Skip Navigation Linkswww.weather.gov 
NOAA logo - Click to go to the NOAA homepage National Weather Service Forecast Office   NWS logo - Click to go to the NWS homepage    
Salt Lake City, Utah
navigation bar decoration    
Current Hazards
 
 
 
 
 
Current Conditions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Forecasts
 
   
   
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Experimental
 
 
Climate
 
 
 
Weather Safety
 
 
   
 
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Salt Lake CityRainbow BridgeFall in the Wasatch MountainsSnow on the WasatchBryce Canyon
UXUS97 KSLC 221300
SRGSLC

SOARING FORECAST FOR SALT LAKE CITY    DATE... 10/22/08...12Z

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       5000 FT MSL........ -5.0
       6000 FT MSL........ -3.5
      10000 FT MSL........ 0.0
      15000 FT MSL........ 11.5

HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 7100 FT MSL
TOP OF THE LIFT........... 9800 FT MSL
SLC MAX TEMPERATURE....... 54 DEGREES F
FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 49 DEGREES F
MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 351 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS AT SALT LAKE CITY
          SURFACE......... 005 DEGREES AT 04 KNOTS
          6000 FT MSL..... 010 DEGREES AT 02 KNOTS
          7000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 01 KNOTS
          8000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS
          9000 FT MSL..... 350 DEGREES AT 18 KNOTS
          10000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS
          12000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS
          13000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 41 KNOTS
          14000 FT MSL.... 355 DEGREES AT 44 KNOTS
          16000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 56 KNOTS
          20000 FT MSL.... 360 DEGREES AT 66 KNOTS
          22000 FT MSL.... 350 DEGREES AT 79 KNOTS
          25000 FT MSL.... 345 DEGREES AT 77 KNOTS


THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE
AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.


Webmaster
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Salt Lake City Weather Forecast Office
2242 West North Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

Tel: (801) 524-5133

Disclaimer
Information Quality
Credits
Glossary
Privacy Policy
Freedom of Information Act
About Us
Career Opportunities

National Weather Service Mission: "The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy. NWS data and products form a national information database and infrastructure which can be used by other governmental agencies, the private sector, the public, and the global community."