any car when dry. Alternatively, rental jeeps and dune buggies are available for R$ 5.00 per person. The take-off area is a large grass field with enough space for equipment setup, allowing for two take-offs at a time. The official landing site is on a pasture field to the right of the ramp, not visible from the take-off point, but marked with a windsock. There are various other landing options available. The best season for flying is from September to March, although it is possible to fly year-round. The site is well-frequented by pilots from Niterói, offering easy and predictable flights with beautiful views. The ramp is good, and there is a possibility of top landing. The access road can be challenging, but Maricá offers good infrastructure with hotels and restaurants. It is a touristic city by the beach. For more information, you can visit [Guia 4 Ventos](http://www.guia4ventos.com.br/rampas-do-brasil/34-rampas-de-voo-livre-rj/63-marica-rampa-de-marica-rj) or [Paragliding365](http://www.paragliding365.com). Contact: Torres, Tel.: (21) 9166-1106.

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