


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
372 UXUS97 KSLC 211220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 211220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 02/21/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -2.5 6000 FT MSL........ -2.0 10000 FT MSL........ 4.0 15000 FT MSL........ 12.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 4800 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 7400 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 40 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 42 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 224 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 350 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 345 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 345 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 045 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 010 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 005 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 055 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 115 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.