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Soaring Forecast for Moriarty NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0726 MDT Tuesday June 9 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 76.9 F/25.0 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
Maximum rate of lift........................ 1592 ft/min (8.1 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 20958 ft MSL (14632 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................. 17745 ft MSL (11419 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 06/10.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:49:40 / 20:17:01 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 27 min 21 sec (867 min 21 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:03:21 MDT... 77.98 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 06/09/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 15328 ft MSL (9002 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 16377 ft MSL (10051 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 18142 ft MSL (11816 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -3.9
K index......................... +28.1
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
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50000 -63.7 -82.7 235 62 32 1.4 0.8 81.0 177.7 29.2 M M
45000 -59.2 -74.6 235 86 44 6.9 3.8 65.5 150.0 21.4 M M
40000 -48.8 -55.8 230 89 46 4.9 2.7 58.4 137.2 18.1 M M
38000 -45.9 -50.6 230 83 43 4.9 2.7 53.9 129.0 15.5 M M
36000 -43.0 -45.4 235 77 40 4.9 2.7 50.1 122.2 13.2 M M
34000 -40.2 -40.4 230 64 33 4.6 2.6 45.7 114.3 10.3 M M
32000 -37.4 -35.3 225 50 25 4.8 2.6 41.8 107.2 7.5 M M
30000 -32.5 -26.5 230 42 21 8.1 4.4 39.5 103.1 5.9 M M
29000 -30.1 -22.2 230 39 20 8.1 4.4 38.9 102.0 5.5 M M
28000 -27.8 -18.0 235 37 19 7.8 4.3 38.3 101.0 5.2 M M
27000 -25.5 -13.9 235 36 18 7.7 4.2 37.4 99.4 4.5 M M
26000 -23.2 -9.8 235 35 18 7.7 4.2 36.7 98.0 3.9 M M
25000 -20.9 -5.6 240 34 17 7.6 4.2 36.0 96.9 3.4 M M
24000 -18.8 -1.8 235 32 16 7.1 3.9 35.0 95.0 2.6 M M
23000 -16.7 1.9 235 30 15 7.1 3.9 34.1 93.3 1.8 M M
22000 -14.6 5.7 230 28 14 7.1 3.9 33.2 91.8 1.1 M M
21000 -12.6 9.3 230 27 14 7.0 3.8 32.1 89.9 0.1 M M
20000 -10.6 12.9 225 26 13 7.1 3.9 31.2 88.2 -0.8 1311 6.7
19500 -9.6 14.7 225 26 13 7.2 3.9 30.8 87.4 -1.3 1267 6.4
19000 -8.6 16.5 225 25 13 6.7 3.7 30.3 86.6 -1.7 1222 6.2
18500 -7.6 18.3 225 24 12 6.7 3.7 29.8 85.7 -2.2 1179 6.0
18000 -6.7 19.9 230 23 12 7.0 3.9 29.3 84.7 -2.7 1135 5.8
17500 -5.6 21.9 230 22 12 7.8 4.3 28.9 84.1 -3.1 1087 5.5
17000 -3.8 25.2 230 21 11 7.9 4.3 28.4 83.2 -3.6 1013 5.1
16500 -2.7 27.1 230 20 10 8.1 4.5 28.2 82.7 -3.9 963 4.9
16000 -1.5 29.3 230 19 10 8.1 4.4 27.9 82.2 -4.1 912 4.6
15500 -0.2 31.6 225 19 10 8.9 4.9 27.7 81.8 -4.4 860 4.4
15000 1.1 34.0 225 20 10 8.8 4.8 27.5 81.6 -4.6 806 4.1
14500 2.4 36.3 220 20 10 9.1 5.0 27.4 81.3 -4.7 752 3.8
14000 3.7 38.7 220 21 11 9.1 5.0 27.3 81.1 -4.9 697 3.5
13500 5.1 41.2 220 21 11 9.0 4.9 27.2 81.0 -5.0 643 3.3
13000 6.4 43.5 215 21 11 8.9 4.9 27.1 80.7 -5.2 589 3.0
12500 7.7 45.9 215 21 11 8.7 4.8 26.9 80.5 -5.3 535 2.7
12000 8.9 48.0 210 20 10 8.5 4.6 26.7 80.1 -5.6 483 2.5
11500 10.2 50.4 210 18 9 8.9 4.9 26.5 79.7 -5.8 431 2.2
11000 11.4 52.5 200 15 8 8.1 4.4 26.4 79.4 -6.0 378 1.9
10500 12.7 54.9 195 13 7 7.7 4.2 26.1 79.0 -6.3 326 1.7
10250 13.2 55.8 190 12 6 7.5 4.1 25.9 78.7 -6.5 303 1.5
10000 13.8 56.8 185 12 6 8.3 4.5 25.8 78.4 -6.7 278 1.4
9750 14.4 57.9 180 11 6 8.4 4.6 25.7 78.2 -6.8 252 1.3
9500 15.0 59.0 180 11 6 8.2 4.5 25.6 78.1 -6.9 226 1.2
9250 15.6 60.1 175 11 6 8.1 4.4 25.5 77.8 -7.1 201 1.0
9000 16.2 61.2 170 10 5 7.1 3.9 25.3 77.6 -7.2 176 0.9
8750 16.7 62.1 165 10 5 6.3 3.5 25.1 77.1 -7.5 154 0.8
8500 17.2 63.0 160 10 5 6.4 3.5 24.8 76.7 -7.7 132 0.7
8250 17.6 63.7 160 10 5 6.3 3.5 24.5 76.2 -8.0 111 0.6
8000 18.1 64.6 160 9 5 5.4 3.0 24.3 75.7 -8.3 90 0.5
7750 18.5 65.3 160 9 5 5.1 2.8 23.9 75.0 -8.7 72 0.4
7500 18.7 65.7 160 8 4 0.3 0.2 23.5 74.2 -9.2 56 0.3
7250 18.5 65.3 165 7 3 -4.2 -2.3 22.5 72.5 -10.2 56 0.3
7000 18.2 64.8 175 5 3 -2.3 -1.3 21.5 70.7 -11.2 57 0.3
6750 17.9 64.2 190 4 2 -5.4 -3.0 20.5 69.0 -12.2 58 0.3
6500 17.1 62.8 220 3 1 -17.4 -9.5 19.0 66.2 -13.8 76 0.4
6250 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
06/09/2026 at 0900 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +56.1 LI... -1.4 | CAPE... +434.0 LI... -2.3
CINH... -118.9 K Index... +30.9 | CINH... -6.7 K Index... +29.1
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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
