Soaring Guidance
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
Issued by NWS Salt Lake City, UT
438 UXUS97 KSLC 071220 SRGSLC UXUS97 KSLC 071220 SRGSLC SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY DATE... 01/07/25...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT MSL........ -1.0 6000 FT MSL........ -0.5 10000 FT MSL........ 2.0 15000 FT MSL........ 7.5 HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 4500 FT MSL TOP OF THE LIFT........... 6800 FT MSL SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 40 DEGREES F FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 41 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 194 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY SURFACE......... 230 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS 5000 FT MSL..... 345 DEGREES AT 03 KNOTS 6000 FT MSL..... 275 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS 7000 FT MSL..... 005 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS 8000 FT MSL..... 035 DEGREES AT 07 KNOTS 9000 FT MSL..... 050 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS 10000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 11000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 12000 FT MSL.... 030 DEGREES AT 13 KNOTS 13000 FT MSL.... 020 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 14000 FT MSL.... 025 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS 15000 FT MSL.... 020 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 16000 FT MSL.... 015 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 17000 FT MSL.... 015 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 18000 FT MSL.... 025 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 19000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 09 KNOTS 20000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 21000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 22000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS 23000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS 24000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 25000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS 26000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS 27000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS 28000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS 29000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.