Soaring Guidance
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Soaring Forecast
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder, Colorado
1822 MST Thursday, November 21, 2024

This forecast is for Friday, November 22, 2024:

If the trigger temperature of 68.2 F/20.1 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Poor
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 23 ft/min (0.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 7012 ft MSL (1721 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 61.0 F/16.6 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... None
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... Overcast thin high
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 6211 ft MSL (921 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Saturday 11/23..... Poor

Wave Soaring Index............................. Poor
Wave Soaring Index trend (to 1700 MST)......... No change
Height of stable layer (12-18K ft MSL)......... None
Weak PVA/NVA (through 1700 MST)................ Neither
Potential height of wave....................... 45610 ft MSL (40319 ft AGL)
Wave soaring outlook for Saturday 11/23........ Poor

Remarks...

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:52:53 / 16:38:43 MST
Total possible sunshine........... 9 hr 45 min 50 sec (585 min 50 sec)
Altitude of sun at 11:45:48 MST... 29.79 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 11/22/2024 at 0500 MST

Freezing level.................. 13095 ft MSL (7804 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 23061 ft MSL (17770 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 17520 ft MSL (12229 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +10.4
K index......................... -4.5

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  -65.4 -85.7   290   54   28   0.8   0.5      M     M       M      M    M
 45000  -64.1 -83.4   280   65   34   1.4   0.8      M     M       M      M    M
 40000  -62.0 -79.6   275   56   29   1.0   0.6      M     M       M      M    M
 38000  -58.5 -73.3   280   53   27   7.0   3.8      M     M       M      M    M
 36000  -54.3 -65.7   280   50   26   7.0   3.8      M     M       M      M    M
 34000  -49.7 -57.5   285   46   24   8.3   4.6      M     M       M      M    M
 32000  -44.7 -48.5   285   42   22   8.3   4.6      M     M       M      M    M
 30000  -39.8 -39.6   285   38   20   7.9   4.3   36.3  97.3    15.2      M    M
 29000  -36.9 -34.4   285   36   18   7.9   4.3   35.3  95.6    14.7      M    M
 28000  -34.5 -30.1   285   33   17   7.9   4.3   34.7  94.5    14.4      M    M
 27000  -32.1 -25.8   280   32   17   8.1   4.5   34.1  93.3    14.0      M    M
 26000  -29.7 -21.5   280   31   16   8.1   4.5   33.4  92.1    13.6      M    M
 25000  -27.2 -17.0   280   30   16   8.1   4.5   32.9  91.1    13.4      M    M
 24000  -24.9 -12.8   275   29   15   7.8   4.3   32.2  90.0    13.0      M    M
 23000  -22.5  -8.5   275   28   14   7.8   4.3   31.5  88.7    12.5      M    M
 22000  -20.2  -4.4   275   26   14   7.8   4.3   30.8  87.5    12.2      M    M
 21000  -17.9  -0.2   280   25   13   7.6   4.2   30.1  86.2    11.7      M    M
 20000  -15.6   3.9   280   23   12   7.6   4.2   29.3  84.8    11.1      M    M
 19500  -14.4   6.1   280   23   12   7.6   4.2   29.0  84.2    10.9      M    M
 19000  -13.3   8.1   280   22   11   7.6   4.2   28.7  83.6    10.7      M    M
 18500  -12.2  10.0   280   21   11   7.6   4.1   28.3  82.9    10.4      M    M
 18000  -11.1  12.0   280   20   11   7.6   4.1   27.9  82.2    10.1      M    M
 17500   -9.9  14.2   285   20   10   7.6   4.2   27.5  81.6     9.8      M    M
 17000   -8.8  16.2   285   19   10   7.6   4.2   27.2  80.9     9.6      M    M
 16500   -7.7  18.1   285   19   10   7.6   4.1   26.8  80.3     9.3      M    M
 16000   -6.5  20.3   285   18    9   7.5   4.1   26.4  79.6     9.0      M    M
 15500   -5.4  22.3   290   18    9   7.5   4.1   26.1  78.9     8.7      M    M
 15000   -3.8  25.2   290   17    9   7.2   4.0   25.4  77.8     8.2      M    M
 14500   -2.7  27.1   290   16    8   7.1   3.9   25.0  77.0     7.9      M    M
 14000   -1.7  28.9   290   16    8   7.0   3.8   24.6  76.2     7.5      M    M
 13500   -0.6  30.9   290   15    8   6.9   3.8   24.1  75.4     7.1      M    M
 13000    0.4  32.7   285   14    7   6.8   3.7   23.6  74.5     6.7      M    M
 12500    1.4  34.5   285   13    7   6.8   3.7   23.2  73.7     6.3      M    M
 12000    2.4  36.3   285   12    6   7.1   3.9   22.7  72.9     5.9      M    M
 11500    3.5  38.3   280   11    6   7.0   3.9   22.3  72.1     5.6      M    M
 11000    4.6  40.3   280   10    5   7.2   3.9   21.9  71.3     5.2      M    M
 10500    5.7  42.3   275    9    4   7.1   3.9   21.4  70.6     4.8      M    M
 10250    6.1  43.0   270    8    4   3.6   2.0   21.2  70.1     4.6      M    M
 10000    6.3  43.3   270    8    4   5.5   3.0   20.6  69.1     4.1      M    M
  9750    7.0  44.6   270    7    4   9.7   5.3   20.5  69.0     4.0      M    M
  9500    7.6  45.7   265    7    3   8.2   4.5   20.5  68.8     4.0      M    M
  9250    8.2  46.8   260    6    3   4.7   2.6   20.2  68.4     3.8      M    M
  9000    8.4  47.1   260    6    3   4.1   2.2   19.7  67.5     3.3      M    M
  8750    8.9  48.0   255    6    3   7.2   3.9   19.5  67.0     3.0      M    M
  8500    9.4  48.9   245    5    3   6.1   3.3   19.2  66.6     2.8      M    M
  8250    9.7  49.5   245    5    3   3.9   2.1   18.9  65.9     2.4      M    M
  8000   10.0  50.0   240    5    2   3.4   1.8   18.4  65.1     2.0      M    M
  7750   10.3  50.5   240    5    2   5.2   2.8   17.9  64.3     1.5      M    M
  7500   10.7  51.3   240    4    2   3.7   2.0   17.6  63.7     1.2      M    M
  7250   10.8  51.4   245    4    2   1.3   0.7   17.0  62.6     0.6      M    M
  7000   10.9  51.6   245    4    2   2.3   1.2   16.4  61.5    -0.0    123  0.6
  6750   11.0  51.8   250    4    2  -0.1  -0.0   15.8  60.4    -0.6    112  0.6
  6500   10.8  51.4   250    4    2  -4.3  -2.3   14.8  58.7    -1.5    111  0.6
  6250   10.4  50.7   250    5    2  -6.3  -3.4   13.7  56.6    -2.7    116  0.6
  6000   10.0  50.0   250    5    3  -3.0  -1.7   12.5  54.6    -3.9    121  0.6
  5750    9.3  48.7   245    5    3 -27.4 -15.0   11.1  51.9    -5.4    137  0.7
  5500    5.3  41.5   220    5    2 -73.0 -40.0    6.4  43.6   -10.1    249  1.3

