Soaring Guidance
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Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, Colorado
1857 MDT Monday, June 24, 2024

This forecast is for Tuesday, June 25, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 86.2 F/30.1 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1531 ft/min (7.8 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 21295 ft MSL (16005 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 98.0 F/37.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 0930 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 18396 ft MSL (13106 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 06/26.... Excellent

Wave Soaring Index............................. Poor
Wave Soaring Index trend (to 1800 MDT)......... No change
Height of stable layer (12-18K ft MSL)......... None
Weak PVA/NVA (through 1800 MDT)................ Neither
Potential height of wave....................... 17827 ft MSL (12537 ft AGL)
Wave soaring outlook for Wednesday 06/26....... Fair

Remarks... None

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:33:00 / 20:31:39 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 58 min 39 sec (898 min 39 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:02:19 MDT... 73.58 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 06/25/2024 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 16006 ft MSL (10716 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18958 ft MSL (13668 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 20155 ft MSL (14865 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -1.5
K index......................... +21.6

Height  Temperature  Wind  Wind Spd  Lapse Rate  ConvectionT  Thermal  Lift Rate
ft MSL  deg C deg F   Dir   kt  m/s  C/km F/kft  deg C deg F   Index    fpm  m/s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -63.8 -82.8   295   47   24   3.8   2.1      M     M       M      M    M
 45000  -56.7 -70.1   290   64   33   6.5   3.6      M     M       M      M    M
 40000  -46.7 -52.1   290   68   35   5.5   3.0      M     M       M      M    M
 38000  -43.4 -46.1   290   66   34   5.5   3.0      M     M       M      M    M
 36000  -40.1 -40.2   290   64   33   5.5   3.0      M     M       M      M    M
 34000  -37.0 -34.6   290   56   29   5.0   2.8      M     M       M      M    M
 32000  -34.0 -29.2   295   48   25   4.9   2.7      M     M       M      M    M
 30000  -30.0 -22.0   295   43   22   7.2   3.9   46.3 115.4     7.3      M    M
 29000  -27.3 -17.1   295   41   21   7.2   3.9   45.1 113.2     6.5      M    M
 28000  -25.1 -13.2   295   38   20   7.0   3.9   44.2 111.6     5.9      M    M
 27000  -23.0  -9.4   300   35   18   7.1   3.9   43.1 109.6     5.1      M    M
 26000  -20.9  -5.6   300   31   16   7.1   3.9   42.1 107.7     4.3      M    M
 25000  -18.8  -1.8   300   28   14   6.8   3.8   41.2 106.2     3.7      M    M
 24000  -16.8   1.8   300   23   12   6.5   3.6   39.9 103.8     2.6      M    M
 23000  -14.9   5.2   295   19   10   6.6   3.6   38.7 101.7     1.7      M    M
 22000  -13.0   8.6   290   14    7   6.6   3.6   37.7  99.9     0.8      M    M
 21000  -11.0  12.2   295   14    7   6.6   3.6   36.5  97.7    -0.3   1507  7.7
 20000   -9.1  15.6   295   14    7   6.7   3.7   35.4  95.8    -1.3   1419  7.2
 19500   -8.1  17.4   295   14    7   6.7   3.7   34.9  94.9    -1.7   1375  7.0
 19000   -7.2  19.0   295   14    7   6.5   3.6   34.4  93.9    -2.2   1333  6.8
 18500   -6.3  20.7   295   13    7   6.7   3.7   33.8  92.9    -2.8   1290  6.6
 18000   -5.4  22.3   295   13    7   7.7   4.2   33.3  92.0    -3.4   1248  6.3
 17500   -4.1  24.6   300   12    6   8.5   4.7   33.1  91.6    -3.6   1196  6.1
 17000   -2.9  26.8   300   12    6   8.6   4.7   32.9  91.3    -3.9   1145  5.8
 16500   -1.6  29.1   305   11    6   9.3   5.1   32.8  91.0    -4.1   1091  5.5
 16000   -0.3  31.5   310   11    5   9.3   5.1   32.7  90.9    -4.2   1037  5.3
 15500    1.1  34.0   315   10    5   9.0   5.0   32.6  90.7    -4.4    982  5.0
 15000    3.0  37.4   320   10    5   9.0   4.9   32.4  90.4    -4.6    900  4.6
 14500    4.4  39.9   325   10    5   9.1   5.0   32.3  90.2    -4.8    845  4.3
 14000    5.7  42.3   330   10    5   9.1   5.0   32.2  90.0    -4.9    790  4.0
 13500    7.1  44.8   335    9    5   9.2   5.1   32.1  89.8    -5.0    735  3.7
 13000    8.5  47.3   335    9    5   9.2   5.1   32.0  89.7    -5.1    679  3.4
 12500    9.8  49.6   340   10    5   9.0   5.0   32.0  89.5    -5.2    622  3.2
 12000   11.2  52.2   345    9    5   8.8   4.9   31.8  89.3    -5.4    567  2.9
 11500   12.5  54.5   345    9    5   8.7   4.8   31.7  89.0    -5.5    513  2.6
 11000   13.8  56.8   350   10    5   8.4   4.6   31.5  88.7    -5.7    458  2.3
 10500   15.2  59.4   350   10    5   4.9   2.7   31.3  88.4    -5.8    404  2.1
 10250   15.4  59.7   350   10    5   6.1   3.4   30.8  87.5    -6.3    389  2.0
 10000   16.2  61.2   355   10    5  11.7   6.4   30.9  87.6    -6.3    358  1.8
  9750   17.0  62.6   355   10    5  10.7   5.9   30.9  87.7    -6.2    327  1.7
  9500   17.8  64.0   355   10    5   9.2   5.0   31.0  87.8    -6.2    296  1.5
  9250   18.3  64.9   355   10    5   7.0   3.8   30.8  87.5    -6.4    272  1.4
  9000   18.9  66.0   355    9    5   8.2   4.5   30.7  87.2    -6.6    248  1.3
  8750   19.5  67.1   355    9    5   8.7   4.8   30.6  87.1    -6.6    221  1.1
  8500   20.2  68.4   355    9    5   8.5   4.7   30.5  86.9    -6.7    193  1.0
  8250   20.8  69.4   355    9    5   8.5   4.7   30.4  86.7    -6.8    167  0.8
  8000   21.5  70.7   350    9    4   8.3   4.5   30.3  86.6    -7.0    141  0.7
  7750   22.1  71.8   350    9    5   7.8   4.3   30.2  86.3    -7.1    116  0.6
  7500   22.7  72.9   345    9    5   8.6   4.7   30.0  86.1    -7.2     90  0.5
  7250   23.3  73.9   340   10    5   8.9   4.9   30.0  86.0    -7.3     63  0.3
  7000   24.0  75.2   335   10    5   9.8   5.4   29.9  85.9    -7.4     35  0.2
  6750   24.7  76.5   330   11    6   7.6   4.2   29.9  85.9    -7.4      7  0.0
  6500   24.9  76.8   325   12    6  -3.0  -1.6   29.4  84.9    -8.0      M    M
  6250   24.2  75.6   310   11    6  -9.5  -5.2   28.1  82.6    -9.4      6  0.0
  6000   23.6  74.5   300   11    6  -3.9  -2.1   26.8  80.2   -10.8     18  0.1
  5750   23.1  73.6   290   13    6 -12.1  -6.7   25.7  78.3   -12.0     24  0.1
  5500   21.1  70.0   270    9    4 -40.0 -21.9   23.0  73.4   -14.8     77  0.4

