National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

Soaring Forecast

THIS FORECAST IS FOR THE NASHVILLE - WESTERN TENNESSEE REGION. 

SOARING FORECAST FOR BNA           DATE... 03/03/13...12Z

THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY
       3000 FT MSL........ -6.5
       5000 FT MSL........ -6.0
       6000 FT MSL........ -3.0
      10000 FT MSL........ 10.5
      15000 FT MSL........ 13.5

HEIGHT OF THE -3 INDEX.... 6000 FT MSL
TOP OF THE LIFT........... 6200 FT MSL
BNA MAX TEMPERATURE....... 42 DEGREES F
FIRST USEABLE LIFT........ 30 DEGREES F
MAXIMUM LIFT.............. 336 FT/MIN

UPPER LEVEL WINDS
          SURFACE......... 345 DEGREES AT 05 KNOTS
          2000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS
          3000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS
          4000 FT MSL..... 325 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS
          5000 FT MSL..... 355 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS
          6000 FT MSL..... 340 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS
          7000 FT MSL..... 330 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS
          8000 FT MSL..... 335 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS
          9000 FT MSL..... 320 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS
          12000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS
          13000 FT MSL.... 335 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS
          14000 FT MSL.... 325 DEGREES AT 28 KNOTS
          16000 FT MSL.... 320 DEGREES AT 26 KNOTS
          18000 FT MSL.... 315 DEGREES AT 27 KNOTS
          20000 FT MSL.... 290 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS
          21000 FT MSL.... 280 DEGREES AT 22 KNOTS
          22000 FT MSL.... 300 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS
          25000 FT MSL.... 330 DEGREES AT 37 KNOTS
          28000 FT MSL.... 340 DEGREES AT 62 KNOTS


IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID
ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY
TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE.