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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
797 UXUS97 KSLC 121220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 121220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 02/12/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -7.0 6000 FT MSL........ -6.0 10000 FT MSL........ -3.5 15000 FT MSL........ 5.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 10500 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 12100 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 30 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 20 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 434 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 210 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 160 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 180 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 265 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 280 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 32 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 39 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 38 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 48 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 59 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.