Soaring Forecast for the Twin Cities Area Prepared at 12:30 GMT Tue Mar 19 2024 Height Wind Wind Temp Soaring (ft AGL) Direction Speed(kts) (Deg C) Index 3000 350 46 0 -0.5 5000 330 46 -1 4.0 7000 330 46 -4 7.0 Temperature needed for lift to 3000 ft agl (Trigger Temp)..50 Time at which trigger temperature will be reached..........Will Not Reach Maximum Temperature for the day............................49 Deg F Maximum altitude of thermals...............................3200 (ft agl) Height where cumulus will form.............................No Cu Expected (ft agl) Base of cumulus during the afternoon.......................No Cu Expected (ft agl) Total Sky Cover in Eighths (Oktas) (11 AM to 4 PM).........4 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