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50000 -62.7 -80.9 235 55 28 1.5 0.8 | -62.8 -81.0 240 50 26 2.9 1.6
45000 -58.1 -72.6 235 80 41 6.1 3.3 | -57.4 -71.3 245 71 36 4.6 2.5
40000 -49.3 -56.7 235 86 44 4.8 2.6 | -50.5 -58.9 240 72 37 4.9 2.7
38000 -46.4 -51.5 235 75 39 4.8 2.6 | -47.6 -53.7 240 61 31 4.9 2.7
36000 -43.5 -46.3 240 64 33 4.8 2.6 | -44.7 -48.5 235 50 26 4.7 2.6
34000 -40.6 -41.1 235 56 29 5.0 2.7 | -40.7 -41.3 235 45 23 7.0 3.8
32000 -37.6 -35.7 225 47 24 5.2 2.8 | -36.0 -32.8 235 42 22 6.9 3.8
30000 -32.6 -26.7 225 40 21 8.2 4.5 | -31.4 -24.5 230 44 23 7.9 4.3
29000 -30.1 -22.2 225 38 19 8.2 4.5 | -29.1 -20.4 225 45 23 8.0 4.4
28000 -27.7 -17.9 220 35 18 7.9 4.3 | -26.7 -16.1 225 46 24 7.7 4.2
27000 -25.4 -13.7 225 34 18 7.8 4.3 | -24.4 -11.9 225 44 22 7.7 4.2
26000 -23.1 -9.6 225 34 17 7.8 4.3 | -22.1 -7.8 220 41 21 7.6 4.2
25000 -20.8 -5.4 230 33 17 7.8 4.3 | -19.9 -3.8 220 38 20 7.4 4.0
24000 -18.5 -1.3 235 33 17 7.7 4.2 | -18.2 -0.8 225 36 18 5.2 2.8
23000 -16.2 2.8 235 32 17 7.7 4.2 | -16.7 1.9 230 34 17 5.3 2.9
22000 -13.9 7.0 240 32 17 7.4 4.1 | -15.3 4.5 240 32 16 6.0 3.3
21000 -12.0 10.4 235 31 16 6.6 3.6 | -13.0 8.6 240 32 16 8.1 4.4
20000 -10.1 13.8 225 30 16 6.6 3.6 | -10.6 12.9 240 31 16 8.1 4.5
19500 -9.2 15.4 225 30 16 6.7 3.7 | -9.5 14.9 240 31 16 8.2 4.5
19000 -8.3 17.1 220 30 15 6.2 3.4 | -8.3 17.1 235 31 16 7.8 4.3
18500 -7.4 18.7 215 30 15 6.2 3.4 | -7.2 19.0 235 31 16 7.8 4.3
18000 -6.5 20.3 215 29 15 6.3 3.4 | -6.0 21.2 235 30 16 7.8 4.3
17500 -5.6 21.9 210 29 15 6.3 3.5 | -4.3 24.3 230 33 17 7.9 4.3
17000 -4.2 24.4 210 28 15 7.0 3.9 | -3.2 26.2 225 36 18 8.0 4.4
16500 -3.1 26.4 210 28 14 7.9 4.4 | -2.0 28.4 220 36 18 8.2 4.5
16000 -1.9 28.6 210 28 14 7.9 4.3 | -0.8 30.6 220 36 18 8.2 4.5
15500 -0.6 30.9 215 27 14 9.7 5.3 | 0.4 32.7 215 34 18 8.5 4.7
15000 0.8 33.4 215 27 14 9.6 5.3 | 1.6 34.9 220 32 17 8.5 4.7
14500 2.2 36.0 215 26 14 9.4 5.2 | 2.8 37.0 220 30 15 7.9 4.3
14000 3.6 38.5 220 26 13 9.4 5.1 | 3.9 39.0 220 28 14 7.8 4.3
13500 5.0 41.0 220 25 13 9.3 5.1 | 5.1 41.2 220 26 14 8.6 4.7
13000 6.4 43.5 220 24 13 9.2 5.0 | 6.4 43.5 220 25 13 9.1 5.0
12500 7.7 45.9 225 24 12 9.1 5.0 | 7.8 46.0 220 23 12 9.3 5.1
12000 9.0 48.2 225 23 12 8.9 4.9 | 9.2 48.6 220 22 11 9.5 5.2
11500 10.3 50.5 225 22 11 8.9 4.9 | 10.6 51.1 220 21 11 8.8 4.8
11000 11.5 52.7 225 21 11 8.0 4.4 | 11.9 53.4 215 20 10 9.7 5.3
10500 12.7 54.9 225 19 10 7.4 4.1 | 13.3 55.9 215 19 10 9.3 5.1
10250 13.2 55.8 225 19 10 6.9 3.8 | 14.0 57.2 215 19 10 9.4 5.2
10000 13.7 56.7 225 17 9 7.5 4.1 | 14.7 58.5 215 18 9 9.7 5.3
9750 14.3 57.7 225 16 8 7.6 4.2 | 15.5 59.9 215 18 9 9.6 5.3
9500 14.9 58.8 225 15 8 7.4 4.1 | 16.2 61.2 215 17 9 10.0 5.5
9250 15.4 59.7 225 14 7 7.3 4.0 | 16.9 62.4 215 17 9 10.6 5.8
9000 15.9 60.6 225 13 6 6.4 3.5 | 17.7 63.9 215 16 8 9.7 5.3
8750 16.4 61.5 220 11 6 6.0 3.3 | 18.4 65.1 210 16 8 8.8 4.9
8500 16.8 62.2 220 10 5 4.9 2.7 | 19.1 66.4 210 15 8 9.5 5.2
8250 17.1 62.8 215 9 5 3.3 1.8 | 19.8 67.6 210 15 8 10.3 5.6
8000 17.3 63.1 215 8 4 3.3 1.8 | 20.6 69.1 210 14 7 10.1 5.5
7750 17.5 63.5 210 6 3 2.1 1.1 | 21.3 70.3 210 14 7 9.4 5.2
7500 17.7 63.9 205 5 3 5.7 3.1 | 22.0 71.6 210 13 7 10.1 5.5
7250 18.3 64.9 205 4 2 9.3 5.1 | 22.8 73.0 205 13 7 11.1 6.1
7000 18.9 66.0 205 4 2 8.1 4.4 | 23.6 74.5 205 12 6 10.5 5.7
6750 19.6 67.3 205 3 2 10.4 5.7 | 24.4 75.9 205 12 6 11.5 6.3
6500 20.5 68.9 200 3 1 15.2 8.3 | 25.5 77.9 205 11 6 19.4 10.7
6250 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
06/09/2026 at 1500 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +150.0 LI... -2.0 | CAPE... +44.4 LI... -1.3
CINH... -142.9 K Index... +30.7 | CINH... -90.3 K Index... +25.3
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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
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50000 -62.8 -81.0 235 45 23 3.5 1.9 | -62.4 -80.3 235 47 24 4.2 2.3
45000 -56.9 -70.4 240 59 31 4.2 2.3 | -56.5 -69.7 240 57 29 2.7 1.5
40000 -50.4 -58.7 240 62 32 5.4 3.0 | -51.7 -61.1 240 48 25 6.6 3.6
38000 -47.2 -53.0 245 47 24 5.5 3.0 | -47.7 -53.9 230 39 20 6.7 3.7
36000 -43.9 -47.0 255 33 17 5.3 2.9 | -43.7 -46.7 220 30 15 6.6 3.6
34000 -38.8 -37.8 250 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -38.9 -38.0 225 27 14 8.2 4.5
32000 -34.2 -29.6 235 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -33.4 -28.1 240 27 14 8.3 4.5
30000 -29.5 -21.1 230 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -29.0 -20.2 250 27 14 7.2 4.0
29000 -27.1 -16.8 230 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -26.9 -16.4 255 28 14 7.2 4.0
