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DMI HARMONIE

MF Arome 1.3

UKMO UK 2

DMI HARMONIE 2

MF Arome 2.5

KNMI EU 5.5

DWD ICON EU 7

UKMO Global 10

DWD ICON Global 11

MF Arpege EU 11

GFS global 13

GFS GRAPES 13

GEM Global 15

BOM ACCESS 15

GFS GraphCast 25

ECMWF IFS 25

ECMWF AIFS 28

ECMWF IFS 44

JMA gSM 55

MF Arpege 55

Model	DMI HARMONIE 2.5 km run: 21/05 01:12																																												IFS HD 2.5 km run: 21/05 01:12																																																																GFS 13 km run: 21/05 01:12
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Wind Dir.
Wind Spd. (mph)	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	6	4	7	5	3	2	0	1	0	2	4	2	4	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	10	9	8	8	1	2	3	3	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	7	10	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	11	11	11	10	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	13	12	10	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	9	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	13	12	11	11	10	9	8	6	9	9	7	7	9	12	16	19	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	10	9	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	17	18	18	19	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	12	12	11	9	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	7	7	6	4	4	4	5	7	10	13	14	14	14
Gusts (mph)	14	15	15	16	15	14	14	13	14	14	24	19	14	9	6	3	2	2	11	10	11	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	24	23	21	19	3	3	8	10	12	16	18	21	23	24	25	26	25	25	21	17	12	12	16	20	24	28	33	37	34	32	29	34	38	43	42	41	39	38	41	44	47	47	47	47	48	49	50	48	47	45	35	32	25	26	28	31	33	35	38	40	39	39	38	39	40	41	40	39	34	33	32	31	30	30	30	29	29	28	27	27	27	27	23	19	29	29	31	34	36	38	38	38	36	32	30	29	28	28	28	27	18	15	13	12	12	13	15	17	19	20	21	22	23	23	24	25	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	18	13	7	1	1	2	3	4	6	7	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	6	4	16	13	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	10	6	21	21	21	22	24	26	27	28	28	30	31	32	32	31	30	30	30	29	28	27	27	26	26	27	29	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	29	28	25	24	24	22	21	19	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	11	10	7	4	6	8	10	13	15	18	20	22	23
Temp. (°C)	9	9	9	8	9	10	12	14	14	16	15	16	15	15	15	13	6	8	12	14	15	16	17	17	17	18	17	16	14	12	12	11	6	8	10	11	14	15	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	13	12	11	11	10	8	8	9	9	10	11	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	7	7	8	9	10	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	10	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	11	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	8	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	7	8	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	11	8	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	13	13	12	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	12	13	14	15	17	18	18	19	18	15	15	15	14	13	11	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8
Rain (mm)	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.6	0.3						0.5																																											0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.3	0.1	0.1																	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4									0.8	0.8	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3																													0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2						0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1												0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Cloud Cov. (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	2	100	99	100	25	57			3			1			8	11			52		3		100		4	99	99	1	10	23	30	25	15	15	36	68	90	94	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	60	61	52	40	32	36	46	49	39	23	11	5	3	5	15	29	48	56	52	43	34	28	23	18	14	12	10	9	9	12	18	26	88	85	73	55	38	22	6		9	28	47	67	87	100	100	96	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	73	71	73	78	84	90	96	100	100	100	100	99	96	93	88	82	83	86	86	84	81	77	73	66	57	46	35	24	14	7	5	6	28	32	38	47	59	70	81	92	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	95	89	32	26	22	21	21	22	23	24	23	20	15	10	6	2		2	7	26	25	23	21	18	16	14	12	12	14	18	21	25	28	30	29	25	43	51	58	65	71	76	80	83	82	76	67	58	49	40	35	37	44	36	27	19	14	11	8	6	4	3	3	3	100	100	100	100	90	81	40	68	96	97	99	100	100	100	100
High Cloud (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	11			7			25	2			3						8	11													32	74	100	90	64	49	61	84	100	100	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100																																									14	35	54	73	91	100	95	82	90	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	86	66	42	55	67	78	87	95	100	100	90	73	56	38	19	5																																																									1	3	5	9	16	30	48	65	81	95	100	92	74																3	8	8	3										94	96	98	100	89	79	11	16	22	15	7
Mid Cloud (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	8	100		100	99	100															33																30	71	100	100	100	100	100	86	66	55	60	73	85	92	97	100	100	100	100	93	84			5	13	23	38	55	61	46	19					1	4		2	2	1					1	2	3	4	6	6	4	2	44	47	41	30	20	10	1		10	28	47	66	86	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	11	3	10	25	41	57	73	81	76	62	47	31	14	2																			31	41	51	61	70	79	87	95	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	32	14	1				1	1	2	2	1	1	1								1	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	1	1																																	7	14	21	15	8							2	5	7
Low Cloud (%)	88	50	58	100	37	19	1	99	100	2	6	1	100		56						1							29		3		100		4	99	99	1	1											66	62	73	90	100	96	87	81	87	97	100	88	70	60	69	87	68	68	55	36	21	16	14	14	13	13	12	9	5	6	16	30	53	61	57	47	38	31	25	20	15	11	8	6	6	9	17	27	69	63	54	42	31	19	8				2	5	9	11	9	5	63	73	78	79	79	79	78	79	82	87	91	95	98	100	100	99	61	59	61	66	72	78	84	90	94	97	99	100	100	100	96	90	93	96	96	93	90	86	80	73	63	50	38	26	15	7	5	8	10	8	8	12	20	27	35	42	48	51	51	51	50	48	44	37	28	14	19	23	25	26	26	26	26	24	20	15	10	6	1		3	8	30	28	26	23	20	16	12	8	5	3	1					1	3	48	57	65	73	79	85	90	93	92	86	76	66	56	45	39	40	46	39	30	22	17	13	10	7	4	3	2	3	100	84	69	53	37	21	32	59	86	91	95	100	100	100	100
CAPE	30	0	10	0	10	0	20	100	50	100	60	300	40	70	180	200	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	40	50	40	20	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	0	20	20	20	30	30	30	30	30	30	20	20	20	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	-10	0	30	70	100	100	80	60	40	20	10	0	0	20	20	20	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	20	30	20	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	30	30	40	40	40	30	30	20	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	20	20	20	20	20	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	20	30	40	40	40	30	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	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	40	50	60	60	40	20	10	10	20	20	10	10	10	10	10
Ceiling (m)	445	481	469	469	457	616	835	1.0k	1.1k	1.3k	1.1k	1.0k	1.0k	1.1k	713	579	628	603	1.0k	1.2k	1.2k	1.4k	1.8k	1.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.9k	1.4k	1.1k	1.0k	1.1k	945	433	445	518	628	1.8k	2.0k	2.0k	2.0k	2.2k	2.3k	2.3k	2.0k	1.7k	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	396	433	445	494	506	494	445	420	408	396	384	408	433	445	420	420	408	445	579	762	933	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	823	542	542	591	677	762	835	884	933	957	994	994	982	957	933	860	762	359	408	506	640	811	982	1.2k	1.3k	1.4k	1.5k	1.5k	1.5k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.1k	408	384	396	396	396	384	408	408	420	408	420	408	396	396	396	372	420	420	445	494	506	530	579	579	555	542	481	457	420	396	372	384	335	359	433	530	628	750	860	945	969	969	957	933	908	872	786	701	518	555	616	701	823	957	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	921	408	433	481	579	738	896	1.1k	1.3k	1.4k	1.4k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.0k	921	811	725	372	384	457	542	677	811	957	1.1k	1.2k	1.3k	1.3k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	1.0k	933	823	469	481	506	530	530	555	579	579	591	616	640	664	689	689	689	640	579	384	433	494	579	664	786	896	1.0k	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	969	921	872	799	701	591	481	445	420	445	469	481	494	469	445	335	335	335	335	335	335	335	335

