2004

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <B>The SCORE goes like this:</B></div> <div> <B>+3 = </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>GREAT</U></B></FONT><B>  soaring</B></div> <div> <B>+2 = </B><B><U>GOOD</U></B><B>  soaring</B></div> <div> <B>+1 = </B><B><U>weak</U></B><B> soaring</B></div> <div> <B>0 = un</B><B><U>soar</U></B><B>able</B></div> <div> <B>-1 = un</B><B><U>fly</U></B><B>able</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Think about this:    In 2004, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>87%</B></FONT><B> of our days were soarable, and </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>58%</B></FONT><B> were GOOD or </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>GREAT !!</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Those of you familiar with more 'ordinary' soaring sites, note that what we call GOOD (not </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>GREAT</B></FONT><B>) are days such as  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Jan 30</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Feb 16</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Mar 15</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Apr 8</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>May 23</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>June 18</B></FONT><B>,    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>July 29</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Aug 16</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sept 19</B></FONT><B>,   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Oct 9</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Nov 5</B></FONT><B>, </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dec 12</B></FONT><B>, etc...</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B> PAGE</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id373.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Daily Log of Soarabilit"><U><B>2007 log</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id358.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Log of Soarability"><U><B>2006 log</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id345.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Log of Soarability"><U><B>2005</B></U></A><B> log</B></div> <div> <B>      </B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>                              2004</B></div> <div> <B>             Daily Log of Soarability </B></div> <div> <B>                             </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>HOME PAGE</B></U></A><B>         </B><A HREF="id345.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Log of Soarability"><U><B>BACK to 2005</B></U></A><B>          </B><B> </B><A HREF="id358.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Log of Soarability"><U><B>BACK to 200</B></U></A><A HREF="id358.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daily Log of Soarability"><U><B>6</B></U></A></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="c733d8d0.jpg" border=0 width="573" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></div> <div> <B><U>FINAL  TOTALS   for   2004:</U></B><B>                                                                                </B></div> <div> <B>unflyable                              ---    5</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT><B>days                                                                                       </B></div> <div> <B>flyable, but not soarable  ---   41 days                                                                     </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>                   </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>soarable, but weak            --- 106</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>days                                                                 </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>GOOD soaring                    --- 140 days                                                             </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>GREAT soaring                  ---   74 days </B></div> <div> <B>So, it was at least soarable more than</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> 87% </B></FONT><B>of the time, </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>and it was either</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>GOOD</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>or</B></FONT><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>GREAT</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>more than </B></FONT><B>58 %</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006600" FACE="Arial" ><B>  of the time !</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>(& we had </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> of one kind or another on at least </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>81</B></FONT><B> days!)</B></div> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> =============================================================</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>             On the days we didn't fly our informed guesses appear in </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>BLUE</B></FONT><B>.   </B></div> <div> <B>             This log reads from bottom to top, so we can see later days first.</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="586" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 25 WIDTH="51"><div> <B><U>2004</U></B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><U>SOARABLE DAYS</U></B><B>:  </B><B><U>320</U></B><B>  </B><B>...   </B><B><U>CUMULATIVE   SCORE</U></B><B> :</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="40"><div> <B><U>603</U></B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>  For 2 interesting  BAR GRAPHS  showing this same info, scroll below Jan 1</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> December</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: .......21      MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>26</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more low clouds & rain, clearing @ noon.  Ridge lift </B><B><U>@ least</U></B><B> a ...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2 </B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>fine wave soaring to @ least 12,000, fizzled late when wind changed</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> ditto (5th unflyable day of 2004)</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B> </B>-1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> big RAIN & low clouds all day (4th unflyable day of the year)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B> </B>-1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big </B><I><B>WAVE </B></I><B>-</B><I><B> </B></I><B>high superimposed over lower, </B><B><U>20 Kts</U></B><B> in the sweet spots</B><I><B> </B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>weak wave to at least 12,000 feet</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> light west breeze & flat temperature gradient:  probably not much lift...