28000 -24.8 -12.6 230 30 15 7.1 3.9 | -24.7 -12.5 260 29 15 7.6 4.2
27000 -22.8 -9.0 225 32 16 6.7 3.7 | -22.4 -8.3 255 29 15 7.8 4.3
26000 -20.8 -5.4 225 34 17 6.7 3.7 | -20.1 -4.2 255 30 15 7.9 4.3
25000 -18.8 -1.8 225 36 18 6.8 3.7 | -17.7 0.1 250 30 16 7.8 4.3
24000 -17.0 1.4 220 36 18 5.8 3.2 | -16.1 3.0 255 33 17 5.2 2.9
23000 -15.3 4.5 220 35 18 5.8 3.2 | -14.6 5.7 260 37 19 5.3 2.9
22000 -13.6 7.5 215 34 18 5.9 3.2 | -13.1 8.4 260 40 21 5.5 3.0
21000 -11.3 11.7 210 32 16 6.6 3.6 | -11.3 11.7 265 42 21 6.4 3.5
20000 -9.4 15.1 205 30 15 6.7 3.7 | -9.5 14.9 265 43 22 6.4 3.5
19500 -8.5 16.7 205 29 15 7.0 3.8 | -8.6 16.5 265 43 22 6.3 3.5
19000 -7.4 18.7 205 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -7.6 18.3 265 43 22 7.7 4.2
18500 -6.2 20.8 200 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -5.8 21.6 265 41 21 7.9 4.3
18000 -5.1 22.8 200 30 15 7.7 4.3 | -4.6 23.7 265 40 20 8.9 4.9
17500 -4.0 24.8 200 30 16 7.6 4.2 | -3.3 26.1 265 39 20 9.2 5.0
17000 -2.9 26.8 200 30 16 7.6 4.2 | -1.9 28.6 265 37 19 9.1 5.0
16500 -1.8 28.8 200 31 16 7.6 4.2 | -0.6 30.9 265 36 18 9.0 4.9
16000 -0.7 30.7 205 31 16 7.5 4.1 | 0.8 33.4 260 34 18 9.0 4.9
15500 0.5 32.9 205 31 16 9.4 5.1 | 2.1 35.8 260 33 17 8.7 4.8
15000 1.9 35.4 205 31 16 9.4 5.2 | 3.4 38.1 255 31 16 8.7 4.8
14500 3.3 37.9 205 31 16 9.3 5.1 | 4.6 40.3 250 31 16 8.7 4.8
14000 4.7 40.5 210 31 16 9.2 5.0 | 5.9 42.6 245 30 15 8.7 4.8
13500 6.1 43.0 210 31 16 9.1 5.0 | 7.2 45.0 240 30 15 8.5 4.7
13000 7.4 45.3 215 30 16 8.9 4.9 | 8.4 47.1 235 30 16 8.1 4.4
12500 8.7 47.7 215 30 15 8.9 4.9 | 9.6 49.3 230 31 16 8.1 4.4
12000 10.0 50.0 220 29 15 8.4 4.6 | 10.8 51.4 225 32 16 8.0 4.4
11500 11.2 52.2 225 29 15 7.4 4.1 | 11.9 53.4 220 32 17 7.8 4.3
11000 12.2 54.0 230 28 15 7.5 4.1 | 13.2 55.8 215 32 16 8.8 4.8
10500 13.3 55.9 235 28 14 7.5 4.1 | 14.5 58.1 215 31 16 8.1 4.4
10250 13.8 56.8 240 28 14 7.1 3.9 | 15.0 59.0 215 31 16 8.1 4.4
10000 14.3 57.7 245 28 15 6.5 3.6 | 15.7 60.3 215 30 15 8.9 4.9
9750 14.8 58.6 250 29 15 6.6 3.6 | 16.3 61.3 215 29 15 8.8 4.8
9500 15.3 59.5 250 29 15 6.3 3.5 | 17.0 62.6 215 29 15 8.7 4.8
9250 15.7 60.3 255 30 15 7.6 4.2 | 17.7 63.9 215 28 14 9.9 5.4
9000 16.3 61.3 260 31 16 6.3 3.5 | 18.4 65.1 215 27 14 8.8 4.8
8750 16.6 61.9 265 32 16 4.3 2.4 | 18.9 66.0 215 26 13 6.9 3.8
8500 17.0 62.6 265 33 17 4.8 2.6 | 19.5 67.1 215 25 13 7.4 4.1
8250 17.4 63.3 270 34 18 6.0 3.3 | 20.0 68.0 215 23 12 5.3 2.9
8000 17.8 64.0 275 37 19 6.2 3.4 | 20.3 68.5 210 21 11 4.4 2.4
7750 18.2 64.8 275 39 20 4.3 2.4 | 20.6 69.1 210 19 10 5.1 2.8
7500 18.5 65.3 275 41 21 4.5 2.5 | 21.0 69.8 210 18 9 6.1 3.3
7250 19.3 66.7 280 42 22 6.8 3.7 | 21.5 70.7 205 16 8 8.9 4.9
7000 19.7 67.5 280 42 22 4.7 2.6 | 22.3 72.1 205 16 8 10.3 5.7
6750 20.1 68.2 280 42 21 10.5 5.8 | 23.0 73.4 205 15 8 8.9 4.9
6500 22.4 72.3 280 33 17 68.9 37.8 | 23.7 74.7 200 14 7 11.1 6.1
6250 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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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
to one of the addresses or phone numbers shown at the bottom of this page.
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
0721 MDT Tuesday June 9 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 79.7 F/26.5 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
Maximum rate of lift........................ 1610 ft/min (8.2 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 20642 ft MSL (14971 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 92.0 F/33.8 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................. 17641 ft MSL (11970 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 06/10.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:52:00 / 20:19:40 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 27 min 40 sec (867 min 40 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:05:50 MDT... 77.87 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 06/09/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 15270 ft MSL (9599 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 16391 ft MSL (10720 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 18162 ft MSL (12491 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -3.9
K index......................... +27.9
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
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50000 -63.1 -81.6 235 63 33 1.0 0.5 84.2 183.6 29.9 M M
45000 -59.2 -74.6 235 87 45 6.6 3.6 67.7 153.9 21.6 M M
40000 -49.1 -56.4 230 82 42 5.0 2.7 60.0 139.9 17.9 M M
38000 -46.1 -51.0 230 79 41 5.0 2.7 55.5 131.9 15.3 M M