Located in South East Wales, UK, this paragliding site is primarily for members of the SE Wales Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club and the Welsh Free Flight Federation. The site stands at an elevation of 356 meters and is best flown in a south wind direction (180°). For vehicular access, take the A467 from Newport or Brynmawr, then the B4591 to Crosskeys. Turn right at the first set of traffic lights, then second left into Cobden St. Continue to the sports fields, then turn right into Blackvein Rd. Follow this narrow road up the steep hill, over the cattle grid, and half a mile later, turn left through the gate to reach the take-off area. If the gate is locked, contact Mr. Sutor at the adjacent farm. For foot access, follow the A468 from Newport or Caerphilly, then take minor roads from Lower Machen. Park at the large viewpoint car park for foot access or at the side of the track to take-off for vehicular access, just before the transmitter mast. Do not obstruct the track or drive onto the common. The take-off area requires a long carry on foot from the viewpoint car park or a short carry over rough ground from the parking area by the transmitter. The South take-off is shallow and over tall trees, making it unsuitable for paragliders. The steep NE take-off is more suitable for paragliders but is rarely used by hang gliders. Top land on the flat ground alongside the transmitter mast. There is no true bottom landing on the NE side, but shoulder landings are possible near the viewpoint car park. For the South face, bottom landings are possible at Machen sports field, though the approach is difficult due to nearby obstacles. Another larger field to the SW of take-off requires a long glide over a quarry and should not be used if it is in crop. Pre-flight checks are advisable as neither field can be seen from take-off. This site can be turbulent in strong winds and is best flown in lighter conditions. Hazards include tall trees on the South side, rotor on the NE take-off, and the TV mast and buildings on top of the hill. For more information, visit: https://www.flysouthwales.co.uk/site-guides/machen/

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