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

           11/22/2024 at 0800 MST          |       11/22/2024 at 1100 MST
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +6.1        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +5.9
CINH...    -0.2    K Index...  -5.4        | CINH...     0.0    K Index...  -7.5
                                           |
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 -65.8 -86.4  290  50 26   0.7   0.4 | -66.2 -87.2  285  51 26   0.9   0.5
 45000 -64.7 -84.5  285  62 32   1.5   0.8 | -64.7 -84.5  285  64 33   1.8   1.0
 40000 -62.5 -80.5  280  48 25   1.1   0.6 | -62.1 -79.8  285  47 24   1.4   0.7
 38000 -58.9 -74.0  280  46 24   7.1   3.9 | -58.6 -73.5  285  43 22   6.8   3.7
 36000 -54.7 -66.5  285  44 23   7.1   3.9 | -54.6 -66.3  290  39 20   6.8   3.7
 34000 -50.0 -58.0  285  42 21   8.4   4.6 | -50.1 -58.2  290  36 19   8.2   4.5
 32000 -45.0 -49.0  285  38 20   8.4   4.6 | -45.2 -49.4  285  35 18   8.2   4.5
 30000 -39.5 -39.1  285  35 18   8.1   4.4 | -40.2 -40.4  285  33 17   8.4   4.6
 29000 -37.1 -34.8  285  34 17   8.1   4.4 | -37.1 -34.8  280  33 17   8.4   4.6
 28000 -34.6 -30.3  285  32 17   8.1   4.5 | -34.5 -30.1  280  33 17   8.5   4.7
 27000 -32.2 -26.0  280  32 17   8.1   4.4 | -32.1 -25.8  280  33 17   7.9   4.3
 26000 -29.8 -21.6  280  32 17   8.1   4.4 | -29.8 -21.6  280  33 17   7.9   4.3
 25000 -27.4 -17.3  280  32 17   8.1   4.4 | -27.4 -17.3  280  34 17   7.9   4.4
 24000 -25.0 -13.0  280  32 16   8.0   4.4 | -25.0 -13.0  280  34 17   8.2   4.5
 23000 -22.7  -8.9  280  31 16   8.0   4.4 | -22.5  -8.5  280  33 17   8.2   4.5
 22000 -20.3  -4.5  285  30 15   8.0   4.4 | -20.1  -4.2  280  32 16   8.2   4.5
 21000 -18.0  -0.4  285  28 15   7.8   4.3 | -17.8  -0.0  280  30 16   7.6   4.2
 20000 -15.6   3.9  285  26 14   7.8   4.3 | -15.5   4.1  280  29 15   7.6   4.1
 19500 -14.5   5.9  285  26 13   7.8   4.3 | -14.4   6.1  280  28 14   7.6   4.2
 19000 -13.3   8.1  285  25 13   7.6   4.2 | -13.3   8.1  280  27 14   7.5   4.1
 18500 -12.2  10.0  285  24 12   7.0   3.8 | -12.2  10.0  280  26 13   7.4   4.1
 18000 -11.2  11.8  285  22 12   7.0   3.8 | -11.1  12.0  280  25 13   7.4   4.1
 17500 -10.1  13.8  285  21 11   7.0   3.9 | -10.0  14.0  285  24 12   7.2   4.0
 17000  -9.1  15.6  285  20 10   7.0   3.9 |  -8.9  16.0  285  23 12   7.2   3.9
 16500  -8.1  17.4  285  19 10   7.0   3.9 |  -7.8  18.0  285  22 11   7.1   3.9
 16000  -6.5  20.3  285  17  9   7.0   3.8 |  -6.8  19.8  285  21 11   7.0   3.8
