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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Portland, OR

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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - PORTLAND OR
630 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2013

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR WESTERN OREGON
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER SALEM AND MEDFORD AREAS

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...
CONSULT YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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LOCAL INDICES FOR SALEM:

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       5000 FT ASL........4.0
       6000 FT ASL........5.5
      10000 FT ASL........11.5
      15000 FT ASL........17.0

HEIGHT OF THE - 3 INDEX...................0 FT ASL
TOP OF THE LIFT...........................100 FT ASL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT SALEM...(DEG F)... 56
FIRST USABLE LIFT..............(DEG F)... 60
TOP OF LIFT....................(FT MSL).. 100
SOARING INDEX..................(FPM).... -417
MAXIMUM LIFT...................(FPM)..... 54

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
3000  2411/
6000  2119/+02
9000  2019/-04
10000 2018/-05
12000 2116/-09
14000 2018/-13
16000 2020/-17



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LOCAL INDICES FOR MEDFORD:
630 AM PDT Sun Jun 16 2013

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       5000 FT ASL........ -6.0
       6000 FT ASL........ -5.0
      10000 FT ASL........ 1.0
      15000 FT ASL........ 5.0

HEIGHT OF THE - 3 INDEX................... 6800 FT ASL
TOP OF THE LIFT........................... 9000 FT ASL
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT MEDFORD...(DEG F)... 84
FIRST USABLE LIFT................(DEG F)... 72
TOP OF LIFT......................(FT MSL).. 9000
SOARING INDEX....................(FPM)..... 330
MAXIMUM LIFT.....................(FPM)..... 432

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
3000  2509/
6000  2117/+06
9000  2023/+02
10000 2024/+00
12000 2026/-03
14000 2028/-07
16000 2031/-11



THIS PRODUCT IS ROUTINELY PREPARED BY 630 AM AND IS
DISTRIBUTED TO THE McMINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
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