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SOARING FORECAST FOR THE TWIN CITIES AREA
PREPARED AT 12:02 GMT FRI MAY 17 2013
HEIGHT WIND WIND TEMP SOARING
(FT AGL) DIRECTION SPEED(KTS) (DEG C) INDEX
3000 130 25 10 -1.0
5000 150 23 8 2.5
7000 200 11 5 6.0
TEMPERATURE NEEDED FOR LIFT TO 3000 FT AGL (TRIGGER TEMP)..68
TIME AT WHICH TRIGGER TEMPERATURE WILL BE REACHED..........2 PM
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR THE DAY............................70 DEG F
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF THERMALS...............................3800 (FT AGL)
HEIGHT WHERE CUMULUS WILL FORM.............................2200 (FT AGL)
BASE OF CUMULUS DURING THE AFTERNOON.......................2900 (FT AGL)
TOTAL SKY COVER IN EIGHTHS (OKTAS) (11 AM TO 4 PM).........7
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
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