


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
173 UXUS97 KSLC 091220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 091220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 03/09/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -8.0 6000 FT MSL........ -6.0 10000 FT MSL........ 3.5 15000 FT MSL........ 9.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7500 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 8600 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 57 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 53 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 284 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 130 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 135 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 235 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 250 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 275 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.