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Soaring Forecast for Moriarty NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0748 MDT Sunday July 20 2025

This forecast is for Sunday, July 20, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 77.9 F/25.5 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1136 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 17041 ft MSL (10713 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 89.0 F/32.1 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 0945 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 14442 ft MSL (8114 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Monday 07/21....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:05:16 / 20:15:36 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 10 min 19 sec (850 min 19 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:10:26 MDT... 75.34 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 07/20/2025 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 16692 ft MSL (10364 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 15278 ft MSL (8950 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 16327 ft MSL (9999 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -3.1
K index......................... +28.2

Height  Temperature  Wind  Wind Spd  Lapse Rate  ConvectionT  Thermal  Lift Rate
ft MSL  deg C deg F   Dir   kt  m/s  C/km F/kft  deg C deg F   Index    fpm  m/s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -67.7 -89.9   175   17    9   1.7   0.9   73.6 164.4    24.9      M    M
 45000  -61.8 -79.2   190   26   13   7.3   4.0   59.0 138.2    17.4      M    M
 40000  -50.7 -59.3   190   23   12   8.0   4.4   54.1 129.4    15.3      M    M
 38000  -45.9 -50.6   205   19   10   8.0   4.4   52.5 126.4    14.5      M    M
 36000  -41.1 -42.0   220   15    8   7.8   4.3   51.4 124.5    14.1      M    M
 34000  -36.5 -33.7   215   15    8   7.7   4.2   49.4 120.9    13.0      M    M
 32000  -31.4 -24.5   210   15    8   7.6   4.2   47.8 118.0    12.1      M    M
 30000  -26.8 -16.2   195   16    8   7.6   4.2   45.9 114.6    10.9      M    M
 29000  -24.5 -12.1   190   16    8   7.6   4.2   45.2 113.3    10.5      M    M
 28000  -22.4  -8.3   190   16    8   6.4   3.5   44.2 111.6     9.9      M    M
 27000  -20.5  -4.9   190   13    7   6.6   3.6   42.9 109.3     8.9      M    M
 26000  -18.6  -1.5   195   11    6   6.6   3.6   41.8 107.2     8.0      M    M
 25000  -16.6   2.1   205    9    5   7.2   3.9   40.8 105.4     7.2      M    M
 24000  -14.4   6.1   210    7    3   7.5   4.1   39.9 103.7     6.5      M    M
 23000  -12.2  10.0   220    5    2   7.5   4.1   39.1 102.3     5.9      M    M
 22000   -9.9  14.2   245    3    2   6.9   3.8   38.3 101.0     5.4      M    M
 21000   -8.0  17.6   240    5    3   6.6   3.6   37.1  98.8     4.3      M    M
 20000   -6.1  21.0   240    7    4   6.6   3.6   36.1  96.9     3.4      M    M
 19500   -5.2  22.6   235    8    4   6.6   3.6   35.6  96.0     2.9      M    M
 19000   -4.2  24.4   235    9    5   6.3   3.5   35.0  95.0     2.4      M    M
 18500   -3.3  26.1   235    9    5   6.4   3.5   34.4  94.0     1.9      M    M
 18000   -2.5  27.5   230   10    5   6.2   3.4   33.9  93.0     1.3      M    M
 17500   -1.2  29.8   225   10    5   6.1   3.4   32.9  91.3     0.4      M    M
 17000   -0.3  31.5   220   11    5   5.9   3.2   32.3  90.2    -0.2    924  4.7
 16500    0.5  32.9   220   11    5   5.7   3.1   31.7  89.0    -0.9    886  4.5
 16000    1.3  34.3   225   11    6   5.8   3.2   31.0  87.8    -1.5    847  4.3
 15500    2.2  36.0   230   11    6   6.8   3.7   30.4  86.8    -2.1    805  4.1
 15000    3.1  37.6   235   11    6   6.6   3.6   29.9  85.9    -2.6    761  3.9
 14500    4.2  39.6   240   11    6   7.9   4.3   29.5  85.2    -3.0    715  3.6
 14000    5.4  41.7   245   11    6   7.9   4.3   29.2  84.6    -3.3    665  3.4
 13500    6.5  43.7   255   12    6   7.8   4.3   28.9  84.1    -3.6    616  3.1
 13000    7.6  45.7   255   12    6   7.8   4.3   28.6  83.5    -4.0    568  2.9
 12500    8.7  47.7   260   12    6   7.7   4.2   28.3  83.0    -4.3    520  2.6
 12000    9.8  49.6   260   12    6   7.6   4.2   28.0  82.3    -4.7    472  2.4
 11500   10.9  51.6   260   12    6   7.8   4.3   27.6  81.7    -5.1    425  2.2
 11000   12.1  53.8   260   12    6   7.7   4.2   27.3  81.2    -5.5    376  1.9
 10500   13.2  55.8   260   11    6   7.7   4.2   27.0  80.6    -5.8    327  1.7
 10250   13.7  56.7   265   11    6   7.4   4.1   26.9  80.3    -6.0    303  1.5
 10000   14.3  57.7   265   10    5   7.2   3.9   26.7  80.0    -6.2    280  1.4
  9750   14.8  58.6   270   10    5   7.2   3.9   26.5  79.6    -6.4    256  1.3
  9500   15.3  59.5   270   10    5   7.4   4.0   26.3  79.3    -6.6    233  1.2
  9250   15.9  60.6   275    9    5   7.8   4.3   26.1  79.0    -6.8    209  1.1
  9000   16.5  61.7   285    9    5   6.7   3.7   25.9  78.7    -7.0    185  0.9
  8750   16.9  62.4   290    9    4   5.7   3.1   25.6  78.1    -7.3    164  0.8
  8500   17.3  63.1   295    9    4   5.9   3.2   25.3  77.6    -7.6    144  0.7
  8250   17.7  63.9   300    9    4   5.8   3.2   25.0  77.1    -7.9    124  0.6
  8000   18.2  64.8   300    9    4   5.5   3.0   24.7  76.5    -8.3    104  0.5
  7750   18.5  65.3   305    9    4   5.1   2.8   24.4  75.9    -8.6     86  0.4
  7500   18.8  65.8   305    9    4   3.1   1.7   24.0  75.2    -9.1     69  0.4
  7250   18.9  66.0   305    8    4   1.4   0.8   23.4  74.1    -9.7     59  0.3
  7000   19.1  66.4   305    8    4   2.7   1.5   22.8  73.1   -10.4     48  0.2
  6750   19.2  66.6   305    7    4  -0.2  -0.1   22.2  72.0   -11.0     37  0.2
  6500   18.8  65.8   305    6    3  -9.9  -5.4   21.2  70.1   -12.1     41  0.2
  6250      M     M     M    M    M     M     M      M     M       M      M    M

