


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
664 UXUS97 KSLC 231225 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 231225 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 02/23/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -4.5 6000 FT MSL........ -2.0 10000 FT MSL........ 4.0 15000 FT MSL........ 13.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 5400 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 6400 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 53 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 56 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 177 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 125 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 180 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 175 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 205 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 270 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 49 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 54 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.