36000 -43.1 -45.6 235 75 39 5.0 2.8 51.8 125.2 13.1 M M
34000 -40.6 -41.1 235 62 32 4.2 2.3 47.0 116.6 9.9 M M
32000 -38.1 -36.6 230 47 24 4.3 2.3 42.6 108.7 6.9 M M
30000 -33.5 -28.3 230 40 21 8.7 4.8 40.9 105.6 5.7 M M
29000 -30.9 -23.6 225 38 20 8.7 4.8 40.5 104.9 5.5 M M
28000 -28.3 -18.9 225 36 19 8.3 4.6 40.2 104.4 5.3 M M
27000 -26.1 -15.0 225 36 18 7.6 4.2 39.3 102.8 4.6 M M
26000 -23.8 -10.8 220 36 18 7.6 4.2 38.5 101.3 4.0 M M
25000 -21.6 -6.9 220 35 18 7.7 4.2 37.8 100.0 3.4 M M
24000 -18.9 -2.0 225 34 17 7.1 3.9 36.6 97.8 2.4 M M
23000 -16.8 1.8 225 32 16 7.1 3.9 35.6 96.1 1.6 M M
22000 -14.7 5.5 225 30 16 7.5 4.1 34.7 94.5 0.9 M M
21000 -12.4 9.7 225 29 15 7.9 4.3 34.0 93.2 0.2 M M
20000 -10.1 13.8 220 28 14 7.9 4.3 33.3 92.0 -0.4 1340 6.8
19500 -9.0 15.8 220 27 14 7.8 4.3 33.1 91.5 -0.7 1291 6.6
19000 -8.1 17.4 220 26 13 5.0 2.8 32.5 90.4 -1.3 1249 6.3
18500 -7.3 18.9 220 25 13 5.3 2.9 31.7 89.1 -2.0 1212 6.2
18000 -6.5 20.3 225 24 12 6.4 3.5 31.0 87.8 -2.7 1174 6.0
17500 -5.5 22.1 225 23 12 7.0 3.9 30.5 86.9 -3.1 1129 5.7
17000 -4.5 23.9 225 22 11 7.2 4.0 30.1 86.1 -3.6 1083 5.5
16500 -3.3 26.1 225 21 11 9.1 5.0 29.8 85.7 -3.8 1031 5.2
16000 -1.9 28.6 220 20 10 9.0 4.9 29.7 85.4 -4.0 977 5.0
15500 -0.6 30.9 220 19 10 8.6 4.7 29.5 85.2 -4.2 923 4.7
15000 0.6 33.1 220 18 9 8.6 4.7 29.3 84.8 -4.4 870 4.4
14500 1.9 35.4 215 17 9 8.7 4.8 29.2 84.5 -4.6 817 4.2
14000 3.2 37.8 215 17 9 8.9 4.9 29.0 84.2 -4.8 763 3.9
13500 4.5 40.1 210 18 9 8.9 4.9 28.9 84.0 -5.0 710 3.6
13000 5.8 42.4 210 18 9 8.9 4.9 28.7 83.7 -5.1 655 3.3
12500 7.1 44.8 205 19 10 8.9 4.9 28.6 83.5 -5.3 601 3.1
12000 8.4 47.1 205 19 10 8.9 4.9 28.5 83.3 -5.5 547 2.8
11500 9.7 49.5 205 19 10 8.9 4.9 28.3 83.0 -5.7 494 2.5
11000 11.0 51.8 200 18 9 7.6 4.2 28.1 82.6 -5.9 442 2.2
10500 12.1 53.8 200 16 8 9.0 5.0 27.8 82.1 -6.2 392 2.0
10250 12.9 55.2 195 16 8 9.2 5.0 27.8 82.0 -6.3 363 1.8
10000 13.5 56.3 195 15 7 8.4 4.6 27.7 81.9 -6.4 337 1.7
9750 14.1 57.4 190 13 7 8.5 4.7 27.6 81.7 -6.5 310 1.6
9500 14.8 58.6 190 12 6 9.0 4.9 27.5 81.5 -6.6 283 1.4
9250 15.5 59.9 185 12 6 8.7 4.8 27.5 81.5 -6.6 255 1.3
9000 16.1 61.0 180 10 5 7.8 4.3 27.3 81.2 -6.8 230 1.2
8750 16.7 62.1 180 9 5 8.4 4.6 27.2 81.0 -6.9 205 1.0
8500 17.7 63.9 175 7 4 6.0 3.3 26.8 80.2 -7.4 158 0.8
8250 18.2 64.8 170 6 3 7.0 3.9 26.5 79.8 -7.6 136 0.7
8000 18.7 65.7 165 5 3 7.5 4.1 26.4 79.4 -7.8 113 0.6
7750 19.3 66.7 155 5 2 6.2 3.4 26.2 79.1 -8.0 90 0.5
7500 19.6 67.3 155 4 2 3.8 2.1 25.8 78.4 -8.4 72 0.4
7250 19.9 67.8 155 4 2 3.3 1.8 25.3 77.6 -9.0 57 0.3
7000 20.1 68.2 150 3 2 3.8 2.1 24.8 76.7 -9.5 42 0.2
6750 20.4 68.7 145 2 1 2.7 1.5 24.4 75.9 -10.0 28 0.1
6500 20.4 68.7 140 2 1 1.1 0.6 23.8 74.8 -10.6 17 0.1
6250 20.5 68.9 140 1 1 2.1 1.2 23.1 73.6 -11.3 8 0.0
6000 20.5 68.9 130 1 1 -5.3 -2.9 22.4 72.3 -12.1 1 0.0
5750 18.6 65.5 100 1 1 -54.4 -29.9 19.8 67.7 -14.8 52 0.3
5500 M M M M M M M M M M M M
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
06/09/2026 at 0900 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... +48.2 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +330.3 LI... -2.1
CINH... -141.1 K Index... +28.1 | CINH... -16.1 K Index... +28.5
|
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 -61.8 -79.2 240 53 28 2.0 1.1 | -62.0 -79.6 240 47 24 2.3 1.3
45000 -57.5 -71.5 240 77 39 4.9 2.7 | -57.6 -71.7 240 64 33 4.4 2.4
40000 -49.9 -57.8 235 80 41 4.1 2.3 | -50.5 -58.9 240 65 34 5.1 2.8
38000 -47.4 -53.3 235 65 33 4.1 2.3 | -47.5 -53.5 240 48 25 5.1 2.8
36000 -44.9 -48.8 240 51 26 3.9 2.1 | -44.4 -47.9 240 31 16 4.8 2.6
34000 -41.2 -42.2 230 49 25 6.5 3.6 | -40.2 -40.4 245 30 15 7.3 4.0
32000 -37.4 -35.3 220 51 26 6.6 3.6 | -35.9 -32.6 250 31 16 7.3 4.0
30000 -32.8 -27.0 220 46 23 7.8 4.3 | -31.4 -24.5 245 34 18 7.4 4.1
29000 -30.5 -22.9 225 42 22 7.9 4.3 | -29.2 -20.6 240 36 19 7.4 4.1
28000 -28.2 -18.8 230 39 20 7.8 4.3 | -27.0 -16.6 235 39 20 7.3 4.0
27000 -25.9 -14.6 230 38 20 7.6 4.2 | -24.9 -12.8 230 39 20 7.0 3.8
26000 -23.7 -10.7 230 38 20 7.6 4.2 | -22.3 -8.1 225 38 20 7.0 3.9
25000 -21.4 -6.5 230 38 20 7.7 4.2 | -20.2 -4.4 220 38 20 6.5 3.6
24000 -18.8 -1.8 230 35 18 7.0 3.9 | -18.6 -1.5 225 37 19 5.4 3.0
23000 -16.7 1.9 230 31 16 7.1 3.9 | -17.1 1.2 225 35 18 5.5 3.0
22000 -14.7 5.5 230 28 14 7.4 4.0 | -15.5 4.1 230 33 17 7.0 3.8
21000 -12.4 9.7 230 28 14 7.6 4.2 | -13.1 8.4 230 32 16 8.3 4.6
20000 -10.2 13.6 230 29 15 7.6 4.2 | -10.6 12.9 235 31 16 8.4 4.6
19500 -9.1 15.6 230 29 15 7.7 4.2 | -9.4 15.1 235 31 16 8.4 4.6
19000 -7.9 17.8 230 29 15 7.8 4.3 | -8.2 17.2 235 30 16 8.5 4.7
18500 -6.8 19.8 230 29 15 7.8 4.3 | -6.9 19.6 235 29 15 8.5 4.7