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * * 

           07/20/2025 at 0900 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...   +12.3    LI...       +0.6        | CAPE...   +84.7    LI...       -0.7
CINH...  -129.6    K Index... +25.7        | CINH...    -8.9    K Index... +26.3
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -67.2 -89.0  175  21 11   0.3   0.2 | -66.5 -87.7  190  19 10   0.1   0.1
 45000 -62.4 -80.3  185  22 12   7.6   4.2 | -62.1 -79.8  180  24 13   7.3   4.0
 40000 -50.9 -59.6  200  17  9   8.0   4.4 | -51.1 -60.0  175  23 12   7.7   4.2
 38000 -46.1 -51.0  200  15  8   8.0   4.4 | -46.5 -51.7  185  19 10   7.7   4.3
 36000 -41.4 -42.5  205  13  7   8.2   4.5 | -41.8 -43.2  200  15  8   8.2   4.5
 34000 -36.4 -33.5  205  14  7   8.3   4.6 | -36.8 -34.2  200  14  7   8.4   4.6
 32000 -30.8 -23.4  205  14  7   7.7   4.2 | -31.1 -24.0  205  13  7   8.0   4.4
 30000 -26.4 -15.5  210  15  8   7.5   4.1 | -26.4 -15.5  195  15  8   7.8   4.3
 29000 -24.1 -11.4  210  15  8   7.4   4.1 | -24.1 -11.4  195  16  8   7.8   4.3
 28000 -22.1  -7.8  210  15  8   5.9   3.2 | -21.9  -7.4  195  15  8   6.2   3.4
 27000 -20.3  -4.5  205  12  6   6.0   3.3 | -20.1  -4.2  200  13  7   6.3   3.5
 26000 -18.5  -1.3  205  10  5   6.0   3.3 | -18.2  -0.8  210  11  6   6.3   3.5
 25000 -16.7   1.9  205   7  4   7.0   3.9 | -16.3   2.7  220  10  5   6.5   3.6
 24000 -14.5   5.9  190   6  3   7.6   4.2 | -14.4   6.1  210   9  5   6.6   3.6
 23000 -12.3   9.9  170   6  3   7.6   4.2 | -12.4   9.7  195   8  4   6.7   3.7
 22000 -10.1  13.8  155   6  3   7.1   3.9 | -10.5  13.1  185   8  4   6.6   3.6
 21000  -8.1  17.4  170   7  3   6.9   3.8 |  -8.6  16.5  190  10  5   6.6   3.6
 20000  -6.0  21.2  180   8  4   6.9   3.8 |  -6.6  20.1  200  12  6   6.7   3.7
 19500  -5.0  23.0  185   8  4   6.9   3.8 |  -5.6  21.9  200  12  6   6.7   3.7
 19000  -4.1  24.6  190   9  4   6.4   3.5 |  -4.7  23.5  200  13  7   6.8   3.7
 18500  -3.1  26.4  195   9  5   6.4   3.5 |  -3.7  25.3  205  13  6   6.8   3.7
 18000  -2.2  28.0  200   9  5   6.1   3.4 |  -2.7  27.1  210  12  6   6.7   3.7
 17500  -1.0  30.2  210   9  5   6.0   3.3 |  -1.3  29.7  215  12  6   6.7   3.7
 17000  -0.2  31.6  220   9  5   5.6   3.1 |  -0.3  31.5  220  11  6   6.7   3.7
 16500   0.6  33.1  225   9  5   5.4   3.0 |   0.6  33.1  225  10  5   6.8   3.7
 16000   1.3  34.3  235  10  5   5.6   3.0 |   1.5  34.7  230  10  5   6.5   3.6
 15500   2.2  36.0  240  10  5   6.4   3.5 |   2.3  36.1  240   9  4   5.1   2.8
 15000   3.1  37.6  250  10  5   6.3   3.4 |   2.9  37.2  250   7  4   4.9   2.7
 14500   4.0  39.2  255  10  5   7.4   4.0 |   3.8  38.8  260   7  3   8.1   4.5
 14000   5.1  41.2  265   9  5   7.3   4.0 |   5.0  41.0  270   6  3   7.9   4.3
 13500   6.1  43.0  275   8  4   7.7   4.2 |   6.2  43.2  280   6  3   9.0   4.9
 13000   7.3  45.1  285   7  3   7.8   4.3 |   7.5  45.5  280   6  3   9.2   5.0
 12500   8.4  47.1  295   6  3   7.9   4.4 |   8.9  48.0  285   6  3   9.4   5.1
 12000   9.6  49.3  300   6  3   8.0   4.4 |  10.3  50.5  285   5  3   9.4   5.2
 11500  10.8  51.4  310   6  3   7.2   4.0 |  11.7  53.1  285   5  3   8.9   4.9
 11000  11.9  53.4  305   6  3   8.2   4.5 |  13.1  55.6  290   5  3  10.0   5.5
 10500  13.1  55.6  300   6  3   7.6   4.2 |  14.6  58.3  290   5  3   9.0   5.0
 10250  13.6  56.5  300   6  3   7.1   3.9 |  15.2  59.4  290   5  3   9.1   5.0
 10000  14.1  57.4  300   7  3   7.3   4.0 |  16.0  60.8  290   5  3  10.3   5.7
  9750  14.7  58.5  295   7  4   7.4   4.1 |  16.7  62.1  290   5  3   9.9   5.4
  9500  15.2  59.4  295   7  4   6.9   3.8 |  17.5  63.5  290   6  3  10.6   5.8
  9250  15.7  60.3  295   7  4   6.2   3.4 |  18.3  64.9  290   6  3  11.2   6.1
  9000  16.1  61.0  295   7  4   6.2   3.4 |  19.1  66.4  290   6  3  10.0   5.5
  8750  16.5  61.7  290   7  4   5.7   3.2 |  19.8  67.6  290   6  3   9.3   5.1
  8500  16.9  62.4  290   7  4   6.9   3.8 |  20.5  68.9  285   6  3   9.7   5.3
  8250  17.5  63.5  290   7  4   7.8   4.3 |  21.2  70.2  285   6  3   9.9   5.4
  8000  18.0  64.4  290   7  4   8.1   4.4 |  22.0  71.6  285   6  3  10.0   5.5
  7750  18.7  65.7  290   7  4   9.4   5.1 |  22.7  72.9  285   6  3  10.3   5.7
  7500  19.4  66.9  290   7  3   9.7   5.3 |  23.5  74.3  285   6  3  10.2   5.6
  7250  20.1  68.2  285   6  3   9.9   5.4 |  24.3  75.7  285   5  3  10.3   5.6
  7000  20.8  69.4  285   6  3   9.3   5.1 |  25.0  77.0  285   5  3   9.7   5.3
  6750  21.5  70.7  285   6  3  11.3   6.2 |  25.8  78.4  285   5  3  13.4   7.4
  6500  22.6  72.7  285   6  3  17.1   9.4 |  27.1  80.8  285   5  3  23.2  12.7
  6250     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M

           07/20/2025 at 1500 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +429.0    LI...       -3.3        | CAPE...  +261.3    LI...       -1.7
CINH...     0.0    K Index... +33.2        | CINH...   -16.3    K Index... +31.6
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -67.0 -88.6  205  15  8   0.5   0.3 | -66.9 -88.4  195  11  6   0.8   0.4
 45000 -62.4 -80.3  190  24 12   7.3   4.0 | -62.1 -79.8  190  22 11   6.9   3.8
 40000 -51.2 -60.2  185  25 13   7.9   4.4 | -51.5 -60.7  190  17  9   8.0   4.4
 38000 -46.5 -51.7  190  20 10   7.9   4.4 | -46.7 -52.1  190  13  7   8.0   4.4
 36000 -41.7 -43.1  190  15  8   8.3   4.5 | -41.9 -43.4  185   9  5   8.3   4.6
 34000 -36.6 -33.9  200  13  7   8.5   4.7 | -36.8 -34.2  195  10  5   8.5   4.7
 32000 -30.9 -23.6  215  11  6   7.6   4.2 | -31.1 -24.0  205  10  5   8.2   4.5
 30000 -26.7 -16.1  205  12  6   7.2   3.9 | -26.3 -15.3  200  12  6   8.1   4.4
 29000 -24.5 -12.1  205  13  7   7.2   3.9 | -23.8 -10.8  200  13  6   8.0   4.4
 28000 -22.5  -8.5  205  13  7   6.5   3.6 | -21.6  -6.9  200  13  7   6.1   3.3
 27000 -20.5  -4.9  200  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -19.8  -3.6  200  12  6   6.2   3.4
 26000 -18.6  -1.5  200  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -18.0  -0.4  200  12  6   6.2   3.4
 25000 -16.6   2.1  195  11  5   6.9   3.8 | -16.1   3.0  200  11  6   6.5   3.6
 24000 -14.5   5.9  200  10  5   7.1   3.9 | -14.2   6.4  200  10  5   6.6   3.6
 23000 -12.4   9.7  210  10  5   7.1   3.9 | -12.2  10.0  205   9  4   6.7   3.7
 22000 -10.4  13.3  215  10  5   5.4   3.0 | -10.3  13.5  205   7  4   6.3   3.5
 21000  -9.0  15.8  220  10  5   4.8   2.6 |  -8.5  16.7  220   6  3   6.2   3.4
 20000  -7.7  18.1  225  10  5   4.9   2.7 |  -6.7  19.9  240   5  2   6.2   3.4
 19500  -7.0  19.4  230  10  5   5.2   2.8 |  -5.8  21.6  255   5  2   6.3   3.5
 19000  -6.2  20.8  230   9  5   7.2   4.0 |  -4.8  23.4  265   4  2   7.3   4.0
 18500  -5.2  22.6  230   8  4   7.1   3.9 |  -3.8  25.2  285   3  1   7.3   4.0
 18000  -4.2  24.4  230   7  4   8.4   4.6 |  -2.8  27.0  320   2  1   7.1   3.9
 17500  -2.3  27.9  230   7  3   9.0   4.9 |  -1.4  29.5  335   2  1   7.0   3.8
 17000  -1.0  30.2  230   6  3   9.0   4.9 |  -0.4  31.3  335   2  1   8.0   4.4
 16500   0.3  32.5  230   6  3   9.0   4.9 |   0.8  33.4  310   2  1   8.5   4.6
 16000   1.6  34.9  230   6  3   9.1   5.0 |   2.0  35.6  290   3  1   8.5   4.7
 15500   3.0  37.4  230   6  3   9.5   5.2 |   3.3  37.9  280   3  2   8.5   4.7
 15000   4.4  39.9  230   6  3   9.5   5.2 |   4.5  40.1  270   4  2   8.4   4.6
 14500   5.8  42.4  230   6  3   9.4   5.1 |   5.8  42.4  265   5  3   9.3   5.1
 14000   7.2  45.0  230   6  3   9.4   5.1 |   7.2  45.0  260   6  3   9.3   5.1
 13500   8.6  47.5  230   6  3   9.3   5.1 |   8.6  47.5  255   6  3   9.5   5.2
 13000  10.0  50.0  230   6  3   9.3   5.1 |  10.0  50.0  250   7  4   9.5   5.2
 12500  11.4  52.5  230   6  3   9.3   5.1 |  11.4  52.5  245   8  4   9.4   5.2
 12000  12.7  54.9  235   6  3   9.2   5.1 |  12.8  55.0  245   8  4   9.3   5.1
 11500  14.2  57.6  235   6  3  10.3   5.6 |  14.2  57.6  240   8  4   9.4   5.1
 11000  15.7  60.3  235   6  3   9.7   5.3 |  15.6  60.1  240   9  5   9.3   5.1
 10500  17.1  62.8  235   7  3   8.3   4.6 |  17.0  62.6  235  10  5   9.0   4.9
 10250  17.7  63.9  240   7  4   8.6   4.7 |  17.6  63.7  235  10  5   9.4   5.1
 10000  18.5  65.3  240   7  4  10.7   5.9 |  18.4  65.1  235  10  5  10.2   5.6
  9750  19.2  66.6  240   7  4  10.1   5.5 |  19.1  66.4  230  10  5   9.9   5.4
  9500  20.0  68.0  240   8  4  10.4   5.7 |  19.9  67.8  230  11  6  10.3   5.6
  9250  20.8  69.4  240   8  4  10.5   5.8 |  20.7  69.3  230  11  6  10.5   5.8
  9000  21.5  70.7  245   8  4  10.0   5.5 |  21.4  70.5  230  11  6   9.5   5.2
  8750  22.3  72.1  245   8  4   9.7   5.3 |  22.1  71.8  225  11  6   8.8   4.9
  8500  23.0  73.4  245   8  4   9.7   5.3 |  22.8  73.0  225  12  6   9.3   5.1
  8250  23.7  74.7  245   9  4   9.5   5.2 |  23.5  74.3  225  12  6   9.8   5.4
  8000  24.4  75.9  245   9  5  10.0   5.5 |  24.2  75.6  225  12  6   9.6   5.3
  7750  25.2  77.4  245   9  5  10.8   5.9 |  24.9  76.8  225  12  6   9.2   5.0
  7500  26.0  78.8  245   9  5  10.5   5.8 |  25.6  78.1  220  12  6   9.2   5.0
  7250  26.8  80.2  245   9  5  10.4   5.7 |  26.3  79.3  220  12  6   9.2   5.1
  7000  27.5  81.5  245   9  5   9.9   5.4 |  27.0  80.6  220  12  6   9.3   5.1
  6750  28.3  82.9  250   9  5  12.1   6.7 |  27.7  81.9  220  12  6  10.0   5.5
  6500  29.5  85.1  250   9  5  22.7  12.5 |  28.4  83.1  215  12  6  10.2   5.6
  6250     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M
________________________________________________________________________________