 15500  -5.4  22.3  285  16  8   7.0   3.8 |  -5.2  22.6  285  20 10   7.0   3.8
 15000  -4.4  24.1  285  15  8   7.0   3.8 |  -4.2  24.4  285  19 10   7.0   3.8
 14500  -3.4  25.9  285  14  7   7.0   3.8 |  -3.1  26.4  280  18  9   7.0   3.8
 14000  -2.3  27.9  280  13  7   7.0   3.8 |  -2.1  28.2  280  17  9   7.0   3.8
 13500  -1.3  29.7  280  13  7   7.0   3.8 |  -1.1  30.0  280  16  8   7.0   3.8
 13000  -0.2  31.6  280  12  6   7.0   3.8 |  -0.0  32.0  280  16  8   7.0   3.9
 12500   0.8  33.4  275  11  6   7.0   3.8 |   1.0  33.8  280  15  8   7.0   3.9
 12000   1.9  35.4  275  10  5   7.1   3.9 |   2.1  35.8  275  14  7   7.1   3.9
 11500   2.9  37.2  270   9  5   7.1   3.9 |   3.2  37.8  275  13  7   7.1   3.9
 11000   4.0  39.2  270   8  4   7.0   3.8 |   4.2  39.6  275  12  6   7.3   4.0
 10500   5.0  41.0  265   7  4   6.8   3.8 |   5.3  41.5  270  10  5   7.2   3.9
 10250   5.5  41.9  260   7  4   3.2   1.7 |   5.7  42.3  270  10  5   3.5   1.9
 10000   5.7  42.3  255   8  4   5.6   3.1 |   6.0  42.8  270  10  5   5.8   3.2
  9750   6.3  43.3  255   7  4  10.1   5.5 |   6.7  44.1  265   9  5  10.1   5.5
  9500   7.0  44.6  255   6  3   8.4   4.6 |   7.3  45.1  265   8  4   8.7   4.8
  9250   7.6  45.7  250   6  3   4.9   2.7 |   7.9  46.2  265   7  4   5.7   3.1
  9000   7.8  46.0  245   6  3   4.8   2.6 |   8.3  46.9  255   7  4   5.4   3.0
  8750   8.4  47.1  240   5  3   8.1   4.5 |   8.8  47.8  255   7  3   8.1   4.4
  8500   8.9  48.0  235   5  2   6.9   3.8 |   9.4  48.9  255   6  3   7.0   3.9
  8250   9.4  48.9  230   5  2   4.8   2.6 |   9.8  49.6  255   6  3   5.5   3.0
  8000   9.7  49.5  225   5  2   4.4   2.4 |  10.2  50.4  255   5  3   4.9   2.7
  7750  10.1  50.2  220   4  2   5.5   3.0 |  10.6  51.1  250   5  3   5.4   2.9
  7500  10.5  50.9  225   4  2   4.1   2.3 |  11.0  51.8  245   5  2   4.0   2.2
  7250  10.6  51.1  220   4  2   2.2   1.2 |  11.2  52.2  245   5  2   2.6   1.4
  7000  10.8  51.4  220   4  2   3.1   1.7 |  11.4  52.5  245   4  2   3.0   1.6
  6750  11.0  51.8  220   4  2   1.3   0.7 |  11.6  52.9  240   4  2   2.7   1.5
  6500  11.0  51.8  225   4  2  -2.4  -1.3 |  11.7  53.1  225   4  2   0.5   0.3
  6250  10.7  51.3  225   5  2  -3.9  -2.1 |  11.7  53.1  220   4  2  -0.8  -0.5
  6000  10.4  50.7  230   5  2  -2.3  -1.3 |  11.6  52.9  210   4  2  -0.6  -0.3
  5750   9.7  49.5  225   5  3 -26.1 -14.3 |  11.5  52.7  205   4  2   0.4   0.2
  5500   6.0  42.8  210   5  3 -67.2 -36.8 |  11.5  52.7  195   4  2   2.5   1.4

