Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT

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SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY    DATE... 05/08/24...12Z

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       5000 FT MSL........ -6.5
       6000 FT MSL........ -6.0
      10000 FT MSL........ -4.5
      15000 FT MSL........ 4.5

HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 11600 FT MSL
TOP OF THE LIFT........... 12700 FT MSL
SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 53 DEGREES F
FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 43 DEGREES F
MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 470 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY
          SURFACE......... 295 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS
          5000 FT MSL..... 285 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS
          6000 FT MSL..... 290 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS
          7000 FT MSL..... 295 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS
          8000 FT MSL..... 325 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS
          9000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS
          10000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS
          11000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS
          12000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS
          13000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS
          14000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS
          15000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS
          16000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS
          17000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS
          18000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS
          19000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS
          20000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS
          21000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS
          22000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS
          23000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS
          24000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS
          25000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS
          26000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS
          27000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS
          28000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS
          29000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS


THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE
AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.