This product is issued once per day, at approximately 730 AM local 
time. It is not continuously monitored nor updated after its initial 
issuance. 

The information contained herein is based on numerical weather prediction
model data for the Moriarty Municipal Airport site in Moriarty, New Mexico at

                   North Latitude:  34.9781667 deg
                   West Longitude: 106.0000278 deg
                   Elevation: 6204.2 feet (1891.0 meters)

and may not be representative of other areas along and east of the Sandia
and Manzano Mountains. Note that some elevations in numerical weather
prediction models differ from actual station elevations, which can lead to
data which appear to be below ground.  Erroneous data such as these should
not be used.

The content and format of this report as well as the issuance times are subject
to change without prior notice.  Comments are welcome and should be directed
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DEFINITIONS:

CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
     energy available for convective development, also known as the positive 
     area on a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  Larger
     values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of 
     stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms.  Values around or
     greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
     convective activity develop.

CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
     needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
     a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  The more negative
     this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection.  This
     inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
     lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)

Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
     average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
     if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it 
     just becomes saturated.  It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
     produced by surface heating only.

Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
     the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level.  It can be considered a
     "trigger temperature" for that level.

Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.

Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above 
     mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists.  The location and
     existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain 
     waves.

K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
     between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
     of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
     of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface.  Larger 
     positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of 
     thunderstorm development.  One interpretation of K index values regarding
     soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158 
     and is reproduced in the following table:

          below -10    no or weak thermals
           -10 to 5    dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
            5 to 15    good soaring conditions
           15 to 20    good soaring conditions with occasional showers
           20 to 30    excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
                       probability of showers and thunderstorms
           above 30    more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms

Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
     inversions. 

Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the 
     average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
     maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.

Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
     level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
     an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
     condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
     level.  The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum 
     temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
     feet of the airmass.  Negative values are indicative of instability with
     positive values showing stable conditions.

Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals.  It is
     computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
     level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
     Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
     are applied to these calculations.

Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
     forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.

Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals.  It 
     is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
     height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures 
     between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet 
     above the ground.  After this computation, further empirical adjustments
     are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
     middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment.  

Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
     or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds.  Broken means that
     between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
     conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
     Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
     some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
     that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
  
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights: 
     1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
     2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind speed no longer increases with height

PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
     on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
     sea level).  Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.

Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
                 and the time of overdevelopment.

Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
     temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
     through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level.  Negative values
     are indicative of thermal lift.

Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the 
     computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
     cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:

                 Maximum rate of lift        Adjective Rating
                      >= 800 fpm                 Excellent
                 >= 400 and < 800 fpm              Good
                 >= 200 and < 400 fpm              Fair
                       < 200 fpm                   Poor  

Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
     which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
     1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
     2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
     3. initiation of widespread precipitation

Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
     reach the trigger temperature.

Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
     feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.

Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which 
     attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
     soaring into a single index number.  Objective points are assigned to
     these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
     stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
     the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough 
     movements.

042613

Soaring Forecast for Albuquerque NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0723 MDT Sunday July 20 2025

This forecast is for Sunday, July 20, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 80.0 F/26.7 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1180 ft/min (6.0 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 17022 ft MSL (11346 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 92.0 F/33.8 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1045 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 14730 ft MSL (9055 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Monday 07/21....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:07:37 / 20:18:13 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 10 min 37 sec (850 min 37 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:12:55 MDT... 75.19 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 07/20/2025 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 16455 ft MSL (10779 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 14774 ft MSL (9098 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 16139 ft MSL (10463 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -2.9
K index......................... +26.7

Height  Temperature  Wind  Wind Spd  Lapse Rate  ConvectionT  Thermal  Lift Rate
ft MSL  deg C deg F   Dir   kt  m/s  C/km F/kft  deg C deg F   Index    fpm  m/s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -67.2 -89.0   175   20   10   1.3   0.7   76.7 170.1    25.6      M    M
 45000  -62.5 -80.5   190   27   14   6.8   3.7   61.3 142.4    17.7      M    M
 40000  -51.3 -60.3   200   18    9   8.2   4.5   55.2 131.4    14.8      M    M
 38000  -46.3 -51.3   210   16    8   8.3   4.5   53.8 128.9    14.2      M    M
 36000  -41.4 -42.5   215   15    8   8.2   4.5   52.9 127.3    13.9      M    M
 34000  -36.5 -33.7   210   16    8   8.2   4.5   51.3 124.4    13.1      M    M
 32000  -31.6 -24.9   205   16    8   8.1   4.4   50.3 122.5    12.6      M    M
 30000  -27.1 -16.8   200   17    9   7.5   4.1   48.4 119.1    11.5      M    M
 29000  -24.8 -12.6   195   18    9   7.5   4.1   47.6 117.7    11.0      M    M
 28000  -22.6  -8.7   195   18    9   6.5   3.6   46.8 116.2    10.5      M    M
 27000  -20.7  -5.3   200   16    8   6.5   3.6   45.4 113.7     9.5      M    M
 26000  -18.3  -0.9   205   14    7   6.6   3.6   43.9 111.1     8.3      M    M
 25000  -16.4   2.5   215   12    6   7.3   4.0   42.9 109.2     7.5      M    M
 24000  -14.1   6.6   220   11    5   7.4   4.0   41.9 107.5     6.8      M    M
 23000  -11.9  10.6   230   10    5   7.4   4.1   41.1 106.0     6.2      M    M
 22000   -9.8  14.4   240    9    5   6.4   3.5   40.3 104.5     5.5      M    M
 21000   -7.9  17.8   235    9    4   6.3   3.5   39.0 102.1     4.4      M    M
 20000   -6.1  21.0   235    9    4   6.3   3.5   37.8 100.0     3.4      M    M
 19500   -5.2  22.6   230    9    4   6.2   3.4   37.2  99.0     2.9      M    M
 19000   -4.3  24.3   230    8    4   6.0   3.3   36.6  97.8     2.3      M    M
 18500   -3.5  25.7   230    8    4   6.1   3.3   35.9  96.7     1.7      M    M
 18000   -2.6  27.3   230    7    4   6.2   3.4   35.3  95.6     1.1      M    M
 17500   -1.7  28.9   235    7    4   6.2   3.4   34.7  94.5     0.5      M    M
 17000   -0.8  30.6   240    7    4   6.0   3.3   34.1  93.4    -0.0    979  5.0
 16500   -0.1  31.8   240    7    4   5.2   2.9   33.4  92.1    -0.7    941  4.8
 16000    0.6  33.1   235    6    3   5.2   2.8   32.7  90.8    -1.5    905  4.6
 15500    1.4  34.5   235    6    3   6.8   3.7   32.0  89.6    -2.1    866  4.4
 15000    2.4  36.3   240    5    2   6.7   3.7   31.5  88.7    -2.7    823  4.2
 14500    3.3  37.9   245    4    2   7.4   4.1   31.0  87.9    -3.2    779  4.0
 14000    4.5  40.1   270    2    1   7.7   4.2   30.7  87.2    -3.6    731  3.7
 13500    5.6  42.1   325    2    1   7.8   4.3   30.4  86.7    -3.9    683  3.5
 13000    6.8  44.2   350    4    2   8.0   4.4   30.1  86.1    -4.2    631  3.2
 12500    8.0  46.4   360    6    3   8.1   4.5   29.8  85.7    -4.4    580  2.9
 12000    9.3  48.7   360    7    4   8.4   4.6   29.6  85.2    -4.6    527  2.7
 11500   10.6  51.1   360    9    4   8.3   4.6   29.4  84.9    -4.8    474  2.4
 11000   11.7  53.1   355    9    5   7.8   4.3   29.1  84.4    -5.1    424  2.2
 10500   12.9  55.2   350    9    5   7.5   4.1   28.8  83.8    -5.5    375  1.9
 10250   13.4  56.1   350    9    5   6.9   3.8   28.6  83.5    -5.7    351  1.8
 10000   13.9  57.0   345    9    4   6.8   3.7   28.3  83.0    -5.9    329  1.7
  9750   14.4  57.9   340    8    4   6.8   3.7   28.1  82.6    -6.2    307  1.6
  9500   14.9  58.8   330    8    4   6.9   3.8   27.9  82.2    -6.5    285  1.4
  9250   15.4  59.7   330    8    4   6.6   3.6   27.7  81.8    -6.7    262  1.3
  9000   16.3  61.3   315    7    4   6.4   3.5   27.1  80.8    -7.3    222  1.1
  8750   16.7  62.1   310    6    3   5.5   3.0   26.9  80.3    -7.6    201  1.0
  8500   17.0  62.6   300    6    3   5.0   2.7   26.5  79.7    -8.0    184  0.9
  8250   17.4  63.3   295    6    3   5.6   3.1   26.2  79.1    -8.4    165  0.8
  8000   17.8  64.0   290    5    3   5.7   3.1   25.8  78.5    -8.8    146  0.7
  7750   18.2  64.8   280    5    3   5.7   3.1   25.5  78.0    -9.1    127  0.6
  7500   18.5  65.3   280    5    3   5.6   3.1   25.2  77.4    -9.5    109  0.6
  7250   18.9  66.0   275    4    2   5.2   2.9   24.9  76.8    -9.9     91  0.5
  7000   19.2  66.6   270    4    2   5.0   2.7   24.5  76.2   -10.3     73  0.4
  6750   19.6  67.3   260    3    2   5.5   3.0   24.2  75.6   -10.8     56  0.3
  6500   20.0  68.0   260    3    1   5.7   3.1   23.9  75.0   -11.1     36  0.2
  6250   20.4  68.7   255    2    1   5.8   3.2   23.6  74.5   -11.5     17  0.1
  6000   20.7  69.3   245    2    1   1.6   0.9   23.2  73.8   -11.9      0  0.0
  5750   20.0  68.0   210    1    0 -25.2 -13.8   21.8  71.2   -13.4     14  0.1
  5500      M     M     M    M    M     M     M      M     M       M      M    M

