CURRENT SOARING FORECAST FOR SCSA -OCT. 22-25, 2010

CURRENT SOARING FORECAST FOR SCSA (CRYSTALAIRE - 46CN) OCTOBER 22-25, 2010THIS WEEKEND Although temps will be a few degrees below normal our soaring area will likely be sunny and pleasant while Los Angeles and the So Cal coast remain under a solid cloud deck through Sunday. On the menu for this period is ridge lift at all the likely suspected spots and the chance for some wave as this cold front bugs out to the east.Sunday and Monday our winds will shift to the North - Northeast and mark the push in from the northwest of a high pressure cell bringing warm dry air back to the area. SKEW-T CHART FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AT 2PM SKEW-T CHART FORECAST FOR SATURDAY AT 2PM Dr Jack's predictions indicate FRIDAY the ceiling of useable lift at 8,500 feet with 450 fpm of lift at the field.SATURDAYpredictions point to 450 FPM of lift with top of useable lift at 9,000 feet MSL.Dr. Jack's Blipmaps and soaring predictions are free with a simple registration at his website.http://www.drjack.info/The National Weather Service is predicting the following local surface conditions for Friday through Monday:FRIDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 68 degreesWind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph.SATURDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 68 degrees.Wind: Southwest 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph.SUNDAYSunny, Temperature: 72 degreesWind: Northwest 15 mph.MONDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 71 degreesWind: Northwest 10 to 13 mph.