Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
691 UXUS97 KSLC 201220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 201220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 09/20/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -7.0 6000 FT MSL........ -5.5 10000 FT MSL........ -0.5 15000 FT MSL........ 1.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7100 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 11400 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 80 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 75 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 404 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 155 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 310 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 325 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 070 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 045 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 205 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 215 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 205 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 205 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 215 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 78 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.