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * * 

           07/20/2025 at 0900 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...   +33.9    LI...       -0.1        | CAPE...  +139.6    LI...       -0.7
CINH...  -103.1    K Index... +26.0        | CINH...   -27.3    K Index... +27.4
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -66.5 -87.7  180  21 11   0.3   0.2 | -66.7 -88.1  195  19 10   0.4   0.2
 45000 -62.6 -80.7  185  25 13   6.9   3.8 | -62.2 -80.0  190  24 12   7.2   3.9
 40000 -51.3 -60.3  195  17  9   8.4   4.6 | -51.3 -60.3  190  17  9   7.8   4.3
 38000 -46.2 -51.2  200  17  9   8.4   4.6 | -46.6 -51.9  195  17  9   7.9   4.3
 36000 -41.2 -42.2  200  18  9   8.3   4.5 | -41.9 -43.4  195  16  8   8.1   4.5
 34000 -36.3 -33.3  210  17  9   8.2   4.5 | -36.2 -33.2  205  17  9   8.4   4.6
 32000 -31.3 -24.3  215  16  8   8.0   4.4 | -31.2 -24.2  210  17  9   7.9   4.3
 30000 -27.0 -16.6  210  16  8   7.2   3.9 | -26.7 -16.1  205  17  9   7.5   4.1
 29000 -24.8 -12.6  205  16  8   7.2   3.9 | -24.5 -12.1  205  17  9   7.5   4.1
 28000 -22.7  -8.9  200  15  8   6.5   3.6 | -22.4  -8.3  205  16  8   6.0   3.3
 27000 -20.8  -5.4  200  14  7   6.6   3.6 | -20.6  -5.1  200  15  7   6.2   3.4
 26000 -18.4  -1.1  195  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -18.7  -1.7  200  13  7   6.2   3.4
 25000 -16.4   2.5  195  11  6   7.1   3.9 | -16.9   1.6  200  11  6   6.7   3.7
 24000 -14.3   6.3  185  11  6   7.2   3.9 | -14.8   5.4  195  12  6   7.1   3.9
 23000 -12.1  10.2  175  11  6   7.2   4.0 | -12.7   9.1  190  12  6   7.2   3.9
 22000 -10.1  13.8  170  12  6   6.7   3.7 | -10.6  12.9  190  12  6   6.9   3.8
 21000  -8.1  17.4  180  11  6   6.7   3.7 |  -8.2  17.2  195  13  7   6.8   3.7
 20000  -6.2  20.8  190  12  6   6.7   3.7 |  -6.2  20.8  200  13  7   6.8   3.7
 19500  -5.2  22.6  195  12  6   6.5   3.6 |  -5.2  22.6  200  14  7   6.7   3.7
 19000  -4.3  24.3  195  11  6   6.1   3.4 |  -4.3  24.3  200  13  7   6.6   3.6
 18500  -3.4  25.9  200  11  6   6.2   3.4 |  -3.3  26.1  205  13  7   6.7   3.6
 18000  -2.5  27.5  205  10  5   5.9   3.2 |  -2.4  27.7  210  12  6   6.3   3.5
 17500  -1.7  28.9  210   9  5   5.9   3.2 |  -1.5  29.3  210  11  5   6.4   3.5
 17000  -0.8  30.6  220   9  4   6.0   3.3 |  -0.7  30.7  215   9  5   6.6   3.6
 16500   0.0  32.0  225   8  4   6.2   3.4 |   0.3  32.5  225   8  4   6.7   3.7
 16000   0.9  33.6  235   7  4   6.2   3.4 |   1.3  34.3  230   6  3   6.7   3.7
 15500   1.8  35.2  240   6  3   6.3   3.4 |   2.2  36.0  240   5  3   6.8   3.7
 15000   2.6  36.7  255   5  2   6.3   3.4 |   3.2  37.8  255   4  2   6.7   3.7
 14500   3.5  38.3  270   3  2   7.1   3.9 |   4.2  39.6  275   3  2   7.3   4.0
 14000   4.6  40.3  295   2  1   7.3   4.0 |   5.2  41.4  290   2  1   7.3   4.0
 13500   5.6  42.1  340   2  1   7.7   4.2 |   6.3  43.3  310   2  1   7.6   4.2
 13000   6.9  44.4  005   4  2   8.0   4.4 |   7.4  45.3  325   2  1   7.7   4.3
 12500   8.1  46.6  010   6  3   8.0   4.4 |   8.6  47.5  340   2  1   7.6   4.1
 12000   9.3  48.7  005   7  4   7.8   4.3 |   9.7  49.5  335   3  2   7.3   4.0
 11500  10.5  50.9  360   9  5   7.8   4.3 |  10.7  51.3  330   4  2   7.3   4.0
 11000  11.6  52.9  350  10  5   7.6   4.2 |  11.7  53.1  325   4  2   7.4   4.0
 10500  12.7  54.9  345  10  5   7.6   4.2 |  12.8  55.0  315   5  2   8.5   4.7
 10250  13.2  55.8  340  11  6   7.4   4.1 |  13.4  56.1  310   5  2   9.1   5.0
 10000  13.7  56.7  340  11  5   7.3   4.0 |  14.1  57.4  310   5  2   9.2   5.0
  9750  14.2  57.6  335  10  5   7.5   4.1 |  14.8  58.6  310   5  2   9.0   4.9
  9500  14.8  58.6  330  10  5   6.7   3.7 |  15.4  59.7  305   4  2   9.7   5.3
  9250  15.2  59.4  325   9  5   6.5   3.6 |  16.2  61.2  305   5  2  10.1   5.5
  9000  15.7  60.3  320   8  4   7.0   3.9 |  16.9  62.4  300   5  2   9.4   5.2
  8750  16.2  61.2  315   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  17.6  63.7  300   5  2  10.1   5.5
  8500  17.0  62.6  310   7  3   5.3   2.9 |  18.3  64.9  300   5  2   8.0   4.4
  8250  17.5  63.5  300   6  3   7.0   3.8 |  18.9  66.0  295   4  2   8.7   4.8
  8000  18.0  64.4  295   5  3   7.5   4.1 |  19.7  67.5  295   4  2  11.2   6.1
  7750  18.5  65.3  280   4  2   5.4   3.0 |  21.3  70.3  290   5  2   9.5   5.2
  7500  18.7  65.7  275   4  2   4.4   2.4 |  21.9  71.4  285   4  2   8.7   4.8
  7250  19.2  66.6  260   3  2   8.2   4.5 |  22.6  72.7  285   4  2  11.0   6.0
  7000  19.8  67.6  250   3  2   9.7   5.3 |  23.5  74.3  285   4  2  11.4   6.2
  6750  20.5  68.9  240   3  1   9.1   5.0 |  24.3  75.7  280   4  2  10.1   5.6
  6500  21.2  70.2  235   3  1   9.2   5.1 |  25.0  77.0  280   4  2   9.8   5.4
  6250  21.9  71.4  230   3  1   9.4   5.2 |  25.7  78.3  275   4  2   9.8   5.4
  6000  22.7  72.9  225   3  2  12.7   7.0 |  26.6  79.9  275   4  2  14.9   8.2
  5750  24.1  75.4  220   3  2  28.2  15.5 |  28.6  83.5  270   4  2  48.8  26.8
  5500     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M