18000 -5.6 21.9 225 29 15 7.8 4.3 | -5.7 21.7 235 29 15 8.2 4.5
17500 -4.5 23.9 225 29 15 7.8 4.3 | -4.5 23.9 230 28 14 8.0 4.4
17000 -3.3 26.1 220 29 15 7.7 4.2 | -3.4 25.9 230 27 14 8.0 4.4
16500 -2.3 27.9 220 29 15 7.1 3.9 | -2.1 28.2 225 27 14 8.4 4.6
16000 -1.2 29.8 215 28 15 7.1 3.9 | -0.9 30.4 225 27 14 8.4 4.6
15500 -0.2 31.6 210 28 14 7.6 4.2 | 0.3 32.5 220 26 14 8.4 4.6
15000 0.9 33.6 210 27 14 7.6 4.2 | 1.5 34.7 220 26 14 8.4 4.6
14500 2.0 35.6 205 26 13 8.1 4.4 | 2.8 37.0 215 27 14 8.5 4.7
14000 3.3 37.9 205 25 13 8.4 4.6 | 4.0 39.2 215 27 14 8.6 4.7
13500 4.5 40.1 205 23 12 8.5 4.7 | 5.3 41.5 215 27 14 8.3 4.6
13000 5.8 42.4 205 22 11 8.8 4.8 | 6.4 43.5 210 26 13 7.6 4.1
12500 7.1 44.8 210 21 11 8.8 4.8 | 7.5 45.5 210 25 13 7.7 4.2
12000 8.5 47.3 210 20 10 9.0 4.9 | 8.8 47.8 210 23 12 8.7 4.8
11500 9.8 49.6 210 19 10 8.9 4.9 | 10.0 50.0 210 22 11 8.6 4.7
11000 11.0 51.8 215 17 9 7.8 4.3 | 11.3 52.3 210 20 11 8.3 4.5
10500 12.2 54.0 215 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 12.6 54.7 210 19 10 10.2 5.6
10250 12.9 55.2 215 15 8 8.3 4.6 | 13.4 56.1 210 19 10 9.9 5.4
10000 13.4 56.1 215 14 7 7.0 3.8 | 14.0 57.2 205 18 10 8.9 4.9
9750 13.9 57.0 215 13 7 7.1 3.9 | 14.7 58.5 205 18 9 9.1 5.0
9500 14.5 58.1 215 13 6 8.2 4.5 | 15.4 59.7 205 18 9 9.6 5.2
9250 15.1 59.2 215 12 6 8.3 4.5 | 16.1 61.0 205 17 9 10.0 5.5
9000 15.6 60.1 215 11 6 7.0 3.9 | 16.9 62.4 205 17 9 9.5 5.2
8750 16.2 61.2 210 11 5 7.6 4.2 | 18.3 64.9 205 16 8 8.1 4.5
8500 16.7 62.1 210 10 5 6.5 3.6 | 18.9 66.0 205 16 8 8.5 4.7
8250 17.2 63.0 205 10 5 6.9 3.8 | 19.6 67.3 210 15 8 10.8 5.9
8000 17.8 64.0 200 10 5 8.3 4.5 | 20.4 68.7 210 15 8 10.3 5.6
7750 18.4 65.1 195 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 21.2 70.2 210 15 8 9.9 5.5
7500 19.3 66.7 180 8 4 3.2 1.8 | 21.9 71.4 210 14 7 9.5 5.2
7250 19.6 67.3 170 8 4 5.7 3.1 | 22.6 72.7 210 14 7 10.5 5.8
7000 20.1 68.2 160 7 4 7.3 4.0 | 23.4 74.1 210 14 7 11.0 6.1
6750 20.6 69.1 145 6 3 5.8 3.2 | 24.2 75.6 210 13 7 10.6 5.8
6500 20.9 69.6 140 6 3 4.8 2.6 | 25.0 77.0 210 13 7 10.7 5.9
6250 21.3 70.3 135 6 3 7.0 3.9 | 25.8 78.4 210 13 7 9.6 5.3
6000 22.1 71.8 130 5 3 13.8 7.6 | 26.6 79.9 210 12 6 15.7 8.6
5750 23.5 74.3 130 5 3 27.0 14.8 | 29.2 84.6 215 11 6 66.6 36.5
5500 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
06/09/2026 at 1500 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +41.6 LI... -0.4 | CAPE... +111.8 LI... -1.3
CINH... -265.7 K Index... +28.2 | CINH... -40.5 K Index... +26.0
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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 -62.4 -80.3 235 43 22 2.6 1.4 | -62.0 -79.6 235 44 23 2.9 1.6
45000 -57.5 -71.5 245 53 27 4.1 2.2 | -57.3 -71.1 240 51 26 3.1 1.7
40000 -51.0 -59.8 250 43 22 6.3 3.4 | -52.0 -61.6 235 38 20 6.6 3.6
38000 -47.2 -53.0 245 31 16 6.3 3.5 | -48.0 -54.4 230 34 17 6.6 3.6
36000 -43.4 -46.1 240 18 9 6.2 3.4 | -44.1 -47.4 225 29 15 6.5 3.6
34000 -39.1 -38.4 245 20 11 7.4 4.1 | -39.3 -38.7 235 27 14 8.1 4.4
32000 -34.7 -30.5 250 25 13 7.4 4.1 | -34.4 -29.9 245 26 13 8.1 4.4
30000 -30.3 -22.5 250 30 15 7.3 4.0 | -29.5 -21.1 255 27 14 8.3 4.5
29000 -28.1 -18.6 255 32 17 7.3 4.0 | -27.0 -16.6 255 28 14 8.3 4.5
28000 -25.4 -13.7 250 35 18 7.0 3.9 | -24.0 -11.2 260 29 15 7.2 3.9
27000 -23.3 -9.9 250 36 18 7.0 3.9 | -21.8 -7.2 260 32 17 7.2 3.9
26000 -21.2 -6.2 245 37 19 7.0 3.9 | -19.7 -3.5 255 35 18 7.2 3.9
25000 -19.1 -2.4 240 38 20 7.0 3.9 | -17.5 0.5 255 38 20 6.7 3.7
24000 -17.0 1.4 240 39 20 7.1 3.9 | -15.9 3.4 255 39 20 5.5 3.0
23000 -14.9 5.2 235 39 20 7.2 3.9 | -14.3 6.3 255 39 20 5.7 3.1
22000 -12.8 9.0 235 40 21 7.0 3.9 | -12.7 9.1 255 40 20 6.3 3.5
21000 -10.9 12.4 235 39 20 6.7 3.7 | -10.8 12.6 255 40 20 6.8 3.7
20000 -8.9 16.0 240 38 19 6.8 3.7 | -8.8 16.2 255 40 21 6.8 3.7
19500 -7.9 17.8 240 37 19 6.8 3.7 | -7.8 18.0 260 40 21 6.9 3.8
19000 -7.0 19.4 240 37 19 6.5 3.6 | -6.9 19.6 260 40 20 6.6 3.6
18500 -6.0 21.2 240 36 18 6.6 3.6 | -5.9 21.4 260 39 20 6.7 3.7
18000 -5.1 22.8 245 35 18 6.9 3.8 | -4.9 23.2 260 38 20 7.7 4.2
17500 -4.1 24.6 245 35 18 7.3 4.0 | -3.6 25.5 260 37 19 8.8 4.8
17000 -3.0 26.6 250 34 17 7.2 4.0 | -2.3 27.9 260 36 18 8.8 4.8
16500 -1.9 28.6 250 33 17 8.5 4.7 | -0.9 30.4 260 34 18 9.4 5.1
16000 -0.6 30.9 250 33 17 8.4 4.6 | 0.4 32.7 255 33 17 9.3 5.1
15500 0.6 33.1 250 32 17 8.8 4.8 | 1.8 35.2 255 31 16 9.1 5.0
15000 1.9 35.4 250 31 16 8.9 4.9 | 3.2 37.8 255 30 15 9.1 5.0
14500 3.3 37.9 250 31 16 8.9 4.9 | 4.5 40.1 250 28 14 9.1 5.0
14000 4.6 40.3 250 30 15 8.9 4.9 | 5.9 42.6 250 27 14 9.0 5.0
13500 5.9 42.6 245 29 15 8.9 4.9 | 7.2 45.0 245 25 13 9.0 5.0
