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Soaring Forecast for Moriarty NM
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
0715 MDT Thursday April 9 2026

This forecast is for Thursday, April 9, 2026:

If the trigger temperature of 67.1 F/19.5 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1603 ft/min (8.1 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 22546 ft MSL (16208 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 78.0 F/26.0 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................. 18272 ft MSL (11934 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Friday 04/10....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:39:22 / 19:31:36 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 52 min 14 sec (772 min 14 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:05:29 MDT... 62.79 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/09/2026 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 12903 ft MSL (6565 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18507 ft MSL (12169 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 19867 ft MSL (13529 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -1.7
K index......................... +17.7

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  -61.4 -78.5   265   39   20   1.7   0.9   89.7 193.4    37.4      M    M
 45000  -59.2 -74.6   260   40   21  -2.0  -1.1   70.9 159.6    28.2      M    M
 40000  -61.8 -79.2   250   38   20  -1.6  -0.9   43.8 110.9    12.2      M    M
 38000  -59.4 -74.9   245   35   18   6.4   3.5   38.6 101.5     9.0      M    M
 36000  -55.5 -67.9   240   32   16   6.4   3.5   35.8  96.5     7.2      M    M
 34000  -50.5 -58.9   240   30   15   8.8   4.8   33.8  92.8     6.0      M    M
 32000  -45.2 -49.4   240   30   15   8.8   4.8   33.0  91.5     5.6      M    M
 30000  -40.0 -40.0   245   27   14   8.5   4.6   32.2  90.0     5.1      M    M
 29000  -37.4 -35.3   250   25   13   8.5   4.6   31.7  89.0     4.7      M    M
 28000  -34.9 -30.8   250   22   12   8.4   4.6   31.3  88.3     4.5      M    M
 27000  -32.6 -26.7   255   21   11   6.6   3.6   30.5  86.9     3.9      M    M
 26000  -30.6 -23.1   260   20   10   6.6   3.6   29.3  84.7     3.0      M    M
 25000  -28.6 -19.5   265   19   10   6.6   3.6   28.1  82.6     2.1      M    M
 24000  -26.6 -15.9   270   18   10   7.3   4.0   27.1  80.8     1.2      M    M
 23000  -24.5 -12.1   265   17    9   7.2   3.9   26.1  79.0     0.4      M    M
 22000  -22.3  -8.1   265   16    8   7.2   4.0   25.2  77.4    -0.3   1559  7.9
 21000  -20.1  -4.2   265   15    8   7.8   4.3   24.4  76.0    -1.0   1463  7.4
 20000  -17.8  -0.0   270   15    8   7.8   4.3   23.7  74.7    -1.7   1364  6.9
 19500  -16.0   3.2   270   15    8   7.8   4.3   23.3  73.9    -2.1   1289  6.5
 19000  -14.9   5.2   270   15    8   7.3   4.0   23.0  73.3    -2.4   1240  6.3
 18500  -13.9   7.0   270   16    8   7.0   3.8   22.5  72.4    -2.9   1195  6.1
 18000  -12.9   8.8   265   17    9   7.1   3.9   22.0  71.6    -3.4   1150  5.8
 17500  -11.9  10.6   265   17    9   6.3   3.5   21.5  70.7    -3.9   1107  5.6
 17000  -11.0  12.2   265   17    9   6.4   3.5   20.9  69.6    -4.5   1065  5.4
 16500  -10.0  14.0   265   16    8   8.0   4.4   20.4  68.8    -5.0   1020  5.2
 16000   -8.8  16.2   265   15    7   8.5   4.7   20.2  68.4    -5.2    968  4.9
 15500   -7.5  18.5   265   13    7   9.0   4.9   20.0  68.1    -5.4    915  4.6
 15000   -6.1  21.0   265   11    6   9.7   5.3   20.0  68.0    -5.5    857  4.4
 14500   -4.6  23.7   270   10    5   9.7   5.3   20.0  68.0    -5.5    799  4.1
 14000   -3.2  26.2   270    9    5   9.7   5.3   20.0  68.0    -5.6    741  3.8
 13500   -1.7  28.9   270    8    4   9.7   5.3   20.0  68.0    -5.6    682  3.5
 13000   -0.2  31.6   270    7    3   9.8   5.4   20.0  68.0    -5.6    624  3.2
 12500    1.2  34.2   270    6    3   9.8   5.4   20.0  68.0    -5.6    565  2.9
 12000    2.7  36.9   270    5    3   9.8   5.4   20.0  68.0    -5.7    506  2.6
 11500    4.2  39.6   265    5    3   9.8   5.4   20.0  68.0    -5.7    447  2.3
 11000    5.6  42.1   265    5    2   9.5   5.2   20.0  68.0    -5.7    389  2.0
 10500    7.0  44.6   265    5    3   9.5   5.2   19.9  67.9    -5.8    332  1.7
 10250    7.7  45.9   260    5    3   9.5   5.2   19.9  67.9    -5.8    303  1.5
 10000    8.5  47.3   265    5    3   9.3   5.1   19.9  67.8    -5.9    274  1.4
  9750    9.1  48.4   260    5    3   9.1   5.0   19.8  67.7    -5.9    246  1.3
  9500    9.8  49.6   260    6    3   8.9   4.9   19.8  67.6    -6.0    219  1.1
  9250   10.5  50.9   260    6    3   9.9   5.4   19.8  67.6    -6.0    191  1.0
  9000   11.2  52.2   260    6    3   8.8   4.8   19.8  67.6    -6.0    161  0.8
  8750   11.8  53.2   260    6    3   6.7   3.7   19.6  67.2    -6.3    138  0.7
  8500   12.3  54.1   260    7    3   7.1   3.9   19.4  66.9    -6.5    115  0.6
  8250   12.8  55.0   255    7    3   4.9   2.7   19.1  66.4    -6.8     93  0.5
  8000   13.0  55.4   255    7    3   2.8   1.5   18.6  65.5    -7.3     79  0.4
  7750   13.2  55.8   250    6    3   2.2   1.2   18.1  64.6    -7.8     66  0.3
  7500   13.3  55.9   250    6    3   0.6   0.3   17.5  63.4    -8.5     56  0.3
  7250   13.2  55.8   245    5    2  -1.2  -0.6   16.7  62.1    -9.3     50  0.3
  7000   13.1  55.6   230    3    2  -2.7  -1.5   15.8  60.5   -10.2     47  0.2
  6750   12.9  55.2   195    2    1   0.1   0.0   14.9  58.9   -11.1     45  0.2
  6500   12.7  54.9   150    2    1  -9.9  -5.4   14.0  57.3   -12.1     42  0.2
  6250      M     M     M    M    M     M     M      M     M       M      M    M

