2008
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SOARABLE DAYS: 54 ....... CUMULATIVE SCORE :
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68
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MARCH
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SOARABLE DAYS: 8 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:
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11
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2008
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WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE
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DAILY
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Mar 10
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ditto
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+1
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Mar 9
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lite easterly with 2-4kt thermals (real softies) to 8K
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+1
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Mar 8
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WNW wind: some therms, some ridge - & bow wave to above 13K
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+2
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Mar 7
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ditto again: 4kt therms over 2nd ridge, to above 8K
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+1
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Mar 6
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ditto, but then strangely cloudy, PM
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0
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Mar 5
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ditto
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+1
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Mar 4
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would have been thermals, + probable ridge lift & bow wave
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+1
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Mar 3
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ditto, but weaker.
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+1
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Mar 2
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strong NE wind, ridge lift to 10K & tremendous bow wave to 13K
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+3
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Mar 1
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strong west wind, very good ridge lift early, but then clouded down...
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0
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FEBRUARY
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SOARABLE DAYS: 20 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:
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28
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2008
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WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE
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DAILY
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Feb 29
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ditto, but better thermals: 2-4kts to 9,500
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+2
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Feb 28
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ditto WX - weak convergence thermals to 8K
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+1
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Feb 27
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very fine weather, but cicling birds climbed slowly, & not very high
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0
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Feb 26
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lite east breeze, maybe some nibbly thermals, but nothing much
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0
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Feb 25
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(we did have a couple thermals climbs, but) not really 'soarable'
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0
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Feb 24
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huge wave, 13kts @ 14K - but we'll downgrade it for turbulence
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+2
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Feb 23
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more wave: odd stuff with occasional very strong turbulence
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+1
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Feb 22
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ditto, with lines of wind-blown thermals, 6+kts to above 7,500 ft.
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+1
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Feb 21
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wave, again, all day, improving late (nobody flew...)
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+1
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Feb 20
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wave, dying all day, then low thermals, & a storm late in the day
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+1
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Feb 19
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wave all day
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+2
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Feb 18
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ditto again, good to 8K, & until 4:00 p.m.
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+1
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Feb 17
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ditto, but a smidge better
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+1
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Feb 16
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calm & balmy, minimal slope thermals, to 8K
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+1
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Feb 15
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no therms, but great bow wave: strong & steady with # harmonix
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+2
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Feb 14
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best soaring day of this winter: ridge, bow wave therms to 11K!
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+3
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Feb 13
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strong west wind, probly some good junk in the mts, but we'll be modest:
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0
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Feb 12
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NE wind: maybe some ridge lift, but nobody flew, so...
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0
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Feb 11
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ditto again
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+1
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Feb 10
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ditto, but weaker
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+1
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Feb 9
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ditto, but better
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+1
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Feb 8
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ditto, but with thermals south of the 2nd ridge to above 7,500 feet
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+1
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Feb 7
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calm, warm, & quiet
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0
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Feb 6
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WNW wind (probably good like Feb 1), but no one flew, so...
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0
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Feb 5
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sunny & calm
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0
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Feb 4
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thermals, 2-6kts to 7,500' - and lots of it
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+2
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Feb 3
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huge wave & mostly sunny, but it was a full-on blow-out.
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-1
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Feb 2
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ditto - good to 12,500
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+2
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Feb 1
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marginal ridge lift into wave, 2+kts to above 11K
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+2
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JANUARY
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SOARABLE DAYS: 19 .......... MONTHLY CUMULATIVE SCORE:
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27
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2008
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WHAT KIND(S) OF LIFT ........... HOW STRONG, HOW HIGH, HOW LATE
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DAILY
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Jan 31
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sunny, calm and warm for January, but no lift
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0
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Jan 30
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west wind: clouds showed signs of ridge lift & 'micro' wave
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+1
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Jan 29
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nice day, calm, no lift
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0
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Jan 28
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great wave all day - but too windy till late PM (could have flown then...)
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0
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Jan 27
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sunny till 1PM, then clouding down with showers - huge crosswind all day
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-1
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Jan 26
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wave, dying, then scraps of junk (convergence & weak thermals)
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+1
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Jan 25
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low clouds all day - clearing in desert PM, but wave was unreachable
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0
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Jan 24
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ditto. Occasionally obscured by snow squalls, but flyable all day
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+1
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Jan 23
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classic wave, not big & strong, + thermals: for this time of year, a
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+2
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Jan 22
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mostly cloudy, no wind
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0
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Jan 21
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ridge, wave (improving), and thermals up to 8K late in the PM
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+2
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Jan 20
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wave, improving all day, 6kts @ 14K
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+2
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Jan 19
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weak thermals over south-facing slopes - barely soarable, but...
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0
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Jan 18
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ditto (not quite as good, because of interference from bow wave)
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+1
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Jan 17
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more northerly winds aloft & ridge lift to above 9K
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+1
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Jan 16
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ditto but surely strong & high (lenticulars above & north of mts)
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+1
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Jan 15
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probly ditto
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+1
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Jan 14
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ditto, but better: ridge lift to 9K & bow wave above that
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+1
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Jan 13
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northerly aloft: ridge lift & bow wave early, gradually decreasing
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0
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Jan 12
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ditto
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+1
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Jan 11
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thermals on south-facing slopes, weak to about 8,000 feet
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+1
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Jan 10
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ratty thermals up into ridge lift up into bow wave, to 10K
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+1
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Jan 9
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ditto
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0
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Jan 8
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no one around - probably not much
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0
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Jan 7
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ditto ditto
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+2
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Jan 6
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ditto again, should/could have flown, but...
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+2
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Jan 5
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ditto wave - opened up, even though 'they' predicted it wouldn't
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+3
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Jan 4
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more classic wave (10 kts), gradually clouding down late
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+2
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Jan 3
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big wave - high to get into, but unlimited
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+2
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Jan 2
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sunny & sweet, but calm & flat
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0
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Jan 1
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Lite breeze & cloudy w/ a flat temperature gradient, so probly nothing much
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0
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