13000 7.2 45.0 245 28 14 8.8 4.8 | 8.5 47.3 240 24 13 8.6 4.7
12500 8.5 47.3 245 27 14 8.8 4.8 | 9.8 49.6 235 23 12 8.7 4.8
12000 9.8 49.6 240 26 13 8.9 4.9 | 11.0 51.8 230 22 12 8.0 4.4
11500 11.2 52.2 235 25 13 8.9 4.9 | 12.2 54.0 225 22 11 8.0 4.4
11000 13.2 55.8 230 24 12 9.2 5.1 | 13.4 56.1 220 21 11 8.2 4.5
10500 14.5 58.1 225 23 12 8.4 4.6 | 14.6 58.3 210 21 11 8.7 4.7
10250 15.1 59.2 225 22 12 8.5 4.7 | 15.2 59.4 210 21 11 8.8 4.8
10000 15.7 60.3 225 22 11 8.6 4.7 | 15.9 60.6 205 21 11 8.8 4.8
9750 16.4 61.5 220 22 11 8.1 4.5 | 17.2 63.0 200 22 11 8.3 4.6
9500 16.9 62.4 220 21 11 7.4 4.0 | 17.8 64.0 200 22 11 7.9 4.4
9250 17.5 63.5 215 20 11 7.3 4.0 | 18.4 65.1 195 22 11 8.6 4.7
9000 18.0 64.4 215 20 10 7.3 4.0 | 19.0 66.2 195 22 11 8.7 4.8
8750 18.6 65.5 210 19 10 7.6 4.2 | 19.7 67.5 190 22 12 8.8 4.8
8500 19.1 66.4 205 19 10 6.4 3.5 | 20.4 68.7 190 23 12 9.4 5.2
8250 19.5 67.1 200 18 9 5.2 2.8 | 21.1 70.0 190 22 12 9.2 5.0
8000 19.9 67.8 195 17 9 5.4 2.9 | 21.7 71.1 185 23 12 8.7 4.8
7750 20.3 68.5 190 16 8 5.5 3.0 | 22.4 72.3 185 23 12 8.8 4.8
7500 20.6 69.1 185 16 8 4.8 2.7 | 23.0 73.4 185 23 12 8.8 4.8
7250 20.9 69.6 175 14 7 2.6 1.4 | 23.7 74.7 180 23 12 9.4 5.1
7000 21.0 69.8 165 14 7 2.1 1.2 | 24.4 75.9 180 23 12 9.7 5.3
6750 21.1 70.0 150 14 7 1.1 0.6 | 25.1 77.2 180 23 12 9.6 5.3
6500 21.0 69.8 140 14 7 -3.4 -1.9 | 25.8 78.4 180 22 11 9.6 5.3
6250 20.6 69.1 120 14 7 -0.7 -0.4 | 26.6 79.9 180 21 11 12.8 7.0
6000 20.9 69.6 115 14 7 9.0 4.9 | 27.8 82.0 180 19 10 18.1 9.9
5750 21.1 70.0 105 13 7 -9.3 -5.1 | 28.9 84.0 180 17 9 8.7 4.8
5500 M M M M M M M | M M M M M M M
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This product is issued once per day, at approximately 730 AM.
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)
and may not be representative of other areas, especially along and east of
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
0726 MDT Tuesday June 9 2026
This forecast is for Tuesday, June 9, 2026:
If the trigger temperature of 76.1 F/24.5 C is reached...then
Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
Maximum rate of lift........................ 1570 ft/min (8.0 m/s)
Maximum height of thermals.................. 20841 ft MSL (14384 ft AGL)
Forecast maximum temperature................... 88.0 F/31.6 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................. 18083 ft MSL (11626 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Wednesday 06/10.... Excellent
Remarks...
Sunrise/Sunset.................... 05:48:19 / 20:19:08 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 14 hr 30 min 49 sec (870 min 49 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:03:44 MDT... 77.34 degrees
Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 06/09/2026 at 0600 MDT
Freezing level.................. 15093 ft MSL (8636 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 16685 ft MSL (10228 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 18665 ft MSL (12208 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -3.5
K index......................... +26.4
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
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50000 -62.8 -81.0 230 63 32 1.7 0.9 82.1 179.7 30.2 M M
45000 -58.3 -72.9 230 85 44 6.1 3.4 66.6 151.8 22.4 M M
40000 -49.0 -56.2 225 83 43 4.3 2.3 57.8 136.0 18.1 M M
38000 -46.5 -51.7 230 78 40 4.2 2.3 52.7 126.8 15.0 M M
36000 -43.9 -47.0 235 73 37 4.2 2.3 48.3 119.0 12.3 M M
34000 -41.3 -42.3 235 63 33 4.4 2.4 43.7 110.6 9.2 M M
32000 -38.7 -37.7 240 53 27 4.6 2.5 39.5 103.1 6.3 M M
30000 -34.1 -29.4 240 47 24 8.8 4.8 37.8 100.1 5.1 M M
29000 -31.5 -24.7 240 44 23 8.8 4.8 37.5 99.4 4.9 M M
28000 -28.9 -20.0 240 41 21 8.6 4.7 37.2 99.0 4.7 M M
27000 -26.5 -15.7 240 39 20 7.8 4.3 36.4 97.6 4.1 M M
26000 -23.7 -10.7 235 37 19 7.8 4.3 35.5 95.9 3.4 M M
25000 -21.3 -6.3 235 36 18 7.8 4.3 34.9 94.8 2.9 M M
24000 -19.0 -2.2 235 35 18 7.7 4.2 34.1 93.3 2.3 M M
23000 -16.7 1.9 235 35 18 7.8 4.3 33.4 92.0 1.7 M M
22000 -14.4 6.1 235 35 18 7.4 4.0 32.7 90.9 1.1 M M
21000 -12.5 9.5 235 33 17 6.8 3.7 31.6 88.9 0.1 M M
20000 -10.5 13.1 230 31 16 6.9 3.8 30.6 87.1 -0.8 1293 6.6
19500 -9.5 14.9 230 30 15 7.0 3.8 30.2 86.3 -1.3 1248 6.3
19000 -8.6 16.5 225 28 15 5.8 3.2 29.6 85.3 -1.8 1207 6.1
18500 -7.8 18.0 225 26 14 6.0 3.3 28.9 84.1 -2.5 1166 5.9
18000 -6.9 19.6 225 24 12 6.3 3.5 28.3 83.0 -3.1 1126 5.7
17500 -6.0 21.2 225 23 12 6.6 3.6 27.8 82.0 -3.6 1083 5.5
17000 -5.0 23.0 225 21 11 6.6 3.6 27.3 81.1 -4.1 1039 5.3
16500 -3.9 25.0 225 19 10 8.9 4.9 26.9 80.5 -4.5 990 5.0