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more NE wind.  weaker bow wave, but better ridge lift</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>NE wind, too rough near hills, but strong bow wave:  6-8Kts to 11+K  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> ditto</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>  +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> north, northeast wind = slope lift</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>  +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> barely, but there <U>was</U> lift: marginal slope, thermal & wave in tiny spots to 9K</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>  +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> boo hoo, no lift.  Perfectly clear & gorgeous, but absolutely smooooth</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>ditto again...</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>like yesterday, but better</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> northeast ridge lift  (12+kts at Baden Powell)  to 11,000 feet,  all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> north, northeast breeze, strong enough aloft to provide good ridge lift</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> gorgeous, with very little movement in the atmosphere.   Probably another: </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  </B>0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> weak thermals & shearline on highest ridges, sustainable at best.  Call it a:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  </B>0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue WAVE (</B><B><U>Boundary Peak visible, 240 miles away</U></B><B>!)</B>   <B>6+kts  to 13+K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  very clear & calm, 1st 3 consecutive unsoarable days since early March</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  </B>0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> extremely clear and calm.  Moments of zero-sink thermal</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  </B>0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> clear with light breeze & stable temperature lapse rate</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>, therefore, it was at </B><I><B>least</B></I><B> a...</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> nobody around, & the forecast looked like nuthinmuch...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  </B>0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  6</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>weak thermals to 6K, all afternoon.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>very weak shearline to 6K.  Drifted away from airport at 2:30 </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto again (again).   At day's end it looked like </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> beginning...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto again:  therms & shear to 6K in desert & 8K in Mts till after 3:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, </B><B><U>300th soarable day of 2004</U></B><B>.   Almost a "2", but we'll be modest:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Dec  1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weak thermals, stronger on weak shearline.  2-4kts to 8K, till 3:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="583" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> November</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: .......21      MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>31</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>very weak ridge lift & thermals to 8000 feet</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge lift & even better 'bow' wave - to somewhere above 9K, all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 ><NOBR><div> Nov 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge lift, improving all day + PM therms ditto.  To 12K in mountains.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>BIG </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> - easy climb from low over airport in secondary & easy XC</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>smoooth, steady slope lift on the very top, but not much else - all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> brilliantly clear again, zero sink ridge lift, wave & rotor with a max of 300 foot gain</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Nov 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, with weeeak slope lift to above 8000 feet, all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> brilliantly clear & surprisingly warm with a good temp gradient, but no proof of lift, so:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>clearing late for excellent slope lift leading to weak wave, to 9+K till 4:30 PM </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Expected good ridge lift, but it lowered & snowed: only the <U>3rd</U> unflyable day of  2004</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>  -1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> ditto but weaker:  shear lift over the high mts & to the south - not much else</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, but BETTER:  Mt. thermals & shearline, 6kts+ to above 9000 ft</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> gorgeous with VERY lite ridge lift & thermals, but  hardly better than 0-sink:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto but earlier & higher -  & convective numbers better:  @ least a:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> shearline cumulus above the ridgetops.   Probably  weak  to  above  9K</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> honest, there <B>were</B> blue therms (4kts), but we'll be over modest & call it a:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto.  Double wind strength = GREAT ridge lift, above 9K all day  ++</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto but better. Good ridge & cu-marked therms 4-7 kts to 9K, all day </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ENE breeze.  weak therms & weak ridge:  2-4kts to 9K, till after 4: PM </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>8kt ridge leading to 4 kt WAVE to 11,500 (+other odd goodies) all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Nov 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> about the same.  1st consecutive <U>un</U>soarable days in <U>more than 8 months!</U></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> cool and clear.  No surface wind, NW aloft - maybe <I>some</I> ridge lift:  call it a</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>combinations of soarable rotor & gray thermals 4Kts to 7+K, till 4:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weak wave (mostly soarble rotor) & spooky ridge, to 8+K, till 1:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge to above 10 K & thermals in Mts 4-6 kts to 9K, till after 4:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>X-C   </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>.  4-6 kts at moderate altitudes  (strong at 17,999)  all  day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>didn't get forecast winds/wave.  Weak therms, 2-4kts to 8+K, till 4:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue WAVE, PM.  Without question, at least a ... </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>beautiful, calm & chilly.  