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

           04/09/2026 at 0900 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.1        | CAPE...   +27.9    LI...       -1.0
CINH...    -0.1    K Index... +19.1        | CINH...    -0.5    K Index... +20.8
                                           |
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 -61.2 -78.2  260  40 20   2.2   1.2 | -60.7 -77.3  260  41 21   1.5   0.8
 45000 -58.3 -72.9  250  44 23  -2.5  -1.4 | -58.9 -74.0  260  43 22  -2.2  -1.2
 40000 -61.5 -78.7  245  36 19  -2.0  -1.1 | -61.8 -79.2  255  35 18  -1.8  -1.0
 38000 -59.3 -74.7  245  34 18   6.1   3.3 | -59.5 -75.1  255  33 17   6.5   3.5
 36000 -55.2 -67.4  235  32 17   6.1   3.3 | -55.1 -67.2  250  32 17   6.5   3.5
 34000 -50.8 -59.4  235  31 16   8.5   4.7 | -51.0 -59.8  250  30 16   7.3   4.0
 32000 -45.7 -50.3  240  29 15   8.5   4.7 | -46.6 -51.9  255  28 14   7.3   4.0
 30000 -40.8 -41.4  250  27 14   7.9   4.3 | -41.8 -43.2  260  26 13   8.7   4.8
 29000 -38.4 -37.1  255  25 13   7.9   4.3 | -39.2 -38.6  260  25 13   8.7   4.8
 28000 -36.1 -33.0  265  24 12   7.9   4.3 | -36.5 -33.7  265  24 12   8.7   4.8
 27000 -33.7 -28.7  270  23 12   8.3   4.5 | -34.0 -29.2  265  24 12   8.2   4.5
 26000 -31.2 -24.2  270  22 11   8.3   4.5 | -31.6 -24.9  270  24 12   8.2   4.5
 25000 -28.7 -19.7  270  21 11   8.3   4.5 | -29.1 -20.4  270  24 12   8.2   4.5
 24000 -26.3 -15.3  270  19 10   7.0   3.8 | -26.7 -16.1  270  23 12   7.7   4.2
 23000 -24.2 -11.6  270  17  9   7.1   3.9 | -24.4 -11.9  270  21 11   7.8   4.3
 22000 -22.1  -7.8  270  14  7   7.1   3.9 | -22.0  -7.6  275  20 10   7.7   4.2
 21000 -20.0  -4.0  270  13  7   6.9   3.8 | -20.0  -4.0  270  18  9   5.5   3.0
 20000 -17.9  -0.2  265  16  8   7.0   3.8 | -18.1  -0.6  265  15  8   5.7   3.1
 19500 -16.4   2.5  265  18  9   7.1   3.9 | -17.3   0.9  260  14  7   5.8   3.2
 19000 -15.4   4.3  265  19 10   6.4   3.5 | -16.4   2.5  255  13  7   8.0   4.4
 18500 -14.5   5.9  260  18  9   6.1   3.4 | -15.1   4.8  255  13  7   8.8   4.8
 18000 -13.7   7.3  255  18  9   6.3   3.4 | -13.8   7.2  255  13  7   8.9   4.9
 17500 -12.7   9.1  255  17  9   7.8   4.3 | -12.4   9.7  250  12  6   9.2   5.1
 17000 -11.5  11.3  255  15  8   7.6   4.2 | -11.0  12.2  250  12  6   9.2   5.1
 16500 -10.3  13.5  255  13  7   8.9   4.9 |  -9.7  14.5  250  12  6   9.4   5.2
