JULY 23—26, 2010

SOARING FORECAST FOR SCSA (CRYSTALAIRE - 46CN) JULY 23-26, 2010 (FRIDAY - MONDAY)THIS WEEKEND The remnants of the southwest flow of monsoonal moisture will bug out by saturday evening marked by the arrival of a high pressure system bringing back desicated air to our area from the southeast sunday onwards. Friday and saturday there is the chance for high level stratus from the remnants of monsoonal moisture. The coast will be under a persistent marine layer for at least the next few days but don't let that fool you. Temps in our antelope valley will be in the triple digits. Thermal soaring conditions look excellent with lift to 12,000 and 14,000 feet. The wind forecasts for the weekend indicate that mid-level wind directions are markedly different from boundary layer directions. Shear (convergence) may play a stong role in predicting lift sources.Dr Jack's predictions indicate FRIDAY the ceiling of useable lift will be at 12,000 feet with 650 fpm of lift at the field.SATURDAYpredictions point to 650 FPM of lift at the field to 14,000 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 surface conditions for Friday through Monday:FRIDAY:Sunny and Hot, Temperature: 98 degreesWind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusty later.SATURDAY:Sunny and Hot, Temperature: 101 degrees.Wind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusty later.SUNDAYSunny and Hot, Temperature: 101 degreesWind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 23.MONDAY:Sunny and Hot, Temperature: 98 degreesWind: Southwest 10 to 15 mph. Gusts to 20.