Mourning the defeat of reason, our atmosphere took the day off</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>  0</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Nov  1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>slope lift with a wavelike form above it 2-4 kts to 10+K   (+ some weak thermals)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="25"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>October</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: .......   30   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+60</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>ditto, ditto, & ditto</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>ditto - a bit weaker, but consistent</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>fine thermals over the second ridge.  4-6 kts to 8K, till 4:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>low clouds & incredibly beautiful.  Therms & shearlines, 2-6kts to 9K till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>clouds low, but weak wave & weak thermals w/ occasional showers  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>WAVE, </B></I><B>better all day long.  6+kts at 14K, & much stronger higher up</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto,  ditto.   2-4 kts  to  nearly  9000  feet,  till  5:00  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>mountain thermals, well-marked by cumulus:  4kts+ to 8500 feet</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>ditto,             ditto,              ditto,               etc.</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>very lite north wind and blue thermals:  2+ kts to 8K, till 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>lite northwest breeze with well marked thermals, 2 kts to 7K till 4:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>occasional showers & soarable </B><B><U>WAVE</U></B><B> in between, but  to be modest:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>  0</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more BIG wave, probly strongest of the week.</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006633" FACE="Arial" ><B><U>200th soarable day in a row</U></B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more ditto </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>.  Again, nobody topping out, but 12 kts @ 13K ... </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>.  Strong, soarable rotor from low  </B><B><U>&</U></B><B>  6 kt  thermals to 7K+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WAVE, pure & simple.  Nobody topped out, but  6-8 kts @ 12 K, all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>litest breeze & modest blue therms,  4-6 kts to 9K in Mts, till 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto ditto.  Fine ridge lift & blue thermals -  4+Kts to 8K, till  5:00  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Oct 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto NE breeze + dust devils.  Blue all day, but would have been about like yesterday</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>             </B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>strong NE breeze:  slope lift & well marked thermals to about 12K, till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>smooooth 2- 6kt Shearline -  west or east, Mts & desert - strong to 12,500 feet</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Oct 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge lift, all along the Mts, all day.  Therms: 6-8kts to above 9K  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> all day (to 18K +?).  Thermals:  4-6 kts to 8,000 till </B><B><U>after 6:00</U></B><B> PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>no wind & weaker than in recent days.   4-8 kts to 11K, till after  4:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more of the same: converging N & S winds (very light) over Mts.  6+Kts to 12 K + till 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto great numbers & tall dust devils + cus @ 14K above Mts.    But let's be modest:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>warmer & better convective numbers + big dust devils.    What the hey,  call it a tres !</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more big shearlines, Mts & desert.  4-10 Kts to 13K, till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto Oct 1: shearlines, mostly in Mts. 4-8 Kts to 13K, till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>MONSTER shearlines...early & late.  6-12Kts to 13K, till </B><B><U>after 6:00 PM</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>3++</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="53"><div> Oct  1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Big shearlines,  4-10Kts  to 12K,  till 6:00 PM.   For Oct, definately a...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>Sept</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: 30   .......   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+53</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>converging breezes on the Mt tops.   4-6 kts to 10K till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> cool and windy, south & west.  Clouds high above peaks marked converging winds...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> calm early with good thermal potential, then big shear & windy PM: ditto</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> wind-blown therms + soarable turbulence downwind of mts 6 kts to 9, blown out @ 3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>strong blue thermals and shearlines.  10+ kts to above 13K till after 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto yesterday, but better.   4-10+kts to </B><B><U>above 15K, </U></B><B>  till after 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 21 ><NOBR><div> Sep 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>lite northerly & </B></FONT><B><U>SWEET</U></B><B>: ridge lift + blue therms,  4-8+ kts  to above 12K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weak therms & weak slope lift, 6+kts above big peaks to above 10K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> lite NE with moderate thermal potential - small dust devils & birds soaring</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>dust devils in the desert  &  big (north) ridge lift to 9K+    all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weak blue desert therms & shear in mts:  4-8 kts to 11K till after 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>wave (WSW) all day + strong, cruisable streets, 6-8kts to 9+ till after 6</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto - shut down by crosswind midday, then good again late, till 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WAVE early (4 kts to 11K), then thermals (4-8kts to 9K), then shear, ending @ 2:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>modest blue thermals & very light breeze.  4-8kts to 10K, till 5:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> thermals would have been weak - but there <B>were</B> dust devils</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> probably much like yesterday.  We hiked the mt top, & saw hawks soaring</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto blue thermals, starting late.  2-6kts to above 9K  till  ????????