SOARING FORECAST FOR CHI           DATE... 11/08/08...12Z

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       5000 FT ASL........0.5
      10000 FT ASL........14.0

HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX....700 FT ASL
TOP OF THE LIFT...........4400 FT ASL
CHI MAX TEMPERATURE.......40 DEGREES F
FIRST USABLE LIFT.........40 DEGREES F
MAXIMUM LIFT..............231 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS...
           5000 FT ASL....300 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS
          10000 FT ASL....300 DEGREES AT 40 KNOTS

     VERTICAL VELOCITY....-0.5 MICROBARS PER SECOND
          LIFTED INDEX....09

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.


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