WORLD GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS   97 FORECAST BULLETIN

DATE : Friday, July 11th 1997
Sunset : 21 h 17 min

GENERAL SYNOPSIS- 5500m : Weak low over Southern France this morning, but a small ridge will form over Western France in the afternoon then over the Alps in the evening, giving a light North Westerly flow.- Surface : Flat low over France, with slightly increasing pressure throughout the day. A stormy cloud mass is still present this morning over South Western France, and will extend over Northern Alps in the afternoon. In the Southern Alps this morning blue sky won't last long... many Cumulus clouds will form over the mountains and will overdevelop in the afternoon. That evolution has to be confirmed around noon..

QNH 1015 hPa FL 75 2300m FL 115 3520m FL 195 5960m

AIR MASS / DEVELOPMENT OF CONVECTION - St-Auban sounding : Very humid and stable below 1500m, a little bit drier but unstable above that level, without any inversion this morning... but that is due to change during the day. A new plane sounding will be taken at 11.30 AM.- Aubenasson sounding: Rather humid at all levels, with a small inversion around 3000m. Many cumulus will form around noon with bases around 2000m, rising to 2300m in the afternoon.- St Crépin sounding: Rather humid at all levels, with a small inversion around 3500m . Many cumulus will form around 10 or 11AM, with bases around 2300m, hopefully rising to 3100m in the afternoon.
 

ISO 0°C 3300m  ISO -10 °C 5000 m

Favourable elements : - light then moderate North wind on the West of St Auban, drying and stabilizing the air mass and reducing the amount of Cu clouds, then giving slope lifts in the evening.   Unfavourable elements :- High probability of early afternoon Cb and thunderstorms, mainly East of St Auban and in Northern Alps.
 
Outlook for tomorrow : - Real improvement with a ridge from Africa to France, giving a light North-Westerly flow over the Alps.Good soaring day, at least in the Southern Alps.
 
 


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