16000 -2.6 27.3 220 17 9 8.7 4.8 26.8 80.2 -4.7 936 4.8
15500 -1.3 29.7 220 15 8 9.0 4.9 26.6 79.9 -4.8 882 4.5
15000 0.1 32.2 215 13 7 9.0 5.0 26.5 79.7 -5.0 827 4.2
14500 1.4 34.5 210 11 6 9.1 5.0 26.4 79.5 -5.1 771 3.9
14000 2.8 37.0 205 9 5 9.1 5.0 26.3 79.3 -5.2 716 3.6
13500 4.2 39.6 200 8 4 9.1 5.0 26.2 79.1 -5.3 660 3.4
13000 5.6 42.1 200 7 4 9.2 5.1 26.1 79.0 -5.4 604 3.1
12500 6.9 44.4 200 7 4 9.2 5.1 26.0 78.8 -5.5 547 2.8
12000 8.3 46.9 200 7 4 9.1 5.0 25.9 78.7 -5.6 492 2.5
11500 9.7 49.5 200 8 4 8.7 4.7 25.8 78.5 -5.8 437 2.2
11000 11.5 52.7 195 9 5 8.5 4.7 25.5 78.0 -6.1 359 1.8
10500 12.8 55.0 195 11 5 7.8 4.3 25.4 77.7 -6.4 307 1.6
10250 13.3 55.9 200 10 5 7.3 4.0 25.2 77.3 -6.6 284 1.4
10000 13.9 57.0 200 11 5 7.9 4.3 25.0 77.0 -6.8 259 1.3
9750 14.4 57.9 200 11 5 8.1 4.5 24.9 76.8 -6.9 234 1.2
9500 15.0 59.0 205 11 6 6.5 3.5 24.7 76.5 -7.1 210 1.1
9250 15.4 59.7 205 10 5 6.3 3.5 24.4 75.9 -7.5 190 1.0
9000 16.0 60.8 210 9 5 7.9 4.3 24.2 75.6 -7.6 166 0.8
8750 16.5 61.7 210 9 5 7.5 4.1 24.1 75.3 -7.8 142 0.7
8500 17.0 62.6 210 8 4 6.1 3.4 23.9 75.0 -8.1 119 0.6
8250 17.4 63.3 215 7 4 4.8 2.6 23.5 74.3 -8.4 100 0.5
8000 17.8 64.0 215 6 3 5.1 2.8 23.2 73.7 -8.8 82 0.4
7750 18.2 64.8 210 5 3 4.8 2.6 22.8 73.0 -9.2 63 0.3
7500 18.5 65.3 205 4 2 4.4 2.4 22.4 72.3 -9.6 46 0.2
7250 18.8 65.8 195 3 2 3.6 2.0 22.0 71.6 -10.1 30 0.2
7000 19.1 66.4 175 3 1 4.9 2.7 21.5 70.8 -10.5 14 0.1
6750 19.2 66.6 145 2 1 -4.1 -2.2 21.0 69.8 -11.1 1 0.0
6500 16.9 62.4 105 2 1 -73.0 -40.0 18.0 64.3 -14.2 65 0.3
* * * * * * Numerical weather prediction model forecast data valid * * * * * *
06/09/2026 at 0900 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... +6.5 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +357.2 LI... -2.1
CINH... -76.4 K Index... +26.4 | CINH... -1.9 K Index... +30.3
|
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 -61.3 -78.3 235 52 27 1.9 1.0 | -61.6 -78.9 235 49 25 2.4 1.3
45000 -57.3 -71.1 235 77 39 4.6 2.5 | -57.5 -71.5 240 65 34 3.8 2.1
40000 -50.1 -58.2 235 79 41 4.1 2.3 | -51.2 -60.2 245 59 30 5.8 3.2
38000 -47.6 -53.7 235 64 33 4.1 2.3 | -47.6 -53.7 250 40 21 5.9 3.2
36000 -45.2 -49.4 240 50 26 4.0 2.2 | -44.1 -47.4 260 21 11 5.8 3.2
34000 -41.6 -42.9 235 45 23 6.3 3.4 | -40.1 -40.2 250 23 12 6.7 3.7
32000 -37.9 -36.2 230 43 22 6.3 3.5 | -36.1 -33.0 245 30 15 6.7 3.7
30000 -33.1 -27.6 230 41 21 8.5 4.7 | -31.9 -25.4 235 36 18 7.2 3.9
29000 -30.6 -23.1 230 39 20 8.5 4.7 | -29.7 -21.5 230 39 20 7.2 4.0
28000 -28.1 -18.6 230 38 20 8.2 4.5 | -27.6 -17.7 225 42 21 7.4 4.0
27000 -25.9 -14.6 230 38 19 7.3 4.0 | -24.7 -12.5 225 42 21 7.6 4.2
26000 -23.2 -9.8 225 38 19 7.4 4.0 | -22.5 -8.5 225 41 21 7.7 4.2
25000 -21.0 -5.8 225 38 19 7.3 4.0 | -20.2 -4.4 225 41 21 7.2 4.0
24000 -18.9 -2.0 230 38 19 7.1 3.9 | -18.4 -1.1 230 38 20 6.0 3.3
23000 -16.9 1.6 230 37 19 7.1 3.9 | -16.6 2.1 230 35 18 6.0 3.3
22000 -14.8 5.4 230 37 19 7.1 3.9 | -14.8 5.4 235 32 16 6.7 3.7
21000 -12.7 9.1 230 36 18 7.1 3.9 | -12.7 9.1 235 32 17 7.5 4.1
20000 -10.6 12.9 230 34 18 7.1 3.9 | -10.5 13.1 235 32 17 7.6 4.2
19500 -9.6 14.7 230 33 17 7.1 3.9 | -9.4 15.1 235 33 17 7.7 4.2
19000 -8.6 16.5 230 32 17 7.4 4.1 | -8.4 16.9 235 32 17 6.9 3.8
18500 -7.5 18.5 230 31 16 7.4 4.1 | -7.4 18.7 235 32 16 7.0 3.9
18000 -6.4 20.5 230 29 15 7.6 4.2 | -6.3 20.7 235 31 16 7.2 3.9
17500 -5.3 22.5 230 28 14 7.7 4.2 | -5.3 22.5 235 31 16 7.3 4.0
17000 -4.1 24.6 230 27 14 7.7 4.2 | -4.2 24.4 230 30 15 7.3 4.0
16500 -2.9 26.8 225 26 13 8.4 4.6 | -3.1 26.4 230 29 15 8.3 4.6
16000 -1.7 28.9 225 25 13 8.3 4.6 | -1.9 28.6 230 28 15 8.2 4.5
15500 -0.4 31.3 225 24 12 8.4 4.6 | -0.7 30.7 225 27 14 8.5 4.7
15000 0.8 33.4 225 24 12 8.4 4.6 | 0.6 33.1 225 26 13 8.6 4.7
14500 2.1 35.8 225 23 12 8.4 4.6 | 1.8 35.2 220 25 13 8.7 4.8
14000 3.3 37.9 225 23 12 8.3 4.5 | 3.1 37.6 220 24 12 8.8 4.8
13500 4.5 40.1 225 22 11 8.2 4.5 | 4.4 39.9 215 23 12 8.9 4.9
13000 5.7 42.3 225 21 11 8.0 4.4 | 5.8 42.4 215 22 12 9.4 5.1
12500 6.9 44.4 225 20 11 8.0 4.4 | 7.2 45.0 215 22 11 9.4 5.1
12000 8.0 46.4 225 20 10 7.8 4.3 | 8.6 47.5 215 21 11 9.5 5.2
11500 9.2 48.6 225 19 10 8.1 4.4 | 10.0 50.0 210 21 11 9.7 5.3
11000 10.3 50.5 220 17 9 7.7 4.2 | 11.4 52.5 210 20 10 9.5 5.2
10500 11.5 52.7 215 17 9 7.8 4.3 | 13.5 56.3 210 19 10 9.5 5.2
10250 12.0 53.6 210 16 8 7.2 4.0 | 14.2 57.6 210 18 10 9.6 5.3
10000 13.1 55.6 205 16 8 7.9 4.3 | 15.0 59.0 210 18 9 9.6 5.3
9750 13.7 56.7 200 15 8 7.8 4.3 | 15.7 60.3 210 18 9 9.6 5.2
9500 14.2 57.6 195 15 8 7.4 4.1 | 16.4 61.5 210 17 9 9.7 5.3
9250 14.8 58.6 195 15 8 6.7 3.7 | 17.1 62.8 210 17 9 9.9 5.4