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *

           06/25/2024 at 0900 MDT          |       06/25/2024 at 1200 MDT
                                           |
CAPE...   +29.6    LI...       -0.0        | CAPE...   +66.7    LI...       -0.2
CINH...   -59.4    K Index... +19.6        | CINH...    -7.8    K Index... +12.1
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -62.9 -81.2  295  43 22   3.0   1.7 | -62.7 -80.9  295  39 20   3.2   1.8
 45000 -56.2 -69.2  290  58 30   6.2   3.4 | -56.0 -68.8  295  55 29   5.9   3.3
 40000 -47.0 -52.6  290  61 31   5.9   3.2 | -47.1 -52.8  290  62 32   5.8   3.2
 38000 -43.5 -46.3  290  60 31   5.9   3.2 | -43.7 -46.7  290  62 32   5.8   3.2
 36000 -40.0 -40.0  295  60 31   5.8   3.2 | -40.2 -40.4  295  62 32   5.7   3.1
 34000 -37.0 -34.6  295  52 27   4.9   2.7 | -36.9 -34.4  295  54 28   5.4   2.9
 32000 -34.1 -29.4  300  43 22   4.8   2.6 | -33.3 -27.9  295  44 23   5.8   3.2
 30000 -29.6 -21.3  300  39 20   7.0   3.8 | -29.3 -20.7  295  40 21   6.7   3.7
 29000 -27.5 -17.5  300  37 19   7.0   3.8 | -27.3 -17.1  295  38 19   6.7   3.7
 28000 -25.4 -13.7  300  35 18   6.9   3.8 | -25.3 -13.5  295  36 18   7.0   3.9
 27000 -23.3  -9.9  300  33 17   6.9   3.8 | -23.2  -9.8  295  34 17   7.0   3.8
 26000 -21.3  -6.3  300  30 15   6.9   3.8 | -21.1  -6.0  295  31 16   7.0   3.8
 25000 -19.2  -2.6  295  27 14   6.5   3.6 | -19.0  -2.2  295  29 15   6.7   3.7
 24000 -17.4   0.7  295  23 12   5.9   3.2 | -17.1   1.2  290  26 13   6.4   3.5
 23000 -15.7   3.7  295  20 10   6.0   3.3 | -15.2   4.6  290  22 12   6.4   3.5
 22000 -13.9   7.0  290  16  8   6.5   3.6 | -13.3   8.1  280  19 10   6.6   3.6
 21000 -11.9  10.6  295  16  8   7.0   3.9 | -11.3  11.7  290  18  9   6.6   3.6
 20000  -9.8  14.4  295  16  8   7.1   3.9 |  -9.3  15.3  295  16  8   6.7   3.7
 19500  -8.8  16.2  300  16  8   7.1   3.9 |  -8.4  16.9  300  16  8   6.8   3.7
 19000  -7.7  18.1  300  16  8   7.8   4.3 |  -7.2  19.0  305  16  8   8.3   4.6
 18500  -6.6  20.1  300  16  8   7.8   4.3 |  -6.0  21.2  310  17  9   8.2   4.5
 18000  -5.4  22.3  300  15  8   8.3   4.5 |  -4.8  23.4  315  17  9   8.3   4.6
 17500  -4.2  24.4  305  15  8   8.6   4.7 |  -2.9  26.8  320  18  9   8.4   4.6
 17000  -2.3  27.9  305  15  8   9.1   5.0 |  -1.7  28.9  320  19 10   8.7   4.8
 16500  -0.9  30.4  305  15  8   9.4   5.1 |  -0.4  31.3  325  19 10   8.8   4.8
 16000   0.5  32.9  305  15  8   9.4   5.2 |   0.9  33.6  325  19 10   8.9   4.9