           07/20/2025 at 1500 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +172.6    LI...       -1.2        | CAPE...  +109.7    LI...       -1.0
CINH...    -6.8    K Index... +28.3        | CINH...    -6.3    K Index... +29.0
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -66.7 -88.1  205  10  5   0.6   0.4 | -67.1 -88.8  200  10  5   1.0   0.6
 45000 -62.1 -79.8  195  21 11   6.9   3.8 | -62.2 -80.0  195  22 11   6.7   3.7
 40000 -51.5 -60.7  185  20 10   8.1   4.4 | -51.8 -61.2  190  18  9   8.2   4.5
 38000 -46.7 -52.1  195  17  9   8.1   4.5 | -46.9 -52.4  195  15  8   8.2   4.5
 36000 -41.8 -43.2  205  15  8   8.3   4.5 | -42.0 -43.6  200  12  6   8.4   4.6
 34000 -36.2 -33.2  205  15  8   8.4   4.6 | -36.2 -33.2  200  13  7   8.6   4.7
 32000 -31.1 -24.0  210  16  8   7.9   4.3 | -31.1 -24.0  200  14  7   8.1   4.4
 30000 -26.7 -16.1  205  15  8   7.5   4.1 | -26.5 -15.7  205  14  7   7.7   4.2
 29000 -24.4 -11.9  200  15  8   7.5   4.1 | -24.2 -11.6  210  14  7   7.7   4.2
 28000 -22.3  -8.1  200  14  7   6.2   3.4 | -22.0  -7.6  210  14  7   6.3   3.5
 27000 -20.5  -4.9  200  14  7   6.3   3.5 | -20.1  -4.2  210  14  7   6.4   3.5
 26000 -18.6  -1.5  200  13  7   6.3   3.5 | -18.2  -0.8  205  14  7   6.4   3.5
 25000 -16.7   1.9  205  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -16.3   2.7  205  14  7   6.6   3.6
 24000 -14.7   5.5  200  12  6   6.9   3.8 | -14.4   6.1  210  13  7   6.7   3.7
 23000 -12.7   9.1  200  12  6   6.9   3.8 | -12.4   9.7  210  11  6   6.7   3.7
 22000 -10.6  12.9  200  12  6   6.7   3.7 | -10.5  13.1  215  10  5   6.6   3.6
 21000  -8.3  17.1  205  13  7   6.5   3.6 |  -8.1  17.4  220   9  4   6.4   3.5
 20000  -6.4  20.5  210  13  7   6.5   3.6 |  -6.3  20.7  220   8  4   6.5   3.5
 19500  -5.5  22.1  210  13  7   6.6   3.6 |  -5.3  22.5  225   7  4   6.6   3.6
 19000  -4.5  23.9  210  13  6   6.6   3.6 |  -4.4  24.1  225   6  3   6.7   3.7
 18500  -3.6  25.5  215  12  6   6.5   3.6 |  -3.4  25.9  225   5  3   6.7   3.7
 18000  -2.6  27.3  215  11  5   7.2   4.0 |  -2.4  27.7  225   5  2   7.0   3.8
 17500  -1.5  29.3  215   9  5   7.2   4.0 |  -1.4  29.5  230   4  2   7.0   3.9
 17000  -0.5  31.1  220   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  -0.4  31.3  235   3  2   7.4   4.0
 16500   0.5  32.9  220   6  3   7.4   4.1 |   0.7  33.3  235   3  2   7.7   4.2
 16000   1.6  34.9  230   4  2   7.5   4.1 |   1.7  35.1  235   3  2   7.8   4.3
 15500   2.6  36.7  235   3  2   7.3   4.0 |   2.9  37.2  235   4  2   8.7   4.8
 15000   3.6  38.5  245   2  1   7.4   4.0 |   4.1  39.4  235   4  2   8.7   4.7
 14500   4.7  40.5  250   2  1   7.9   4.4 |   5.4  41.7  230   4  2   9.0   5.0
 14000   5.8  42.4  250   2  1   8.0   4.4 |   6.7  44.1  230   4  2   9.1   5.0
 13500   7.0  44.6  245   2  1   8.8   4.8 |   8.1  46.6  230   4  2   9.4   5.2
 13000   8.4  47.1  245   3  1   9.3   5.1 |   9.5  49.1  225   5  2   9.7   5.3
 12500   9.7  49.5  245   3  1   9.4   5.2 |  10.9  51.6  225   5  3   9.7   5.3
 12000  11.2  52.2  245   3  2   9.6   5.3 |  12.4  54.3  220   5  3   9.6   5.3
 11500  12.6  54.7  245   3  2   9.4   5.1 |  13.8  56.8  220   5  3   9.5   5.2
 11000  13.9  57.0  240   3  2   8.5   4.7 |  15.2  59.4  220   6  3   8.8   4.8
 10500  15.4  59.7  240   3  2  10.9   6.0 |  16.6  61.9  215   6  3  10.6   5.8
 10250  16.1  61.0  240   4  2   9.7   5.3 |  17.4  63.3  215   6  3   9.8   5.4
 10000  16.8  62.2  240   4  2   9.2   5.0 |  18.1  64.6  215   6  3   9.4   5.2
  9750  17.5  63.5  240   4  2   9.0   5.0 |  18.8  65.8  215   6  3   9.5   5.2
  9500  18.2  64.8  235   4  2  10.2   5.6 |  19.5  67.1  215   7  3   9.8   5.4
  9250  19.0  66.2  240   4  2  10.6   5.8 |  20.2  68.4  215   7  3  10.0   5.5
  9000  19.7  67.5  240   4  2   9.5   5.2 |  21.0  69.8  215   7  4   9.6   5.3
  8750  20.5  68.9  240   4  2  10.3   5.6 |  21.7  71.1  215   7  4  10.2   5.6
  8500  21.2  70.2  235   5  2   8.3   4.6 |  22.4  72.3  210   7  4   8.2   4.5
  8250  21.8  71.2  235   5  2   8.8   4.8 |  23.0  73.4  210   8  4   8.8   4.8
  8000  22.5  72.5  235   5  2  11.0   6.0 |  23.8  74.8  210   8  4  11.0   6.0
  7750  23.3  73.9  235   5  3  10.6   5.8 |  24.5  76.1  210   8  4  10.6   5.8
  7500  24.8  76.6  235   5  3   9.6   5.3 |  26.0  78.8  210   9  4   9.0   5.0
  7250  25.6  78.1  230   5  3  10.8   5.9 |  26.7  80.1  210   9  5  10.3   5.6
  7000  26.4  79.5  230   5  3  11.3   6.2 |  27.5  81.5  210   9  5  10.8   5.9
  6750  27.2  81.0  230   5  3  10.2   5.6 |  28.3  82.9  210   9  5  10.2   5.6
  6500  27.9  82.2  230   5  3   9.6   5.3 |  29.0  84.2  205   9  5   9.9   5.4
  6250  28.7  83.7  230   6  3   9.7   5.3 |  29.8  85.6  205   9  5   9.3   5.1
  6000  29.5  85.1  230   5  3  15.5   8.5 |  30.5  86.9  205   9  5  12.8   7.0
  5750  31.8  89.2  230   6  3  55.5  30.5 |  32.3  90.1  205   9  5  42.1  23.1
  5500     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M
________________________________________________________________________________

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It is not continuously monitored nor updated after its initial
issuance. 

The information contained herein is based on rawinsonde observation and/or
numerical weather prediction model data taken at the Albuquerque International
Sunport site in Albuquerque, New Mexico at

                   North Latitude:  35.03806 deg
                   West Longitude: 106.62194 deg
                   Elevation: 5298.6 feet (1615 meters)

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the Sandia and Manzano Mountains. Note that some elevations in numerical weather
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data which appear to be below ground.  Erroneous data such as these should
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DEFINITIONS:

CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
     energy available for convective development, also known as the positive 
     area on a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  Larger
     values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of 
     stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms.  Values around or
     greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
     convective activity develop.

CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
     needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
     a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  The more negative
     this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection.  This
     inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
     lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)

Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
     average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
     if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it 
     just becomes saturated.  It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
     produced by surface heating only.

Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
     the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level.  It can be considered a
     "trigger temperature" for that level.

Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.

Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above 
     mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists.  The location and
     existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain 
     waves.

K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
     between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
     of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
     of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface.  Larger 
     positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of 
     thunderstorm development.  One interpretation of K index values regarding
     soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158 
     and is reproduced in the following table:

          below -10    no or weak thermals
           -10 to 5    dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
            5 to 15    good soaring conditions
           15 to 20    good soaring conditions with occasional showers
           20 to 30    excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
                       probability of showers and thunderstorms
           above 30    more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms

Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
     inversions. 

Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the 
     average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
     maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.

Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
     level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
     an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
     condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
     level.  The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum 
     temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
     feet of the airmass.  Negative values are indicative of instability with
     positive values showing stable conditions.

Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals.  It is
     computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
     level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
     Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
     are applied to these calculations.

Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
     forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.

Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals.  It 
     is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
     height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures 
     between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet 
     above the ground.  After this computation, further empirical adjustments
     are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
     middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment.  

Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
     or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds.  Broken means that
     between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
     conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
     Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
     some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
     that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
  
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights: 
     1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
     2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind speed no longer increases with height

PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
     on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
     sea level).  Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.

Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
                 and the time of overdevelopment.

Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
     temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
     through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level.  Negative values
     are indicative of thermal lift.

Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the 
     computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
     cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:

                 Maximum rate of lift        Adjective Rating
                      >= 800 fpm                 Excellent
                 >= 400 and < 800 fpm              Good
                 >= 200 and < 400 fpm              Fair
                       < 200 fpm                   Poor  

Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
     which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
     1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
     2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
     3. initiation of widespread precipitation

Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
     reach the trigger temperature.

Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
     feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.

Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which 
     attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
     soaring into a single index number.  Objective points are assigned to
     these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
     stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
     the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough 
     movements.

042613

Soaring Forecast for Santa Fe NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0751 MDT Sunday July 20 2025

This forecast is for Sunday, July 20, 2025:

If the trigger temperature of 77.6 F/25.3 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1071 ft/min (5.4 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 18544 ft MSL (12095 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 91.0 F/33.2 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1000 MDT
Time of overdevelopment........................ None
Middle/high clouds during soaring window....... None
Surface winds during soaring window............ 20 mph or less
Height of the -3 thermal index................. 16250 ft MSL (9800 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Monday 07/21....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:04:08 / 20:17:30 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 13 min 22 sec (853 min 22 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:10:49 MDT... 74.70 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 07/20/2025 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 16302 ft MSL (9853 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 15359 ft MSL (8910 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 17137 ft MSL (10688 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -3.1
K index......................... +24.9

Height  Temperature  Wind  Wind Spd  Lapse Rate  ConvectionT  Thermal  Lift Rate
ft MSL  deg C deg F   Dir   kt  m/s  C/km F/kft  deg C deg F   Index    fpm  m/s
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000  -67.5 -89.5   180   18    9   1.5   0.8   73.5 164.2    24.2      M    M
 45000  -62.3 -80.1   190   25   13   7.2   4.0   58.9 138.0    16.6      M    M
 40000  -50.7 -59.3   200   21   11   8.0   4.4   53.5 128.3    14.1      M    M
 38000  -46.0 -50.8   205   19   10   8.0   4.4   51.8 125.3    13.3      M    M
 36000  -41.2 -42.2   215   18    9   8.9   4.4   50.7 123.3    12.8      M    M
 34000  -36.4 -33.5   210   18    9   7.9   4.4   48.9 120.1    11.8      M    M
 32000  -31.7 -25.1   205   19   10   7.9   4.3   47.7 117.9    11.2      M    M
 30000  -27.0 -16.6   205   20   10   7.8   4.3   46.0 114.9    10.2      M    M
 29000  -24.6 -12.3   205   21   11   7.8   4.3   45.4 113.6     9.8      M    M
 28000  -21.9  -7.4   205   20   10   6.5   3.6   44.3 111.7     9.1      M    M
 27000  -19.9  -3.8   215   17    9   6.6   3.6   43.0 109.4     8.1      M    M
 26000  -18.0  -0.4   225   15    8   6.6   3.6   41.9 107.4     7.2      M    M
 25000  -16.0   3.2   240   13    7   6.7   3.7   40.8 105.5     6.4      M    M
 24000  -14.1   6.6   250   13    7   6.7   3.7   39.6 103.3     5.5      M    M
 23000  -12.1  10.2   255   12    6   6.7   3.7   38.5 101.3     4.6      M    M
 22000  -10.1  13.8   260   12    6   6.6   3.6   37.5  99.5     3.7      M    M
 21000   -8.2  17.2   255   10    5   6.7   3.6   36.3  97.3     2.7      M    M
 20000   -6.3  20.7   250    8    4   6.7   3.7   35.3  95.5     1.7      M    M
 19500   -5.4  22.3   245    7    4   6.6   3.6   34.8  94.6     1.2      M    M
 19000   -4.5  23.9   240    7    3   5.7   3.1   34.1  93.5     0.6      M    M
 18500   -3.7  25.3   235    6    3   5.8   3.2   33.5  92.2    -0.0   1069  5.4
 18000   -2.9  26.8   230    6    3   5.5   3.0   32.8  91.0    -0.7   1030  5.2
 17500   -2.1  28.2   230    5    3   5.5   3.0   32.0  89.7    -1.4    992  5.0
 17000   -1.3  29.7   235    4    2   5.7   3.1   31.3  88.4    -2.1    954  4.8
 16500   -0.5  31.1   245    4    2   6.6   3.6   30.8  87.4    -2.7    913  4.6
 16000    0.5  32.9   255    3    2   6.5   3.6   30.2  86.4    -3.2    870  4.4
 15500    1.4  34.5   275    3    2   7.2   4.0   29.8  85.6    -3.7    827  4.2
 15000    2.5  36.5   290    3    2   7.2   4.0   29.3  84.8    -4.2    780  4.0
 14500    3.5  38.3   310    4    2   7.8   4.3   28.9  84.1    -4.6    734  3.7
 14000    4.8  40.6   320    5    2   8.1   4.4   28.7  83.6    -4.8    683  3.5
 13500    6.0  42.8   325    6    3   8.1   4.4   28.4  83.1    -5.1    631  3.2
 13000    7.2  45.0   330    7    4   8.0   4.4   28.1  82.6    -5.4    580  2.9
 12500    8.4  47.1   335    9    5   8.0   4.4   27.9  82.2    -5.6    528  2.7
 12000    9.6  49.3   335   10    5   7.9   4.3   27.6  81.6    -5.9    478  2.4
 11500   10.8  51.4   335   10    5   7.5   4.1   27.3  81.1    -6.2    427  2.2
 11000   12.5  54.5   335   10    5   7.8   4.3   26.8  80.2    -6.8    355  1.8
 10500   13.5  56.3   330    9    5   6.7   3.7   26.4  79.6    -7.2    308  1.6
 10250   14.0  57.2   330    8    4   6.8   3.7   26.2  79.1    -7.5    288  1.5
 10000   14.5  58.1   330    7    4   7.2   4.0   26.0  78.8    -7.8    266  1.3
  9750   14.9  58.8   325    7    3   7.1   3.9   25.8  78.4    -8.0    244  1.2
  9500   15.4  59.7   325    6    3   4.9   2.7   25.5  77.9    -8.4    223  1.1
  9250   15.6  60.1   315    6    3   4.5   2.5   25.1  77.1    -8.8    208  1.1
  9000   16.0  60.8   310    6    3   5.9   3.2   24.8  76.6    -9.2    189  1.0
  8750   16.4  61.5   305    5    3   5.5   3.0   24.4  76.0    -9.6    171  0.9
  8500   16.8  62.2   300    5    3   5.0   2.8   24.1  75.4   -10.0    152  0.8
  8250   17.1  62.8   285    6    3   4.9   2.7   23.7  74.7   -10.4    134  0.7
  8000   17.5  63.5   280    6    3   5.2   2.8   23.4  74.1   -10.8    116  0.6
  7750   17.9  64.2   275    6    3   5.6   3.0   23.0  73.5   -11.1     97  0.5
  7500   18.3  64.9   275    5    3   6.1   3.4   22.8  73.0   -11.5     77  0.4
  7250   18.7  65.7   270    5    3   6.0   3.3   22.5  72.5   -11.8     57  0.3
  7000   19.2  66.6   270    5    2   6.5   3.6   22.2  72.0   -12.1     36  0.2
  6750   19.5  67.1   265    4    2   0.2   0.1   21.8  71.3   -12.5     19  0.1
  6500   18.2  64.8   275    1    1 -42.5 -23.3   19.9  67.8   -14.6     50  0.3

 * * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * * 

           07/20/2025 at 0900 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...   +14.8    LI...       +0.9        | CAPE...   +71.7    LI...       -0.4
CINH...  -136.6    K Index... +25.0        | CINH...   -21.4    K Index... +27.0
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -66.8 -88.2  180  21 11   0.4   0.2 | -66.4 -87.5  195  19 10   0.0   0.0
 45000 -62.3 -80.1  190  26 14   7.1   3.9 | -62.1 -79.8  195  25 13   7.4   4.1
 40000 -51.2 -60.2  200  21 11   8.5   4.7 | -50.9 -59.6  200  19 10   7.7   4.2
 38000 -46.1 -51.0  205  18  9   8.5   4.7 | -46.3 -51.3  200  19 10   7.7   4.2
 36000 -41.1 -42.0  215  16  8   8.1   4.4 | -41.6 -42.9  200  19 10   8.2   4.5
 34000 -36.3 -33.3  220  16  8   7.9   4.3 | -36.6 -33.9  205  19 10   8.4   4.6
 32000 -31.6 -24.9  225  16  8   7.8   4.3 | -31.6 -24.9  210  18  9   8.3   4.5
 30000 -27.3 -17.1  220  17  9   7.2   3.9 | -26.9 -16.4  210  18  9   7.8   4.3
 29000 -25.1 -13.2  215  18  9   7.2   3.9 | -24.5 -12.1  210  17  9   7.8   4.3
 28000 -22.5  -8.5  215  17  9   6.6   3.6 | -21.9  -7.4  210  16  8   6.0   3.3
 27000 -20.5  -4.9  215  15  7   6.6   3.6 | -20.1  -4.2  205  14  7   6.0   3.3
 26000 -18.6  -1.5  215  12  6   6.7   3.7 | -18.3  -0.9  200  13  7   6.1   3.3
 25000 -16.6   2.1  210  10  5   7.6   4.2 | -16.5   2.3  195  11  6   6.6   3.6
 24000 -14.3   6.3  215   9  5   7.8   4.3 | -14.6   5.7  195  11  6   6.7   3.7
 23000 -11.9  10.6  220   9  4   7.8   4.3 | -12.6   9.3  190  11  6   6.7   3.7
 22000  -9.6  14.7  220   8  4   7.0   3.9 | -10.6  12.9  190  11  5   7.0   3.8
 21000  -7.6  18.3  220   8  4   7.0   3.8 |  -8.6  16.5  200  11  6   7.0   3.9
 20000  -5.5  22.1  215   8  4   7.0   3.8 |  -6.5  20.3  210  12  6   7.1   3.9
 19500  -4.5  23.9  215   8  4   6.6   3.6 |  -5.5  22.1  215  12  6   7.0   3.8
 19000  -3.7  25.3  215   9  4   5.7   3.1 |  -4.5  23.9  220  12  6   6.7   3.7
 18500  -2.9  26.8  215   9  5   5.8   3.2 |  -3.5  25.7  225  11  6   6.8   3.7
 18000  -2.1  28.2  215   9  5   5.1   2.8 |  -2.6  27.3  230  10  5   5.9   3.3
 17500  -1.4  29.5  220   8  4   5.0   2.8 |  -1.8  28.8  240   9  4   5.9   3.2
 17000  -0.8  30.6  225   7  4   5.2   2.8 |  -0.9  30.4  250   7  4   6.0   3.3
 16500  -0.0  32.0  230   5  3   5.6   3.1 |  -0.0  32.0  265   5  3   6.5   3.6
 16000   0.8  33.4  245   4  2   5.5   3.0 |   0.9  33.6  285   4  2   6.4   3.5
 15500   1.7  35.1  275   3  2   7.6   4.2 |   1.9  35.4  310   4  2   8.1   4.4
 15000   2.7  36.9  300   3  2   7.5   4.1 |   3.0  37.4  330   4  2   7.9   4.4
 14500   3.8  38.8  320   4  2   7.9   4.3 |   4.2  39.6  340   4  2   8.4   4.6
 14000   5.0  41.0  325   5  3   8.0   4.4 |   5.5  41.9  345   5  2   8.5   4.7
 13500   6.2  43.2  330   6  3   8.1   4.4 |   6.8  44.2  345   5  3   8.3   4.6
 13000   7.5  45.5  335   7  4   8.2   4.5 |   8.0  46.4  340   6  3   8.1   4.4
 12500   8.7  47.7  335   8  4   8.0   4.4 |   9.2  48.6  335   6  3   7.9   4.4
 12000   9.8  49.6  335   9  5   7.2   3.9 |  10.3  50.5  330   6  3   7.5   4.1
 11500  10.9  51.6  335  10  5   7.2   3.9 |  11.3  52.3  325   7  3   7.4   4.0
 11000  12.4  54.3  335  11  6   6.5   3.6 |  13.1  55.6  320   7  4   8.7   4.8
 10500  13.4  56.1  330  11  6   7.2   3.9 |  14.3  57.7  320   7  3   8.8   4.8
 10250  13.9  57.0  330  10  5   6.2   3.4 |  15.1  59.2  315   7  3   9.8   5.4
 10000  14.3  57.7  330  10  5   6.0   3.3 |  15.8  60.4  315   7  3   9.6   5.3
  9750  14.7  58.5  330   9  5   6.0   3.3 |  16.5  61.7  315   7  3   9.5   5.2
  9500  15.1  59.2  330   9  4   5.3   2.9 |  17.2  63.0  315   7  3   9.0   4.9
  9250  15.4  59.7  330   8  4   5.9   3.3 |  17.8  64.0  315   6  3   9.4   5.2
  9000  15.9  60.6  330   7  4   6.9   3.8 |  18.6  65.5  315   6  3  10.0   5.5
  8750  16.3  61.3  330   7  3   6.7   3.6 |  19.3  66.7  315   6  3   9.9   5.4
  8500  16.8  62.2  325   6  3   6.1   3.4 |  20.0  68.0  310   6  3   9.8   5.4
  8250  17.2  63.0  325   6  3   7.0   3.9 |  20.8  69.4  310   6  3  10.1   5.6
  8000  17.8  64.0  320   5  3   9.4   5.2 |  21.6  70.9  310   6  3  10.7   5.9
  7750  18.5  65.3  320   5  3   9.9   5.4 |  22.4  72.3  310   6  3  10.6   5.8
  7500  19.3  66.7  315   5  3   9.5   5.2 |  23.1  73.6  310   6  3  10.3   5.6
  7250  20.0  68.0  315   5  3   9.5   5.2 |  23.9  75.0  310   6  3  10.5   5.7
  7000  20.7  69.3  315   5  3  10.1   5.5 |  24.7  76.5  310   5  3  10.2   5.6
  6750  21.5  70.7  310   5  2  14.6   8.0 |  25.6  78.1  305   5  3  16.4   9.0
  6500  23.1  73.6  310   4  2  30.0  16.5 |  27.9  82.2  305   5  2  55.0  30.2

           07/20/2025 at 1500 MDT          |       07/20/2025 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...  +150.4    LI...       -1.1        | CAPE...  +166.9    LI...       -2.1
CINH...    -4.6    K Index... +28.8        | CINH...    -3.1    K Index... +30.6
                                           |
Height Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate | Temperature  Wnd WndSpd  Lapse Rate
ft MSL deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft | deg C deg F  Dir kt m/s  C/km F/kft
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 50000 -67.2 -89.0  220  12  6   0.9   0.5 | -67.3 -89.1  205   9  5   1.3   0.7
 45000 -62.2 -80.0  200  24 12   7.1   3.9 | -62.1 -79.8  205  21 11   6.8   3.7
 40000 -51.2 -60.2  195  23 12   8.1   4.4 | -51.5 -60.7  200  20 10   8.0   4.4
 38000 -46.3 -51.3  200  18  9   8.1   4.4 | -46.7 -52.1  200  16  8   8.1   4.4
 36000 -41.5 -42.7  210  14  7   8.3   4.6 | -41.9 -43.4  200  13  7   8.6   4.7
 34000 -36.4 -33.5  210  14  7   8.4   4.6 | -36.6 -33.9  205  13  7   8.8   4.8
 32000 -31.4 -24.5  215  14  7   8.2   4.5 | -31.3 -24.3  210  13  7   8.6   4.7
 30000 -26.9 -16.4  205  16  8   7.5   4.1 | -26.7 -16.1  210  14  7   7.7   4.2
 29000 -24.6 -12.3  200  16  8   7.6   4.1 | -23.8 -10.8  215  15  8   7.7   4.2
 28000 -22.0  -7.6  200  17  9   6.1   3.4 | -21.6  -6.9  215  15  8   6.3   3.5
 27000 -20.1  -4.2  195  15  8   6.1   3.4 | -19.7  -3.5  215  15  8   6.4   3.5
 26000 -18.3  -0.9  195  13  7   6.1   3.4 | -17.8  -0.0  215  14  7   6.4   3.5
 25000 -16.5   2.3  195  12  6   6.5   3.6 | -16.0   3.2  215  14  7   6.2   3.4
 24000 -14.5   5.9  195  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -14.2   6.4  220  13  7   6.2   3.4
 23000 -12.6   9.3  195  12  6   6.6   3.6 | -12.3   9.9  220  13  6   6.2   3.4
 22000 -10.7  12.7  195  11  6   6.9   3.8 | -10.6  12.9  225  12  6   5.9   3.2
 21000  -8.6  16.5  205  10  5   6.9   3.8 |  -8.9  16.0  225   9  5   5.9   3.2
 20000  -6.6  20.1  215  10  5   6.9   3.8 |  -7.2  19.0  230   7  4   6.1   3.3
 19500  -5.6  21.9  220   9  5   7.0   3.8 |  -6.4  20.5  230   6  3   6.9   3.8
 19000  -4.6  23.7  225   9  5   7.2   4.0 |  -5.2  22.6  230   5  3   8.7   4.8
 18500  -3.6  25.5  230   8  4   7.3   4.0 |  -4.0  24.8  230   4  2   8.7   4.8
 18000  -2.5  27.5  235   7  4   7.4   4.1 |  -2.8  27.0  235   4  2   7.9   4.3
 17500  -1.5  29.3  240   6  3   7.4   4.1 |  -1.7  28.9  235   4  2   7.8   4.3
 17000  -0.4  31.3  255   5  3   7.3   4.0 |  -0.6  30.9  240   4  2   8.1   4.4
 16500   0.5  32.9  260   5  3   6.9   3.8 |   0.7  33.3  240   4  2   8.5   4.7
 16000   1.5  34.7  270   5  2   6.7   3.7 |   1.9  35.4  240   4  2   8.4   4.6
 15500   2.6  36.7  280   5  2   9.1   5.0 |   3.2  37.8  245   4  2   9.7   5.3
 15000   3.9  39.0  280   5  3   8.9   4.9 |   4.7  40.5  245   5  2   9.7   5.3
 14500   5.3  41.5  280   5  3   9.3   5.1 |   6.1  43.0  245   5  3   9.7   5.3
 14000   6.7  44.1  280   5  3   9.4   5.2 |   7.6  45.7  245   5  3   9.7   5.3
 13500   8.1  46.6  280   5  3   9.5   5.2 |   9.0  48.2  245   5  3   9.7   5.3
 13000   9.5  49.1  280   5  3   9.6   5.3 |  10.5  50.9  245   6  3   9.7   5.3
 12500  10.9  51.6  280   5  3   9.5   5.2 |  11.9  53.4  245   6  3   9.6   5.3
 12000  12.3  54.1  280   5  3   9.1   5.0 |  13.3  55.9  245   6  3   9.3   5.1
 11500  13.7  56.7  275   5  3  10.4   5.7 |  14.7  58.5  245   7  3  10.1   5.5
 11000  15.2  59.4  275   6  3   9.3   5.1 |  16.2  61.2  240   7  4   9.5   5.2
 10500  17.3  63.1  275   6  3   9.3   5.1 |  18.5  65.3  240   7  4  10.2   5.6
 10250  18.0  64.4  275   6  3  10.4   5.7 |  19.2  66.6  240   8  4   9.6   5.3
 10000  18.8  65.8  275   6  3  10.1   5.5 |  19.9  67.8  240   8  4   9.7   5.3
  9750  19.6  67.3  270   6  3  10.1   5.6 |  20.6  69.1  240   8  4   9.8   5.4
  9500  20.3  68.5  270   6  3   9.6   5.3 |  21.3  70.3  240   8  4   9.0   5.0
  9250  21.0  69.8  270   6  3   9.7   5.3 |  22.0  71.6  240   8  4   9.4   5.2
  9000  21.8  71.2  270   6  3  10.1   5.5 |  22.8  73.0  240   9  4  10.3   5.6
  8750  22.5  72.5  270   7  3  10.0   5.5 |  23.5  74.3  240   9  5  10.1   5.5
  8500  23.3  73.9  265   7  3  10.0   5.5 |  24.3  75.7  240   9  5   9.8   5.4
  8250  24.0  75.2  265   7  3  10.3   5.6 |  25.0  77.0  240   9  5   9.7   5.3
  8000  24.8  76.6  265   7  3  10.6   5.8 |  25.7  78.3  240   9  5  10.1   5.6
  7750  25.6  78.1  265   7  3  10.6   5.8 |  26.5  79.7  240   9  5  10.1   5.5
  7500  26.4  79.5  265   7  4  10.2   5.6 |  27.2  81.0  240  10  5   9.8   5.4
  7250  27.1  80.8  265   7  4  10.5   5.8 |  28.0  82.4  240  10  5   9.8   5.4
  7000  27.9  82.2  260   7  4   9.4   5.1 |  28.7  83.7  240  10  5   9.1   5.0
  6750  28.7  83.7  260   7  3  14.8   8.1 |  29.4  84.9  240  10  5  11.6   6.4
  6500  31.1  88.0  260   7  3  62.4  34.2 |  30.9  87.6  240   9  5  37.1  20.4
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The information contained herein is based on numerical weather prediction
model data for the Santa Fe County Municipal Airport site in Santa Fe, New Mexico at