           11/22/2024 at 1400 MST          |       11/22/2024 at 1700 MST
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +4.9        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +5.1
CINH...    -0.2    K Index...  -8.6        | CINH...     0.0    K Index...  -6.5
                                           |
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 -66.5 -87.7  280  52 27   1.3   0.7 | -66.1 -87.0  280  54 28   0.9   0.5
 45000 -64.5 -84.1  285  67 34   1.7   0.9 | -64.6 -84.3  285  74 38   1.1   0.6
 40000 -62.0 -79.6  285  53 27   1.8   1.0 | -63.0 -81.4  290  60 31   1.2   0.7
 38000 -58.9 -74.0  285  48 25   6.6   3.6 | -59.5 -75.1  290  56 29   7.7   4.2
 36000 -54.9 -66.8  285  43 22   6.6   3.6 | -54.9 -66.8  285  52 27   7.7   4.2
 34000 -50.0 -58.0  280  39 20   8.1   4.4 | -49.6 -57.3  280  48 24   7.9   4.3
 32000 -45.2 -49.4  275  36 19   8.1   4.4 | -44.9 -48.8  280  43 22   7.8   4.3
 30000 -40.1 -40.2  275  35 18   8.7   4.8 | -40.0 -40.0  275  39 20   8.3   4.6
 29000 -37.5 -35.5  275  35 18   8.7   4.8 | -37.5 -35.5  275  37 19   8.4   4.6
 28000 -34.9 -30.8  280  35 18   8.7   4.8 | -35.0 -31.0  275  35 18   8.3   4.6
 27000 -32.4 -26.3  280  34 18   8.0   4.4 | -32.6 -26.7  275  34 17   7.6   4.2
 26000 -30.0 -22.0  285  34 17   8.0   4.4 | -30.4 -22.7  275  32 17   7.6   4.2
 25000 -27.6 -17.7  285  34 17   8.0   4.4 | -28.1 -18.6  280  31 16   7.6   4.2
 24000 -25.2 -13.4  290  33 17   8.3   4.5 | -25.7 -14.3  280  30 15   8.8   4.9
 23000 -22.7  -8.9  290  31 16   8.2   4.5 | -23.1  -9.6  285  28 15   8.8   4.8
 22000 -20.2  -4.4  290  30 15   8.2   4.5 | -20.4  -4.7  285  27 14   8.7   4.8
 21000 -17.8  -0.0  290  29 15   7.6   4.2 | -17.9  -0.2  290  25 13   7.9   4.4
 20000 -15.6   3.9  290  27 14   7.6   4.2 | -15.5   4.1  290  24 13   7.9   4.4
 19500 -14.4   6.1  290  27 14   7.6   4.2 | -14.3   6.3  290  24 12   7.9   4.4
 19000 -13.3   8.1  290  26 13   7.6   4.1 | -13.1   8.4  290  23 12   7.9   4.4
 18500 -12.2  10.0  290  25 13   7.3   4.0 | -12.0  10.4  290  23 12   7.6   4.2
 18000 -11.1  12.0  290  25 13   7.3   4.0 | -10.8  12.6  295  23 12   7.7   4.2
 17500 -10.0  14.0  290  24 12   7.5   4.1 |  -9.7  14.5  295  23 12   7.7   4.2
 17000  -8.3  17.1  285  24 12   7.6   4.1 |  -8.0  17.6  295  23 12   7.8   4.3
 16500  -7.2  19.0  285  24 12   7.4   4.1 |  -6.8  19.8  295  23 12   7.6   4.2
 16000  -6.1  21.0  285  23 12   7.4   4.0 |  -5.7  21.7  295  23 12   7.5   4.1
 15500  -5.0  23.0  285  23 12   7.4   4.1 |  -4.6  23.7  295  23 12   7.4   4.0