 15500   1.8  35.2  305  15  8   9.2   5.1 |   2.2  36.0  325  19 10   9.0   5.0
 15000   3.1  37.6  305  14  7   9.2   5.1 |   3.6  38.5  325  19 10   9.0   4.9
 14500   4.5  40.1  310  14  7   9.4   5.2 |   4.9  40.8  325  18  9   9.4   5.1
 14000   5.9  42.6  310  14  7   9.4   5.2 |   6.3  43.3  325  17  9   9.3   5.1
 13500   7.3  45.1  310  13  7   9.3   5.1 |   7.7  45.9  325  17  9   9.3   5.1
 13000   8.6  47.5  310  13  6   9.2   5.1 |   9.0  48.2  325  16  8   9.3   5.1
 12500  10.0  50.0  310  12  6   9.1   5.0 |  10.4  50.7  325  15  8   9.4   5.2
 12000  11.3  52.3  315  11  6   9.0   4.9 |  11.8  53.2  320  14  7   9.5   5.2
 11500  12.7  54.9  315  11  5   9.2   4.9 |  13.1  55.6  320  12  6   9.4   5.2
 11000  14.0  57.2  320  10  5   8.6   4.7 |  14.5  58.1  320  10  5   9.0   4.9
 10500  15.3  59.5  325  10  5   3.9   2.2 |  15.8  60.4  325   9  4   4.4   2.4
 10250  15.4  59.7  325   9  5   5.3   2.9 |  16.0  60.8  325   9  4   6.3   3.5
 10000  16.3  61.3  330   9  5  12.5   6.8 |  16.9  62.4  325   8  4  13.7   7.5
  9750  17.1  62.8  330   9  5  11.3   6.2 |  17.8  64.0  325   7  4  12.7   6.9
  9500  17.9  64.2  335   9  5   8.9   4.9 |  18.7  65.7  325   7  4   9.5   5.2
  9250  18.4  65.1  340   9  5   6.5   3.6 |  19.2  66.6  330   7  3   7.5   4.1
  9000  19.0  66.2  345   9  5   9.2   5.1 |  19.9  67.8  330   6  3  11.1   6.1
  8750  19.7  67.5  345   9  5  10.4   5.7 |  20.8  69.4  330   6  3  11.7   6.4
  8500  20.5  68.9  345   9  5   8.7   4.8 |  21.6  70.9  330   6  3  10.1   5.5
  8250  21.0  69.8  350   9  4   7.1   3.9 |  22.3  72.1  335   6  3   8.2   4.5
  8000  21.6  70.9  360   8  4   7.7   4.2 |  22.9  73.2  335   5  3  10.2   5.6
  7750  22.2  72.0  360   8  4   8.1   4.5 |  23.8  74.8  335   5  3  11.5   6.3
  7500  22.8  73.0  355   8  4   7.1   3.9 |  24.6  76.3  335   5  3   9.4   5.2
  7250  23.2  73.8  360   8  4   6.0   3.3 |  25.2  77.4  335   5  3   7.8   4.3
  7000  23.7  74.7  005   7  4   7.3   4.0 |  25.8  78.4  340   5  3   9.8   5.4
  6750  24.3  75.7  005   7  4   9.1   5.0 |  26.7  80.1  340   5  2  12.5   6.9
  6500  24.9  76.8  360   6  3   7.3   4.0 |  27.6  81.7  340   5  2  11.4   6.2
  6250  25.3  77.5  360   6  3   6.2   3.4 |  28.4  83.1  340   4  2  10.9   6.0
  6000  25.8  78.4  360   5  2   5.2   2.8 |  29.2  84.6  345   4  2   9.1   5.0
  5750  26.1  79.0  355   4  2   9.2   5.0 |  29.9  85.8  340   4  2  15.5   8.5
  5500  27.2  81.0  350   3  2  21.0  11.5 |  31.7  89.1  345   4  2  33.0  18.1

