SOARING FORECAST
EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA
29 OCT 2025 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: 29 OCT 2025 12 UTC
THIS FORECAST IS NOT UPDATED.

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LOCAL INDICES FOR EDWARDS AFB:           TODAY   28 OCT
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT KEDW...(DEG F)...    82       81
TRIGGER TEMPERATURE...........(DEG F)...    81       79
MAXIMUM ALTITUDE..............(FT MSL)..  6744     7710
SOARING INDEX.................(FPM).....   219      299
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....    -4       -5
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....    -2       -6
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....    14       13
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....     9       12

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST VALID 21Z
FT MSL DIR SPD TEMP
  4000 070   7   21
  5000 080   8   18
  6000 090  10   17
  7000 120   7   15
  8000 150   4   14
  9000 230   2   12
 10000 270   4   10
 11000 270   7    8
 12000 270   8    6
 13000 270  10    4
 14000 280  10    1
 15000 280  10   -1
 16000 280  10   -4
 18000 270  13   -9
 20000 270  16  -14
 22000 270  18  -18
 24000 260  21  -20
 26000 260  26  -23
 28000 250  30  -28
 30000 250  31  -32
 34000 260  33  -40
 39000 260  32  -52
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