 16000  -9.0  15.8  255  11  6   9.1   5.0 |  -8.2  17.2  250  12  6   9.4   5.2
 15500  -7.6  18.3  260   9  5   9.4   5.2 |  -6.8  19.8  250  11  6   9.4   5.1
 15000  -6.1  21.0  260   9  5   9.8   5.4 |  -5.4  22.3  250  11  6   9.3   5.1
 14500  -4.7  23.5  260   8  4   9.8   5.4 |  -4.0  24.8  250  11  6   9.4   5.2
 14000  -3.2  26.2  255   8  4   9.8   5.4 |  -2.6  27.3  250  11  6   9.6   5.2
 13500  -1.7  28.9  255   8  4   9.8   5.4 |  -1.2  29.8  250  11  6   9.6   5.3
 13000  -0.2  31.6  255   8  4   9.7   5.3 |   0.3  32.5  250  11  6   9.7   5.3
 12500   1.2  34.2  255   8  4   9.7   5.3 |   1.7  35.1  250  11  6   9.7   5.3
 12000   2.7  36.9  255   8  4   9.7   5.3 |   3.2  37.8  250  11  6   9.7   5.3
 11500   4.1  39.4  255   8  4   9.7   5.3 |   4.6  40.3  250  11  6   9.2   5.0
 11000   5.5  41.9  255   8  4   8.6   4.7 |   6.0  42.8  250  11  5   9.8   5.4
 10500   6.8  44.2  260   9  4   8.5   4.7 |   7.5  45.5  250  10  5   9.7   5.3
 10250   7.5  45.5  260   9  5   9.3   5.1 |   8.2  46.8  250  10  5   9.6   5.3
 10000   8.2  46.8  265   9  5   9.3   5.1 |   8.9  48.0  250  10  5   9.8   5.4
  9750   8.8  47.8  265   9  5   8.6   4.7 |   9.7  49.5  250  10  5  10.0   5.5
  9500   9.5  49.1  265  10  5   8.8   4.8 |  10.4  50.7  250  10  5   9.9   5.4
  9250  10.1  50.2  265  10  5   8.8   4.8 |  11.2  52.2  250  10  5  11.2   6.2
  9000  10.8  51.4  265  10  5   7.8   4.3 |  12.0  53.6  255  10  5  10.5   5.8
  8750  11.3  52.3  265  10  5   6.9   3.8 |  12.7  54.9  255  10  5   8.7   4.8
  8500  11.8  53.2  265  10  5   6.7   3.7 |  13.4  56.1  250  10  5   9.5   5.2
  8250  12.3  54.1  265   9  5   4.7   2.6 |  14.2  57.6  250  10  5  10.5   5.8
  8000  12.5  54.5  270   8  4   3.3   1.8 |  15.0  59.0  255   9  5  10.8   5.9
  7750  12.7  54.9  270   7  4   2.2   1.2 |  15.7  60.3  255   9  5   9.8   5.4
  7500  12.9  55.2  270   6  3   1.9   1.1 |  16.5  61.7  250   9  5   9.9   5.4
  7250  13.0  55.4  270   5  2   2.9   1.6 |  17.2  63.0  250   9  5  10.3   5.7
  7000  13.2  55.8  270   3  2   2.7   1.5 |  18.0  64.4  250   9  5  10.3   5.6
  6750  13.4  56.1  260   2  1   5.1   2.8 |  18.8  65.8  250   9  4  10.9   6.0
  6500  14.1  57.4  250   1  1  12.4   6.8 |  19.8  67.6  250   8  4  17.7   9.7
  6250     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M