</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>fewer thermals, weak by summer standards:  4-6kts to 11K till 5:00PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>therms, then shady  AM.   Super-cus PM:  6-12kts  to 11K  </B><B><U>+ 1kt wave</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>gorgeous, big cumulus, lite SW.  4-10 kts to above12K, till after 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>o'cast & very weak from </B><B><U>9:30</U></B><B> to 3, then 4-8 kts to above 10K, till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>1 of the best: </B><B><U> cus high before 10:30</U></B><B>, then </B><B><U>MONSTER shearlines</U></B><B> & big cu. 8+kts to 14, till 6</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>looked exactly like yesterday, but nobody flew, so we'll say @ least a</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 6</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big smoooth thermals, mts & desert.  4-10kts to 13K.    Till 6:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge & thermals, mts & desert:  4-8 kts to above 12K.  Till after 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>better </B><B><U>ridge lift all day</U></B><B> (NE wind), thermals only late PM .  To 9000 ft</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge lift & slope thermals, plus some zero-sink </B><I><B>wave</B></I><B>. To 10K, till  6</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sept 2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>wind-blown therms:  6+ kts to 11K, & wannabe </B><I><B>wave</B></I><B> to 12K, till after 5  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Sep  1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> blue thermals in mts.  To 14K, no report how strong or how late</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> <B>August</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS:  31  .......   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+64</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>widely spaced therms & spotty shearlines.  6-10+ kts to 13K till  6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>fine, but below average.  Therms 6 kts, but not many, to 12K till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>like yesterday, but starting earlier, & better:  6-10 kts to 13K  till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>light winds & blue thermals everywhere.  6-10 kts to 13K, till 6:00 PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>late start (too windy early), mt-top thermals.  4-6 kts to 11K till 5:00PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>slope lift & convergence thermals, in mts only.  2-6 kts to 9K+  all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>south wind in mts & west wind in desert, so probably good shearline</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>slope lift & windy mountaintop therms.  4-6 kts to 11,500'.   ?+wave?</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>shearlines EARLY, windblown therms PM.  4-8 kts to above 8K, till 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weaker than recently.  Blue shearlines, 4-8 kts to 10K till 5 (+ wave?)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>HUGE shear, mts blown out early.  10+kts  to 13+K till after 5:PM (+</B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> late)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more ditto, but stronger & with bigger cus.  10+ kts to 13+K, till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto again, with even fewer cumulus. 10+ kts to 13+K, till after  5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>Like yesterday, but with fewer cumulus.   Till 6:PM  -  Probably better than a</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>HUGE shearlines marked by continuous cu.  10+ kts to 13K,  till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>gorgeous cumulus.   4-11 Kts, cloudbase 12+K,  with WAVE late  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>early development but no OD.  Therms 10 Kts, cloudbase 12K,  till 6                    </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>early development & OD east of here by  2:PM. 10+ Kts to 12 till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>DITTO again.  Cloudbase only 13K, but BOOOMING 10+ Kts till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WOW!  Big fat cumulus & tremendous lift even low. 10+ kts  to 13K, till  </B><B><U>after 6</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto GREAT STUFF. The last  3 daze hottest & best  this year (so far)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more early, STRONG thermals & shearlines 12 kts to 15K+  till after 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>BETTER.   Like yesterday only earlier & stronger  + </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>  late  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>GREAT STUFF.  Therms & shears, </B><B><U>12 knots to above 15K  till after  6</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>finally better again.  Therms & shears  4-12 kts  to 14K till after  6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  6</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto all the way.  (haven't seen a  cumulus cloud near here in weeks)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>below average, but still quite good.  4-10 kts to above 10K, till after 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug  4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> about like yesterday,  but warmer.  Both these blue days probly better than</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Aug  3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> #s indicated strong thermals, but not high.  Guess:  6 Kts + to @ least 10K</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>below average, but still fine:  well over 10 knots to above 12K, till after 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Aug  1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>, "irregular but consistent"   2 to 15 knots to above 12K, all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="583" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> <B>July</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS:  31  .......   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+67</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto strong therms early, & Mts blown out PM  -  then WAVE.    ?How high?</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 22 ><NOBR><div> July 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>dust devils early - huge lift.  ?How high?   Mts blown out by S wind mid-PM.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>  </B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big fat therms & shear.  Usual 10Kts to above 15K, lift good till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> fine day, but convective numbers were below par, so let's be conservative <B>:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>monster shearline, maybe not as high as usual, 10 Kts ?how hi & late</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>strong thermals early, then wind, blowing out by 4:PM  -  then </B><I><B>wave</B></I><B>...