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SOARING FORECAST FOR THE TWIN CITIES AREA
PREPARED AT 12:52 GMT TUE SEP 23 2008
HEIGHT WIND WIND TEMP SOARING
(FT AGL) DIRECTION SPEED(KTS) (DEG C) INDEX
3000 210 53 15 0.5
5000 220 44 12 3.5
7000 225 34 8 5.5
TEMPERATURE NEEDED FOR LIFT TO 3000 FT AGL (TRIGGER TEMP)..77
TIME AT WHICH TRIGGER TEMPERATURE WILL BE REACHED..........3 PM
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY............................77 DEG F
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF THERMALS...............................2600 (FT AGL)
HEIGHT WHERE CUMULUS WILL FORM.............................2500 (FT AGL)
BASE OF CUMULUS DURING THE AFTERNOON.......................3000 (FT AGL)
TOTAL SKY COVER IN EIGHTHS (OKTAS) (11 AM TO 4 PM).........5
IMPLICATIONS OF SPECIFIC SOARING INDICES:
-4 OR LESS............EXCELLENT
-3....................GOOD
-2 OR -1..............FAIR
ZERO OR GREATER.......POOR
FORECAST IS BASED ON UPPER AIR DATA COLLECTED
AT CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA. ELEVATION 943 FEET.
TO: PRINCETON FSS, FAX, (763) 389-7143 VOICE, (800) 642-6505
FROM: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN, VOICE (952) 361-6671