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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
743 UXUS97 KSLC 261220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 261220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 07/26/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -12.5 6000 FT MSL........ -10.0 10000 FT MSL........ -5.0 15000 FT MSL........ -1.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 12600 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 15600 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 95 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 82 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 615 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 190 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 155 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 240 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 36 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 235 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.