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>usual thing, but huger than usual: 10+ Kts, to </B><B><U>16,000 till AFTER  6:PM</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>, & then blue thermals & shearlines.  10+ Kts  to 13K   till  </B><B><U>6:PM</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto again, but apparently not quite as strong or high: 12K+, till 5:PM                  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals early, mts & desert 6-12 kts to @ least 13K  -   till  5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>would have been a typically fine day - except for forest fire smoke...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto again,  with increasing smoke from forest fires late in the day...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>not many soaring flights, but it was the usual excellent conditions ...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto yesterday (stronger) plus soarable wave to 14K.  blown out @ 5</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>6-10Kt therms & shearline to above 13K,</B><B> (+weak wave)</B><B> till 7:PM</B> @least</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto yesterday, but starting earlier.  Cus around 14K & wave in spots</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>slope lift & thermals, 6-8Kt, starting late, how high?   + lennies  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> good temperature gradient for thermals + lenticulars all day, so @ least a...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>therms 6+Kt  to above 13K, </B><B><U>& </U></B><I><B><U>WAVE</U></B></I><B>  (who knows how high?)  All day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>therms & strong shearlines, 6-10 Kts </B><B><U>above 15K</U></B><B>,  blown out @ 5:PM </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, but better.   Thermals, shearline & wave all day:  </B><B>to </B><B><U>15K</U></B><B>, till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> July 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>therms & shearline, </B><B><U>12+</U></B><B>kts to 14+ K</B><B> from </B><B>10</B><B> till </B><B>after 5:PM, </B><B><U>+ </U></B><I><B><U>WAVE</U></B></I><B> late</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  9</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals leading to rotor, leading to </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>.   Over 17K  -  all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="52"><div> July  8</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> mostly cloudy, no one flew PM, but there were lenticulars & dust devils</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  7</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> looked like a 'poor' day for here,  but at this time of year, <B>@ least</B>  a ...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  6</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>probably a lot like the last several days.  So, conservatively, a...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  5</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto  -  mostly in the desert,  maybe not quite as HIGH,  till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  4</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>bodacious therms & shearlines - 10+ kts to 14+ K, till after 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  3</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue therms starting early.  6-10 kts to above 14K,  till after 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  2</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>therms, dust devils & shearlines.  8-10 kts to 13K,  till after 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="52"><div> July  1</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>'hybrid' combos of rotor, thermals, convergence & wave to 12K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>June</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: 30   .......   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+68</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big shearline and desert thermals.   6-8 Kts, cloudbase 13K, till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> June29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> poorest of the week.  Shearline & wave PM - good lift but not so much of it</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto - then strong S wind mid-PM, but plenty of lift within reach to N</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>oh boy!  lots of 10Kt therms and cloudbase above 15K,  till after 6:PM</B> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, 8-10 Kts to </B><B><U>15K</U></B><B>, plus robust clouds on shearline, till after  6:PM</B> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, 8-10Kts to above 13K.  plus awesome shearlines </B><B><U>till after 6</U></B><B>:PM</B> </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto</B> (thin band of cirrus passed over midday) <B>8+Kts to13K till after 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>light & variable with dust devils, blue therms 8-10 kts to 12K till 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> light, variable, and <B>BOOOMING.  </B>A few cus over the desert<B>  @ least 13K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>calm & hot, dust devils.  Blue therms 6-10kts to @least 12K till  5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto yesterday, but better.  Southeast </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> increasing to 13K,  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>quasi-wave (soarable rotor) &  blue boomers,  to 12K,  till after  5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals & </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> everywhere, even at low altitudes,  to 11K+  all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>BIG blue thermals and shearlines.  6-10 kts </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >probly above 13K </FONT><B>till 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, maybe not quite as terrific, but no OD locally  -  till after  6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big therms & huge shear, above 13K, edges of OD soarable till 8:PM </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto, slightly higher + shear,  6 kts  to above 11K  from 10:30 till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>about  like  yesterday  -   4-8 kts  to  10K     from  10:AM  till after  5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>even better thermals   6-10 kts (still not high) to above 10K - till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>better thermals (cumulus on Mt  tops) 6-10kts everywhere  -  till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals (& shear lines ?)  6-8 kts + ridge lift late   Till after 5:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> wave clouds early, then <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>windy thermals 4kts to 9K, plus ridge lift all day</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> June  8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> more strong west wind:  wave and/or ridge all day  -  probably  at  least  a </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> June  7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> surprising west wind @ low alatitude, weak ridge & themal lift to 9K, all day</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  6</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto these last several days:  4-8 kts + slope lift in the PM   Till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals 4-6 kts  to above 11K, + slope lift on demand  Till 6:PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals, 2-8 kts,  to 12K, & less wind than yesterday.   