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Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
785 UXUS97 KSLC 171220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 171220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 07/17/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -8.5 6000 FT MSL........ -8.5 10000 FT MSL........ -4.5 15000 FT MSL........ -2.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 12000 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 19800 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 100 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 89 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 817 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 170 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 130 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 155 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.