LocalForecast by City, St or Zip Code
Forecasts/Products
Public
Forecast Discussion
Aviation
Marine
Hydrology(RFC)
Rivers & Lakes AHPS
Ice Desk
TV Weather
Fire Weather
Graphical
RSS Feeds
Marine FTPMail
Data
Vent Factor
Mesonet
Model Graphics
Observations
Marine Obs
Satellite/Radar
Soaring Index
Weather Links
Climate
PAFC Climate
PAFC Records
Local
National
More
Outreach/Reports
About Us
COOP Observers
Community Outreach
Local Storm Reports
Spotter Page
Submit a Storm Report
Kids' Page
Research Papers
Tour/Speaker Request
Weather Classroom
Print Friendly/ Low Bandwidth
Public Forecasts
Marine Forecasts
Contact Us
pafcweb
|
Anchorage Soaring Index |
SOARING FORECAST FOR ANC DATE... 08/24/09...12Z
THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
5000 FT ASL........1.0
6000 FT ASL........2.5
10000 FT ASL........7.0
15000 FT ASL........10.0
HEIGHT OF THE - 3 INDEX...1200 FT ASL
TOP OF THE LIFT...........3900 FT ASL
ANC MAX TEMPERATURE.......56 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT.........56 DEGREES F
MAXIMUM LIFT..............227 FT/MIN
UPPER LEVEL WINDS
5000 FT ASL....130 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS
10000 FT ASL....180 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS
IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID
ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY
TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.
Current Anchorage Sounding:
|
|
|