Till 6:PM  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals, shear lines:  4-6 kts  to at least 7K (+ ridge lift?) all day   </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto but not as good: probly some OK ridge lift due to strong W wind</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> June  1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>nobody here.   Judging from the forecast & past 12 weeks, at least a</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="584" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>May</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS: 31   .......  MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>+67</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  HIGH,  HOW  LATE</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>thermals & shear line, 6-8 knots 13,500' MSL</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals & mini shear lines on top of ridges, 6-8 knots  to 11,500' </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> May 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> mild thermals & ridge spots.  4-6 knots to 9000' MSL</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div> <B>winds & cloud streets. -  6-8kts up to 9000' MSL</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>light breezes, dry thermals -  6-10kts all afternoon long</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>lighter breezes,  popcorn cumulus  -   6-10kts, 10:30 to 5:PM, to 12+K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> May 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="479"><div>  ditto,  same  conditions  as  the  whole  past  week</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto the whole week - thermals as strong as 8 knots, and shear late</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ditto yesterday - plus </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> late in the day to 12K(+?) & into evening </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>better, stronger thermals & shear.  6 - 10 kts, 10:AM till 6:PM  to 10+K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>windy therms & shear + ridge in spots.  2-6 kts, 11:AM till 5:PM to 10K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>like yesterday:  STRONG shear & thermals.   6-10kts, all day,  to 11K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> dust devils & well-marked shear lines (cus from noon to 6)  to 11K </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge  and/or  small  waves  all  day  ( + PM thermals?)  probably  a  ...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WAVE, weak early, strengthening midday -  4- 6 kts,  to at  least  13+ K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>sub-par, but still quite good:  W-SW wind,   4- 8 kts, 11:AM till 5, to  9K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals (between cloudy spells)   -   6-10 kts, 11:AM till 6, to 11K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>improving blue thermals EVERYWHERE - 6-10 kts, 10:AM till 6, to 11+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>light northerlies:  ridge & then thermals -  6-10 kts, 10:AM till 6, to 11K </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> May 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> 'cool', with lite breeze & occasional (thermal) gusts & dust devils, even late</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> May 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> basically the same as yesterday  -  no one was here, though, so call it a...</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> May 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> blowing too strong for thermals.<B> Ridge lift & local mountain wave all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>like yesterday, but with less wind.  6+ kts from 11:AM till late,  to 11K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals and shearlines, strengthening late.    6-10 kts  to 11 K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>wave giving way to windy  8-10 kt  thermals - all day, to @ least 11,500</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 6</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>some ridge + windy 6-8kt  therms, leading to wave above  9k - all day</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  May 5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> no info, but it was an average kind of day.  The average score since Mar 6:</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  May 4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> more very strong temp gradients, but strong west wind too:  no better than</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> +2</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>like yesterday only warmer and stronger. (</B>boom BOOM <B>BOOM ) 15+K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> KABOOOMING  thermals,  6-10+kts  from  10:00 AM till late, to 15+ K </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  May 1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>better thermals than yesterday,   4-10kts  from 10:AM till late, to 11+ K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="585" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>April</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS:  29  .......  MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+62</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  .............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  LATE,  HOW  HIGH</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>'ordinary' blue thermals, 4-8kts  -  from 10:AM till </B><B><U>after</U></B><B> 6:PM, to 10+ K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>upslope lift and windy thermals - 6kts from 10:AM till 5:PM,  to 9,000 ft</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>strong ridge lift   </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>(with wind-blown thermals predicted for afternoon)</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>same again, + stronger shears.   INCREDIBLE stuff  -  cloudbase </B><B><U>17K</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>same, but better.  </B><B><U>One pilot @15,500 reported cloudbases far higher</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><U>highest therms this year</U></B><B>. From 10:AM till 6:PM, 10 Kts midday to 15K+  </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big fat gobs of blue thermal lift - 10kts+ from early till 6:00 PM  to 13K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>big ridge lift AM & huge blue thermals, 6-10+ kts till after 5:PM to 12K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>terrific ridge lift & bow wave + therms, 4-10 kts till after 5:PM to 10K+ </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  fairly stable lapse rate, but ample NW wind (& someone said lenticulars...)