           06/25/2024 at 1500 MDT          |       06/25/2024 at 1800 MDT
                                           |
CAPE...    +0.3    LI...       +0.8        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.2
CINH...    -0.7    K Index... +16.9        | CINH...    -0.3    K Index... +19.6
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -62.8 -81.0  290  38 19   3.7   2.1 | -62.7 -80.9  295  28 14   4.1   2.3
 45000 -56.1 -69.0  295  52 27   5.7   3.1 | -55.6 -68.1  300  43 22   5.6   3.1
 40000 -47.3 -53.1  295  64 33   6.5   3.6 | -47.0 -52.6  300  58 30   6.5   3.5
 38000 -43.5 -46.3  295  64 33   6.5   3.5 | -43.1 -45.6  300  62 32   6.5   3.5
 36000 -39.6 -39.3  295  65 34   6.2   3.4 | -39.2 -38.6  295  66 34   6.2   3.4
 34000 -35.9 -32.6  295  56 29   5.4   3.0 | -35.4 -31.7  295  61 32   5.7   3.1
 32000 -32.6 -26.7  295  47 24   5.6   3.1 | -32.0 -25.6  295  57 29   6.0   3.3
 30000 -29.1 -20.4  290  44 22   5.9   3.2 | -28.4 -19.1  290  51 26   6.0   3.3
 29000 -27.3 -17.1  290  42 22   5.8   3.2 | -26.6 -15.9  290  48 25   6.0   3.3
 28000 -25.4 -13.7  285  41 21   8.1   4.4 | -24.8 -12.6  290  45 23   5.9   3.2
 27000 -23.1  -9.6  285  42 21   7.9   4.3 | -23.0  -9.4  285  44 22   6.0   3.3
 26000 -20.8  -5.4  285  42 22   8.0   4.4 | -21.3  -6.3  285  42 22   6.0   3.3
 25000 -18.4  -1.1  285  42 22   7.6   4.2 | -19.5  -3.1  280  40 21   6.4   3.5
 24000 -16.2   2.8  285  36 18   7.2   4.0 | -17.5   0.5  275  37 19   6.6   3.6
 23000 -14.0   6.8  280  29 15   7.3   4.0 | -15.5   4.1  275  35 18   6.6   3.6
 22000 -11.8  10.8  275  23 12   6.0   3.3 | -13.5   7.7  270  32 16   7.9   4.3
 21000 -10.3  13.5  285  23 12   5.1   2.8 | -10.9  12.4  275  28 14   8.7   4.8
 20000  -8.8  16.2  295  23 12   5.5   3.0 |  -8.4  16.9  280  24 13   8.7   4.8
 19500  -8.1  17.4  300  23 12   6.0   3.3 |  -7.1  19.2  280  23 12   8.6   4.7
 19000  -7.0  19.4  300  22 11   9.1   5.0 |  -5.9  21.4  280  20 11   7.5   4.1
 18500  -5.8  21.6  305  21 11   9.1   5.0 |  -4.8  23.4  280  18  9   7.6   4.1
 18000  -4.6  23.7  305  21 11   9.0   4.9 |  -3.7  25.3  280  16  8   8.8   4.8
 17500  -2.5  27.5  305  19 10   8.9   4.9 |  -2.3  27.9  275  14  7   9.3   5.1
 17000  -1.2  29.8  305  18  9   9.3   5.1 |  -0.3  31.5  270  10  5   9.3   5.1
 16500   0.2  32.4  310  17  9   9.5   5.2 |   1.0  33.8  265   8  4   9.3   5.1
 16000   1.7  35.1  310  16  8   9.3   5.1 |   2.4  36.3  255   6  3   9.3   5.1
 15500   3.0  37.4  315  14  7   8.7   4.8 |   3.7  38.7  245   5  3   9.2   5.0
 15000   4.3  39.7  315  12  6   8.7   4.8 |   5.1  41.2  235   4  2   9.2   5.1
