Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
184 UXUS97 KSLC 181350 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 181350 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 09/18/24...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -7.5 6000 FT MSL........ -6.5 10000 FT MSL........ -3.5 15000 FT MSL........ 5.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 10600 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 12300 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 72 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 63 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 447 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 145 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 145 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 165 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 265 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 260 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 260 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 265 DEGREES AT 31 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 29 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 30 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.