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  would have been thermals in the afternoon, so at the very least, let's call it  </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>high thermals EARLY, and then all day long, 4-6kts  -  to 10,000 feet  +</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 18</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals, cumulus in mts.  2- 8 kts from 10:AM till after 5:PM - to 8500'</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 17</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>more </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> all day + thermals as low as 1K AGL.  </B><U>Limited area</U>, <U>so only</U></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 16</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>, thermal and shearline </B><B><U>all day</U></B><B>.  6-10 kts to 9K & 4-6 kts in </B><I><B>wave</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 15</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> 8 kt therms & shearlines till after 6:PM - to10K (+</B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B>)  </B><U>better</U> than a</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 14</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> like yesterday, blue therms & shearlines, cus on the mts,  better than a</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 13</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> overnight wave gave way to blue therms & shearlines - probly better than a</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 12</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>soft, blue thermals, everywhere,  6-9 kts till way after  5:PM  to  11K+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 11</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>strong ridge lift & bow wave, then 6-8 kt therms till after  5:PM to 10K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr 10</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals early and all day, 10 kts+ in places till after 6:PM to </B><B><U>14K</U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  9</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>cumulus by  9:30,  lift everywhere, 10+ kts in places till  5:PM,   to 12K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  8</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>shear thermals VERY early (</B><B><U>cumulus by 8:30</U></B><B>).  </B><B><U>6+ kts till 6:PM</U></B><B>,  to 11K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  7</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals up to 12K or so,  + shear lines - we shoulda been up...</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  6 </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> cool & breezy (NW).  Probly would have been weak thermals thru the PM</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  5</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals & shearlines,  6 Kts from noon till ...late.   Cloudbase = 9K+   </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  4</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals all day, starting  </B><B><U>9:30 AM</U></B><B>   6+Kts to 8K,  shear to 12K late PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  3</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals all day, 6+Kts cloudbase @ 7500ft  &  overdevelopment PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  2</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> It hurts bad, but we have to admit that this day was basically unsoarable  !!</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div>   0</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div>  Apr  1</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  cold front:  windy & cloudy.  Between squalls,  stormy thermals & ridge lift</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="27"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>                         </B>  <B>                                                                               </B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="582" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>March</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>SOARABLE DAYS:  27  .......   MONTHLY  CUMULATIVE  SCORE:</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B> 49</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 WIDTH="53"><div> <B>2004</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>WHAT  KIND(s) OF  LIFT  ............  HOW  STRONG,  HOW  LATE,  HOW  HIGH</B></FONT></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>daily</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 31</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>blue thermals with tiny cumulus  -   the highest we've seen in 2004</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 30</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>dust devils & lots of 'em:  shearlines & </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> increasing PM. </B>@ least</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 29</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B> weak thermals all day, with strong stuff to above 11,000 early  PM</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 28</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>weak thermals and weak ridge lift, 2+ knots from 9:AM till 5:PM  to 8K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 27</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>very weak blue thermals all day.  2 to 4 knots from 9:30 till 5:PM to 7K</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 26</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>spotty ridge lift leading to </B><I><B>wave</B></I><B>  -  to 11K,  AND as low as 1000 AGL !</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+1</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 25</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>ridge lift leading to small </B><I><B>waves</B></I><B>, then Mt. thermals PM - 6Kts to 10K+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Mar 24</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> weak thermals.  (We were in LA picking up our new Lambada.)   At least a</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Mar 23</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> probably:  weak wave in the morning and weak thermals in the afternoon</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> +1</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 22</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>thermals to 11K, leading to </B><I><B>WAVE</B></I><B> above 9K.         High clouds late</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+2</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 21</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>guess what?   Same thing; nearly identical to yesterday  -  only better</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 20</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>tunzo blue thermals everywhere, 2- 8 Kts, from 10:00 till 5:00 to 12K+</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="24"><div> <B>+3</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 20 ><NOBR><div> Mar 19</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>partial cirrus cover = weaker thermals.  4