SOARING FORECAST SEPTEMBER 21-24, 2012

THIS WEEKEND:Great soaring weather on tap. The temps will be comfortable and warm at the field as we seque into early fall like conditions.Good lift of up to 600 FPM to over 12,000 feet at the field for this period. Our mountains should have excellent lift to above forecast heights.A large low pressure system will push in slowly from the northwest starting Saturday keeping temps down. Westerly winds will be gentle only reaching 10 knots or so on the ground.Aloft is a different story though. I am forecasting wave on Saturday as afternoon increasing winds aloft push in from the southwest and bounce off our mountain range. See boundary layer winds forecast graphic below. FUN! FRIDAY HEIGHT OF LIFT FORECAST 1300 HRS SATURDAY BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS FORECAST 1500 HRS  The National Weather Service is predicting the following local surface conditions for Saturday through Monday: FRIDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 93 degreesWind: Southwest 5-10 mph.SATURDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 89 degreesWind: Southwest 5-10 mph.SUNDAYSunny, Temperature: 88 degreesWind: Southwest 10-15 mph.MONDAY:Sunny, Temperature: 85 degreesWind: Southwest 5-10 mph.email weather comments to robert.settle@gmail.com