           04/09/2026 at 1500 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...   +59.6    LI...       -0.6        | CAPE...   +69.1    LI...       -0.5
CINH...    -0.8    K Index... +18.8        | CINH...    -1.5    K Index... +21.5
                                           |
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 -60.9 -77.6  265  44 23   1.3   0.7 | -60.9 -77.6  265  42 22   1.4   0.8
 45000 -59.3 -74.7  275  41 21  -1.4  -0.7 | -59.0 -74.2  275  38 19  -1.7  -1.6
 40000 -61.1 -78.0  270  37 19  -1.1  -0.6 | -61.4 -78.5  280  40 21  -1.4  -0.8
 38000 -58.8 -73.8  275  35 18   5.9   3.2 | -58.6 -73.5  285  41 21   6.2   3.4
 36000 -54.9 -66.8  275  34 18   5.9   3.2 | -54.9 -66.8  290  42 22   6.2   3.4
 34000 -50.8 -59.4  275  33 17   7.7   4.2 | -50.6 -59.1  290  40 20   8.0   4.4
 32000 -46.2 -51.2  275  32 16   7.7   4.2 | -45.8 -50.4  290  34 18   8.0   4.4
 30000 -41.4 -42.5  275  30 15   8.1   4.4 | -41.0 -41.8  290  29 15   7.9   4.3
 29000 -39.0 -38.2  275  29 15   8.1   4.4 | -38.7 -37.7  290  27 14   7.9   4.3
 28000 -36.6 -33.9  275  28 14   8.1   4.4 | -36.3 -33.3  290  25 13   7.9   4.4
 27000 -34.1 -29.4  275  27 14   8.0   4.4 | -33.9 -29.0  290  23 12   8.3   4.5
 26000 -31.7 -25.1  275  26 13   8.1   4.4 | -31.4 -24.5  285  22 11   8.3   4.5
 25000 -29.3 -20.7  275  25 13   8.1   4.4 | -28.9 -20.0  285  21 11   8.3   4.5
 24000 -27.0 -16.6  270  23 12   6.9   3.8 | -26.5 -15.7  285  20 10   6.9   3.8
 23000 -24.9 -12.8  270  20 10   7.0   3.9 | -24.4 -11.9  280  20 11   7.1   3.9
 22000 -22.8  -9.0  270  17  9   7.1   3.9 | -22.3  -8.1  275  21 11   7.2   4.0
 21000 -20.6  -5.1  265  15  8   8.1   4.4 | -20.1  -4.2  270  20 10   8.5   4.7
 20000 -18.3  -0.9  255  14  7   8.1   4.5 | -16.9   1.6  265  17  9   8.6   4.7
 19500 -16.5   2.3  245  13  7   8.2   4.5 | -15.7   3.7  265  15  8   8.6   4.7
 19000 -15.3   4.5  240  13  7   8.8   4.8 | -14.4   6.1  260  14  7   8.4   4.6
 18500 -13.9   7.0  240  13  7   9.0   4.9 | -13.2   8.2  255  13  7   8.4   4.6
 18000 -12.6   9.3  240  13  7   9.1   5.0 | -12.0  10.4  250  11  6   8.5   4.7
 17500 -11.2  11.8  240  13  7   9.5   5.2 | -10.6  12.9  250  11  6   9.4   5.2
 17000  -9.8  14.4  240  13  7   9.5   5.2 |  -9.2  15.4  245  11  5   9.3   5.1
 16500  -8.4  16.9  240  13  7   9.5   5.2 |  -7.8  18.0  245  11  5   9.8   5.4