 15000  -3.8  25.2  285  22 12   7.5   4.1 |  -3.5  25.7  295  23 12   7.1   3.9
 14500  -2.7  27.1  285  22 11   7.5   4.1 |  -2.5  27.5  295  23 12   7.1   3.9
 14000  -1.6  29.1  285  21 11   7.3   4.0 |  -1.4  29.5  295  22 12   7.0   3.8
 13500  -0.5  31.1  290  20 11   7.3   4.0 |  -0.3  31.5  295  22 11   7.0   3.8
 13000   0.6  33.1  290  19 10   7.7   4.2 |   0.7  33.3  290  21 11   7.2   3.9
 12500   1.8  35.2  290  18  9   7.6   4.2 |   1.8  35.2  290  20 10   7.1   3.9
 12000   2.9  37.2  290  17  9   7.5   4.1 |   2.9  37.2  290  19 10   7.4   4.0
 11500   4.0  39.2  290  16  8   7.5   4.1 |   4.0  39.2  290  18  9   7.4   4.1
 11000   5.2  41.4  290  15  8   7.6   4.2 |   5.1  41.2  285  17  9   6.6   3.6
 10500   6.3  43.3  290  15  7   8.5   4.7 |   6.0  42.8  285  16  8   7.4   4.1
 10250   6.9  44.4  290  14  7   4.1   2.2 |   6.5  43.7  285  15  8   3.4   1.9
 10000   7.0  44.6  290  14  7   4.5   2.5 |   6.7  44.1  280  14  7   4.0   2.2
  9750   7.7  45.9  290  14  7   9.1   5.0 |   7.2  45.0  280  13  7   8.3   4.5
  9500   8.3  46.9  290  13  7   8.3   4.6 |   7.8  46.0  280  12  6   7.9   4.3
  9250   8.8  47.8  290  13  7   5.2   2.9 |   8.3  46.9  275  11  6   5.2   2.9
  9000   9.1  48.4  290  12  6   4.2   2.3 |   8.6  47.5  275  10  5   4.4   2.4
  8750   9.6  49.3  295  11  6   7.2   3.9 |   9.1  48.4  275   9  5   7.4   4.1
  8500  10.1  50.2  295  11  5   6.5   3.6 |   9.6  49.3  275   8  4   6.9   3.8
  8250  10.5  50.9  295  10  5   4.7   2.6 |  10.1  50.2  270   8  4   5.1   2.8
  8000  10.8  51.4  300   9  4   3.9   2.2 |  10.4  50.7  270   7  3   3.9   2.1
  7750  11.1  52.0  300   7  4   6.0   3.3 |  10.7  51.3  270   6  3   5.2   2.9
  7500  11.6  52.9  300   6  3   5.1   2.8 |  11.1  52.0  275   5  3   4.6   2.5
  7250  11.9  53.4  305   5  3   2.7   1.5 |  11.4  52.5  275   5  2   3.0   1.6
  7000  12.0  53.6  305   4  2   2.6   1.4 |  11.6  52.9  275   4  2   2.6   1.4
  6750  12.2  54.0  310   3  2   2.8   1.5 |  11.8  53.2  280   3  2   3.0   1.6
  6500  12.4  54.3  315   2  1   1.6   0.9 |  12.0  53.6  285   3  1   2.8   1.5
  6250  12.4  54.3  310   1  0   0.7   0.4 |  12.1  53.8  275   2  1   1.8   1.0
  6000  12.5  54.5  000   0  0   0.9   0.5 |  12.3  54.1  265   2  1   3.9   2.1
  5750  12.5  54.5  145   1  1   1.7   0.9 |  12.4  54.3  245   1  1  -3.0  -1.7
  5500  12.6  54.7  140   2  1   3.6   2.0 |  11.3  52.3  220   1  1 -24.6 -13.5
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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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