


Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
167 UXUS97 KSLC 271220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 271220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 03/27/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -3.5 6000 FT MSL........ -3.0 10000 FT MSL........ 0.5 15000 FT MSL........ 0.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 5700 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 8300 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 76 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 75 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 250 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 155 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 170 DEGREES AT 34 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 175 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 200 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 230 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 220 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 225 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 215 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 230 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 250 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 270 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 285 DEGREES AT 21 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 295 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 305 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.