 16000  -6.9  19.6  240  13  7   9.6   5.2 |  -6.3  20.7  245  10  5   9.8   5.4
 15500  -5.5  22.1  240  13  7   9.6   5.2 |  -4.8  23.4  245  10  5   9.7   5.3
 15000  -4.1  24.6  240  13  7   9.6   5.2 |  -3.4  25.9  245  10  5   9.7   5.3
 14500  -2.6  27.3  240  13  7   9.6   5.3 |  -1.9  28.6  245  10  5   9.7   5.3
 14000  -1.2  29.8  240  13  7   9.6   5.3 |  -0.5  31.1  245  10  5   9.8   5.4
 13500   0.2  32.4  240  13  7   9.6   5.3 |   1.0  33.8  245  11  5   9.8   5.4
 13000   1.7  35.1  240  13  7   9.4   5.2 |   2.4  36.3  245  11  5   9.5   5.2
 12500   3.1  37.6  240  13  7   9.4   5.2 |   3.9  39.0  250  11  5   9.4   5.2
 12000   4.5  40.1  245  13  7   9.6   5.3 |   5.3  41.5  250  11  6  10.1   5.5
 11500   5.9  42.6  245  14  7   9.9   5.4 |   6.8  44.2  250  11  6  10.0   5.5
 11000   7.4  45.3  245  14  7   9.7   5.3 |   8.3  46.9  250  11  6   9.7   5.3
 10500   8.9  48.0  250  14  7   9.8   5.4 |   9.8  49.6  250  11  6   9.9   5.4
 10250   9.6  49.3  250  14  7   9.5   5.2 |  10.5  50.9  250  11  6   9.1   5.0
 10000  10.3  50.5  250  14  7   9.5   5.2 |  11.1  52.0  255  11  6   9.1   5.0
  9750  11.0  51.8  255  14  7   9.9   5.4 |  11.9  53.4  255  11  6  10.1   5.5
  9500  11.8  53.2  255  15  7   9.4   5.1 |  12.6  54.7  255  11  6   9.5   5.2
  9250  12.5  54.5  255  15  8  11.3   6.2 |  13.4  56.1  255  11  6  10.9   6.0
  9000  13.4  56.1  255  15  8  10.7   5.9 |  14.2  57.6  255  11  6  10.6   5.8
  8750  14.1  57.4  260  15  8   8.5   4.7 |  14.9  58.8  255  11  6   9.1   5.0
  8500  14.7  58.5  260  15  8   9.1   5.0 |  15.6  60.1  255  11  6   9.5   5.2
  8250  15.4  59.7  260  15  8   9.9   5.4 |  16.3  61.3  255  11  6   9.6   5.2
  8000  16.2  61.2  260  15  8  10.5   5.8 |  17.1  62.8  260  12  6   9.8   5.4
  7750  17.0  62.6  265  15  8  10.0   5.5 |  17.8  64.0  260  12  6   9.9   5.4
  7500  17.7  63.9  265  15  8  10.3   5.6 |  18.5  65.3  260  11  6   9.9   5.4
  7250  18.5  65.3  265  15  8  10.8   5.9 |  19.3  66.7  260  11  6   9.8   5.4
  7000  19.3  66.7  265  15  8  11.3   6.2 |  20.0  68.0  260  11  6   9.9   5.4
  6750  20.2  68.4  265  15  8   9.9   5.4 |  20.8  69.4  260  11  6   9.8   5.4
  6500  21.0  69.8  265  15  8  14.5   8.0 |  21.5  70.7  260  11  6  11.3   6.2
  6250     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M
________________________________________________________________________________