                   North Latitude: 35.61097 deg
                   West Longitude: 106.61097 deg
                   Elevation: 6279.5 feet (1936.0 meters)

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DEFINITIONS:

CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) - An integrated measure of the
     energy available for convective development, also known as the positive 
     area on a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  Larger
     values are indicative of greater instability and the possibility of 
     stronger convective activity, including thunderstorms.  Values around or
     greater than 1000 suggest the possibility of severe weather should
     convective activity develop.

CINH (Convective Inhibition) - An integrated measure of the amount of energy
     needed to initiate convective activity, also known as the negative area on
     a thermodynamic diagram.  Units are Joules per kilogram.  The more negative
     this number, the more energy is required to initiate convection.  This
     inhibitive energy can be overcome through surface heating, cooling aloft,
     lifting mechanisms (orographic, frontal, gravity waves, etc.)

Convective Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the
     average saturation mixing ratio in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass,
     if heated sufficiently from below, will rise dry adiabatically until it 
     just becomes saturated.  It estimates the base of cumulus clouds that are
     produced by surface heating only.

Convection Temperature (ConvectionT) - The surface temperature required to make
     the airmass dry adiabatic up to the given level.  It can be considered a
     "trigger temperature" for that level.

Freezing Level - The height where the temperature is zero degrees Celsius.

Height of Stable Layer - The height (between 12,000 and 18,000 feet above 
     mean sea level) where the smallest lapse rate exists.  The location and
     existence of this feature is important in the generation of mountain 
     waves.

K Index - A measure of stability which combines the temperature difference
     between approximately 5,000 and 18,000 feet above the surface, the amount
     of moisture at approximately 5,000 feet above the surface, and a measure
     of the dryness at approximately 10,000 feet above the surface.  Larger 
     positive numbers indicate more instability and a greater likelihood of 
     thunderstorm development.  One interpretation of K index values regarding
     soaring in the western United States is given in WMO Technical Note 158 
     and is reproduced in the following table:

          below -10    no or weak thermals
           -10 to 5    dry thermals or 1/8 cumulus with moderate thermals
            5 to 15    good soaring conditions
           15 to 20    good soaring conditions with occasional showers
           20 to 30    excellent soaring conditions, but increasing
                       probability of showers and thunderstorms
           above 30    more than 60 percent probability of thunderstorms

Lapse Rate - The change with height of the temperature. Negative values indicate
     inversions. 

Lifted Condensation Level - The height to which an air parcel possessing the 
     average dew point in the lowest 4000 feet of the airmass and the forecast
     maximum temperature must be lifted dry adiabatically to attain saturation.

Lifted Index (LI) - The difference between the environmental temperature at a
     level approximately 18,000 feet above the surface and the temperature of
     an air parcel lifted dry adiabatically from the surface to its lifted
     condensation level and then pseudoadiabatically thereafter to this same
     level.  The parcel's initial temperature is the forecast maximum 
     temperature and its dew point is the average dew point in the lowest 4000
     feet of the airmass.  Negative values are indicative of instability with
     positive values showing stable conditions.

Lift Rate - An experimental estimate of the strength of thermals.  It is
     computed the same way as the maximum rate of lift but uses the actual
     level rather than the maximum height of thermals in the calculation.
     Also, none of the empirical adjustments based on cloudiness and K-index
     are applied to these calculations.

Maximum Height of Thermals - The height where the dry adiabat through the
     forecast maximum temperature intersects the environmental temperature.

Maximum Rate of Lift - An estimate of the maximum strength of thermals.  It 
     is computed from an empirical formula which combines the expected maximum
     height of thermals with the difference in the environmental temperatures 
     between the maximum height of thermals and the temperature 4,000 feet 
     above the ground.  After this computation, further empirical adjustments
     are made based on the value of the K-index and the amount and opacity of
     middle and high level cloudiness expected between the time of trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment.  

Middle/High Clouds - The amount and opacity of middle (altostratus, altocumulus)
     or high (cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocumulus) clouds.  Broken means that
     between 60% and 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud, with overcast
     conditions occurring when more than 90% of the sky is covered by the cloud.
     Thin implies that the clouds are predominantly transparent, meaning that
     some sunlight is reaching the ground, in contrast to opaque which suggests
     that little sunlight is reaching the ground.
  
Potential Height of Wave - The minimum of the following two heights: 
     1. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind direction changes by 30 degrees or more
     2. Level above the height of stable layer (or 14,000 feet if none exists)
        where the wind speed no longer increases with height

PVA/NVA - Positive vorticity advection (PVA)/negative vorticity advection (NVA)
     on the 500 millibar isobaric surface (approximately 18,000 feet above mean
     sea level).  Weak PVA has been shown to assist in mountain wave soaring.

Soaring Window - The time between the time the trigger temperature is reached
                 and the time of overdevelopment.

Thermal Index - The difference between the environmental temperature and the
     temperature at a particular level determined by following the dry adiabat
     through the forecast maximum temperature up to that level.  Negative values
     are indicative of thermal lift.

Thermal Soaring Index - An adjective rating (for sailplanes) based on the 
     computed maximum rate of lift, and the wind speed and middle and high
     cloud cover expected during the soaring window (the time of the trigger
     temperature and the time of overdevelopment) according to the following:

                 Maximum rate of lift        Adjective Rating
                      >= 800 fpm                 Excellent
                 >= 400 and < 800 fpm              Good
                 >= 200 and < 400 fpm              Fair
                       < 200 fpm                   Poor  

Time of Overdevelopment - The time one or more of the following phenomena,
     which essentially shut off thermal lift, is expected to occur:
     1. formation of broken to overcast convective cloud cover
     2. formation of scattered to numerous downbursts
     3. initiation of widespread precipitation

Time of Trigger Temperature - The time the surface temperature is expected to
     reach the trigger temperature.

Trigger Temperature - The surface temperature required to make the first 4000
     feet of the atmosphere dry adiabatic.

Wave Soaring Index - An empirical, adjective rating (for sailplanes) which 
     attempts to combine a variety of phenomena important in mountain wave
     soaring into a single index number.  Objective points are assigned to
     these phenomena: wind speed and direction at 14,000 ft MSL, the static
     stability in the 12,000-18,000 ft MSL layer, the wind speed gradient above
     the stable layer, jet stream location and frontal and upper trough 
     movements.

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