SOARING FORECAST
EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA
13 OCT 2026 1530 UTC

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS BASED ON DATA FROM THE
NCEP RAPID REFRESH MODEL AND IS CREATED WITHOUT
HUMAN EVALUATION OF DATA.  NO OBSERVED DATA WAS
USED TO CREATE THIS PRODUCT. ALGORITHM COURTESY
OF DOUG ARMSTRONG AND CHRIS HILL FROM RENO, NV.

MODEL CYCLE: 13 OCT 2026 12 UTC
THIS FORECAST IS NOT UPDATED.

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LOCAL INDICES FOR EDWARDS AFB:           TODAY   12 OCT
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT KEDW...(DEG F)...    70       62
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...    63       59
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  8658     7563
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....   324      277
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....    -1       10
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....   -11       21
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....    15        7
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....    17       11

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST VALID 21Z
FT MSL DIR SPD TEMP
  4000 050   9   13
  5000 050   9   10
  6000 040  10    7
  7000 040  10    4
  8000 030  10    2
  9000 020  12   -0
 10000 360  21   -1
 11000 350  28   -0
 12000 340  34    0
 13000 340  38    0
 14000 330  41   -1
 15000 330  44   -2
 16000 330  47   -4
 18000 330  50   -7
 20000 320  52  -11
 22000 320  52  -16
 24000 320  49  -20
 26000 320  49  -25
 28000 320  50  -30
 30000 330  50  -36
 34000 320  48  -46
 39000 310  52  -52
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