


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
786 UXUS97 KSLC 151220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 151220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 04/15/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -8.0 6000 FT MSL........ -5.5 10000 FT MSL........ -0.5 15000 FT MSL........ 2.0 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7300 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 11100 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 73 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 69 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 396 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 100 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 015 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 115 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 150 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 190 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 185 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 205 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 08 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 245 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 235 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 255 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 185 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 180 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 180 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 165 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 170 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 180 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 185 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 210 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.