9000 15.3 59.5 190 14 7 6.5 3.6 | 17.9 64.2 210 17 9 10.0 5.5
8750 15.7 60.3 190 13 7 6.5 3.5 | 18.6 65.5 210 16 8 10.0 5.5
8500 16.2 61.2 185 12 6 4.8 2.6 | 19.3 66.7 210 16 8 9.6 5.3
8250 16.5 61.7 185 11 6 5.0 2.8 | 20.1 68.2 210 15 8 9.8 5.4
8000 17.0 62.6 180 10 5 7.7 4.2 | 20.8 69.4 210 15 8 10.6 5.8
7750 17.6 63.7 175 10 5 8.5 4.7 | 21.6 70.9 210 14 7 10.7 5.9
7500 18.2 64.8 175 9 5 8.6 4.7 | 22.4 72.3 210 14 7 10.4 5.7
7250 18.8 65.8 170 9 4 8.9 4.9 | 23.2 73.8 210 14 7 10.8 5.9
7000 19.5 67.1 170 8 4 8.8 4.8 | 24.0 75.2 210 13 7 9.2 5.1
6750 20.2 68.4 170 8 4 12.5 6.8 | 24.7 76.5 210 12 6 14.9 8.2
6500 21.8 71.2 165 7 4 35.1 19.2 | 27.4 81.3 210 11 6 69.7 38.3
06/09/2026 at 1500 MDT | 06/09/2026 at 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... +186.0 LI... -2.3 | CAPE... +27.1 LI... 0.0
CINH... -1.4 K Index... +27.5 | CINH... -40.4 K Index... +26.6
|
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 -62.0 -79.6 235 42 22 2.7 1.5 | -62.3 -80.1 240 42 21 2.6 1.4
45000 -57.7 -71.9 245 48 25 2.8 1.6 | -57.9 -72.2 245 48 25 3.2 1.8
40000 -52.6 -62.7 255 39 20 7.1 3.9 | -52.4 -62.3 245 38 20 6.7 3.7
38000 -48.3 -54.9 245 31 16 7.2 4.0 | -48.3 -54.9 240 36 18 6.8 3.7
36000 -44.0 -47.2 235 25 13 7.1 3.9 | -44.2 -47.6 235 33 17 6.6 3.6
34000 -39.1 -38.4 240 29 15 8.2 4.5 | -39.5 -39.1 235 32 17 7.9 4.4
32000 -34.2 -29.6 245 35 18 8.2 4.5 | -34.8 -30.6 240 32 16 7.9 4.4
30000 -29.8 -21.6 245 39 20 7.3 4.0 | -29.9 -21.8 245 31 16 8.3 4.5
29000 -27.6 -17.7 240 40 21 7.3 4.0 | -26.8 -16.2 245 31 16 8.3 4.5
28000 -24.9 -12.8 240 42 22 7.0 3.9 | -24.3 -11.7 250 31 16 7.5 4.1
27000 -22.8 -9.0 240 41 21 7.0 3.9 | -22.1 -7.8 250 32 16 7.4 4.1
26000 -20.7 -5.3 240 40 21 7.0 3.9 | -19.9 -3.8 250 32 17 7.4 4.1
25000 -18.6 -1.5 240 40 20 6.8 3.7 | -17.7 0.1 250 33 17 7.3 4.0
24000 -16.8 1.8 235 38 20 6.0 3.3 | -15.6 3.9 250 35 18 6.7 3.7
23000 -15.0 5.0 235 36 19 6.0 3.3 | -13.7 7.3 250 38 20 6.8 3.7
22000 -13.3 8.1 235 35 18 5.9 3.2 | -11.7 10.9 250 41 21 6.7 3.7
21000 -11.7 10.9 235 32 16 5.6 3.1 | -9.8 14.4 255 43 22 6.7 3.7
20000 -10.1 13.8 235 29 15 5.7 3.1 | -7.8 18.0 255 45 23 6.8 3.7
19500 -9.3 15.3 235 27 14 5.4 3.0 | -6.9 19.6 260 46 24 6.9 3.8
19000 -8.3 17.1 240 26 14 8.7 4.8 | -6.0 21.2 260 46 24 6.1 3.3
18500 -7.1 19.2 240 26 13 8.4 4.6 | -5.1 22.8 260 46 24 6.1 3.4
18000 -5.8 21.6 240 25 13 8.5 4.7 | -4.3 24.3 260 46 23 6.3 3.4
17500 -4.6 23.7 240 25 13 8.7 4.8 | -3.3 26.1 265 44 22 6.5 3.6
17000 -3.3 26.1 240 25 13 8.7 4.8 | -2.4 27.7 265 41 21 6.4 3.5
16500 -2.0 28.4 240 24 13 8.9 4.9 | -1.4 29.5 265 39 20 8.6 4.7
16000 -0.7 30.7 240 24 12 8.9 4.9 | -0.1 31.8 265 37 19 8.6 4.7
15500 0.7 33.3 240 24 12 9.3 5.1 | 1.2 34.2 260 35 18 8.7 4.8
15000 2.0 35.6 240 23 12 9.4 5.2 | 2.5 36.5 260 32 17 8.8 4.8
14500 3.4 38.1 240 23 12 9.4 5.2 | 3.8 38.8 260 30 16 8.7 4.8
14000 4.9 40.8 240 23 12 9.5 5.2 | 5.0 41.0 255 28 14 7.9 4.3
13500 6.3 43.3 240 23 12 9.5 5.2 | 6.1 43.0 250 25 13 7.9 4.3
13000 7.7 45.9 240 23 12 9.3 5.1 | 7.3 45.1 250 23 12 7.7 4.2
12500 9.1 48.4 235 23 12 9.3 5.1 | 8.4 47.1 240 21 11 7.8 4.3
12000 10.5 50.9 235 23 12 9.6 5.3 | 10.1 50.2 235 19 10 7.8 4.3
11500 12.6 54.7 235 23 12 8.9 4.9 | 11.2 52.2 225 18 9 7.0 3.8
11000 14.0 57.2 235 23 12 9.7 5.3 | 12.3 54.1 215 17 9 7.9 4.3
10500 15.4 59.7 230 23 12 9.5 5.2 | 13.4 56.1 210 16 8 7.8 4.3
10250 16.1 61.0 230 23 12 9.5 5.2 | 14.0 57.2 205 16 8 8.2 4.5
10000 16.8 62.2 230 24 12 9.6 5.2 | 14.7 58.5 205 16 8 8.5 4.7
9750 17.5 63.5 230 24 12 9.6 5.3 | 15.3 59.5 200 16 8 8.4 4.6
9500 18.3 64.9 230 24 12 9.4 5.2 | 15.9 60.6 200 16 8 8.7 4.7
9250 18.9 66.0 230 25 13 9.7 5.3 | 16.6 61.9 195 16 8 9.0 4.9
9000 19.7 67.5 230 25 13 9.9 5.5 | 17.2 63.0 195 16 8 9.1 5.0
8750 20.4 68.7 230 25 13 10.0 5.5 | 17.9 64.2 195 16 8 9.0 5.0
8500 21.2 70.2 230 25 13 9.6 5.3 | 18.6 65.5 190 16 8 9.1 5.0
8250 21.9 71.4 225 26 13 9.9 5.4 | 19.3 66.7 190 16 8 9.5 5.2
8000 22.6 72.7 225 26 13 10.8 5.9 | 20.0 68.0 190 16 8 9.8 5.4
7750 23.5 74.3 225 25 13 11.1 6.1 | 20.7 69.3 190 15 8 9.9 5.4
7500 24.3 75.7 225 25 13 10.4 5.7 | 21.5 70.7 185 15 8 9.7 5.3
7250 25.0 77.0 225 25 13 10.4 5.7 | 22.2 72.0 185 15 8 9.7 5.3
7000 25.8 78.4 225 26 13 9.4 5.1 | 22.9 73.2 185 15 8 9.3 5.1
6750 26.6 79.9 225 24 13 16.7 9.2 | 23.6 74.5 185 14 7 13.0 7.1
6500 29.6 85.3 220 22 11 78.1 42.9 | 25.4 77.7 180 12 6 40.5 22.2
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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 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)
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.
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