 14500   5.7  42.3  320  10  5   9.0   5.0 |   6.4  43.5  220   4  2   9.2   5.0
 14000   7.0  44.6  325   9  5   9.0   5.0 |   7.8  46.0  215   3  2   9.2   5.0
 13500   8.4  47.1  330   8  4   8.6   4.7 |   9.2  48.6  200   2  1   8.9   4.9
 13000   9.6  49.3  335   7  3   8.5   4.7 |  10.5  50.9  190   2  1   8.9   4.9
 12500  10.9  51.6  345   6  3   8.8   4.8 |  11.8  53.2  170   1  1   9.1   5.0
 12000  12.2  54.0  345   5  2   9.0   4.9 |  13.2  55.8  145   1  0   9.2   5.0
 11500  13.6  56.5  350   4  2   9.2   5.0 |  14.6  58.3  095   1  0   9.1   5.0
 11000  15.0  59.0  350   4  2   9.0   5.0 |  16.0  60.8  055   1  0   8.9   4.9
 10500  16.4  61.5  350   4  2   5.0   2.8 |  17.4  63.3  030   1  1   5.2   2.8
 10250  16.6  61.9  350   4  2   6.4   3.5 |  17.6  63.7  030   1  1   6.8   3.8
 10000  17.5  63.5  350   4  2  12.8   7.0 |  18.5  65.3  020   1  1  12.8   7.0
  9750  18.3  64.9  350   3  2  11.6   6.4 |  19.4  66.9  010   1  1  11.9   6.5
  9500  19.2  66.6  345   3  2  10.0   5.5 |  20.2  68.4  005   2  1   9.5   5.2
  9250  19.8  67.6  345   3  2   8.7   4.8 |  20.8  69.4  005   2  1   7.8   4.3
  9000  20.6  69.1  345   3  2  10.7   5.9 |  21.5  70.7  360   2  1  10.4   5.7
  8750  21.4  70.5  345   3  2  11.1   6.1 |  22.3  72.1  355   2  1  10.7   5.9
  8500  22.2  72.0  340   3  2  10.4   5.7 |  23.1  73.6  355   2  1  10.3   5.7
  8250  23.0  73.4  340   3  2   9.9   5.4 |  23.8  74.8  350   2  1  10.1   5.5
  8000  23.7  74.7  340   3  2   9.8   5.4 |  24.6  76.3  350   2  1   9.8   5.4
  7750  24.4  75.9  335   3  2   9.6   5.3 |  25.3  77.5  345   2  1   9.5   5.2
  7500  25.2  77.4  335   3  2  10.2   5.6 |  26.0  78.8  345   2  1   9.6   5.3
  7250  25.9  78.6  335   3  2  10.6   5.8 |  26.7  80.1  340   2  1   9.6   5.2
  7000  26.7  80.1  330   3  2  10.3   5.7 |  27.5  81.5  340   2  1   9.9   5.4
  6750  27.5  81.5  330   3  2  10.3   5.7 |  28.2  82.8  335   2  1  10.4   5.7
  6500  28.3  82.9  330   3  2  10.6   5.8 |  29.0  84.2  335   2  1  10.1   5.5
  6250  29.1  84.4  325   3  2  11.5   6.3 |  29.7  85.5  335   3  1  10.1   5.5
  6000  29.9  85.8  325   3  2   8.8   4.8 |  30.5  86.9  330   3  1   9.4   5.2
  5750  30.6  87.1  325   3  2  14.5   8.0 |  31.2  88.2  330   3  1  11.1   6.1
  5500  32.4  90.3  325   3  2  32.6  17.9 |  32.3  90.1  330   3  1  16.4   9.0
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This product is issued twice per day, once by approximately 0630 MST/0730 MDT
(1330 UTC) and again by approximately 1830 MST/1930 MDT (0130 UTC).  It is not
continuously monitored nor updated after its initial issuance.

