Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
851 UXUS97 KSLC 181230 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 181230 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 10/18/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -7.0 6000 FT MSL........ -6.5 10000 FT MSL........ 0.5 15000 FT MSL........ 7.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7800 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 9700 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 54 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 49 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 318 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 340 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 355 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 320 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 010 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 010 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 035 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 025 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 200 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 100 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 140 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 140 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 150 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 170 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 185 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 185 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 190 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 185 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 180 DEGREES AT 46 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.