Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
945 UXUS97 KSLC 191220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 191220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 01/19/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -5.0 6000 FT MSL........ -3.5 10000 FT MSL........ 1.0 15000 FT MSL........ 11.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 6200 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 9800 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 33 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 28 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 341 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 160 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 180 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 285 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 275 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 42 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 45 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 43 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 47 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 310 DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 52 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 68 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 69 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 70 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 80 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.