The information contained herein is based on rawinsonde observation and/or
numerical weather prediction model data taken near the old Stapleton
Airport site in Denver, Colorado at

                   North Latitude:  39 deg 46 min 5.016 sec
                   West Longitude: 104 deg 52 min 9.984 sec
                   Elevation: 5285 feet (1611 meters)

and may not be representative of other areas along the Front Range of the
Colorado Rocky Mountains.  Note that some elevations in numerical weather
prediction models differ from actual station elevations, which can lead to
data which appear to be below ground.  Erroneous data such as these should
not be used.

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to change without prior notice.  Comments and suggestions are welcome and should
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the soaring forecast.

DEFINITIONS:

CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
     energy available for convective development, also known as the positive
     area on a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  Larger
     values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of
     stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms.  Values around or
     greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
     convective activity develop.

CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
     needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
     a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  The more negative
     this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection.  This
     inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
     lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)

Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
     average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
     if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it
     just becomes saturated.  It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
     produced by surface heating only.

Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
     the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level.  It can be considered a
     "trigger temperature" for that level.

Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.

Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above
     mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists.  The location and
     existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain
     waves.

K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
     between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
     of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
     of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface.  Larger
     positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of
     thunderstorm development.  One interpretation of K index values regarding
     soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158
     and is reproduced in the following table:

          below -10    no or weak thermals
           -10 to 5    dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
            5 to 15    good soaring conditions
           15 to 20    good soaring conditions with occasional showers
           20 to 30    excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
                       probability of showers and thunderstorms
           above 30    more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms

Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
     inversions.

Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
     average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
     maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.

Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
     level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
     an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
     condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
     level.  The parcel`s initial temperature is the forecast maximum
     temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
     feet of the airmass.  Negative values are indicative of instability with
     positive values showing stable conditions.

Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals.  It is
     computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
     level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
     Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
     are applied to these calculations.

Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
     forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.

Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals.  It
     is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
     height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures
     between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet
     above the ground.  After this computation, further empirical adjustments
     are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
     middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment.

Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
     or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds.  Broken means that
     between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
     conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
     Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
     some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
     that little sunlight is reaching the ground.

Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights:
     1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
     2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind speed no longer increases with height

PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
     on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
     sea level).  Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.

Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
                 and the time of overdevelopment.

Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
     temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
     through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level.  Negative values
     are indicative of thermal lift.

Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the
     computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
     cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:

                 Maximum rate of lift        Adjective Rating
                      >= 800 fpm                 Excellent
                 >= 400 and < 800 fpm              Good
                 >= 200 and < 400 fpm              Fair
                       < 200 fpm                   Poor

Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
     which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
     1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
     2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
     3. initiation of widespread precipitation

Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
     reach the trigger temperature.

Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
     feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.

Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which
     attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
     soaring into a single index number.  Objective points are assigned to
     these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
     stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
     the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough
     movements.

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