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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.

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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
0709 MDT Thursday April 9 2026

This forecast is for Thursday, April 9, 2026:

If the trigger temperature of 69.8 F/21.0 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1551 ft/min (7.9 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 21642 ft MSL (15960 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 81.0 F/27.7 C
Time of trigger temperature.................... 1130 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................. 18323 ft MSL (12641 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Friday 04/10....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:41:48 / 19:34:08 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 52 min 20 sec (772 min 20 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:07:58 MDT... 62.70 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/09/2026 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 12862 ft MSL (7180 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 18735 ft MSL (13053 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 19907 ft MSL (14225 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... -1.0
K index......................... +16.7

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  -61.3 -78.3   265   39   20   1.3   0.7   92.3 198.2    37.7      M    M
 45000  -59.7 -75.5   255   40   20  -1.5  -0.8   72.5 162.5    28.0      M    M
 40000  -61.5 -78.7   245   36   18  -1.1  -0.6   46.4 115.6    12.7      M    M
 38000  -59.2 -74.6   240   34   18   6.2   3.4   41.1 106.0     9.4      M    M
 36000  -55.1 -67.2   240   33   17   6.2   3.4   37.7  99.8     7.3      M    M
 34000  -50.7 -59.3   235   31   16   8.6   4.7   35.7  96.3     6.1      M    M
 32000  -45.6 -50.1   240   30   15   8.6   4.7   34.7  94.5     5.5      M    M
 30000  -40.6 -41.1   250   27   14   8.1   4.4   33.6  92.6     4.9      M    M
 29000  -38.2 -36.8   250   24   12   8.1   4.4   32.9  91.3     4.4      M    M
 28000  -35.8 -32.4   255   22   11   8.1   4.4   32.4  90.3     4.0      M    M
 27000  -33.3 -27.9   260   20   10   8.1   4.5   31.8  89.2     3.6      M    M
 26000  -30.9 -23.6   265   18   10   8.1   4.5   31.1  88.0     3.1      M    M
 25000  -28.5 -19.3   270   17    9   8.1   4.5   30.5  87.0     2.6      M    M
 24000  -26.1 -15.0   270   16    8   6.8   3.7   29.9  85.8     2.2      M    M
 23000  -23.6 -10.5   270   16    8   6.9   3.8   28.5  83.3     1.0      M    M
 22000  -21.5  -6.7   270   16    8   6.8   3.8   27.5  81.5     0.2      M    M
 21000  -19.4  -2.9   265   16    8   7.5   4.1   26.6  79.9    -0.6   1481  7.5
 20000  -17.1   1.2   260   18    9   7.6   4.2   25.8  78.5    -1.3   1384  7.0
 19500  -16.0   3.2   260   18    9   7.5   4.1   25.5  77.9    -1.6   1336  6.8
 19000  -14.9   5.2   260   19   10   6.3   3.5   25.2  77.3    -1.9   1287  6.5
 18500  -14.2   6.4   255   19   10   4.6   2.5   24.3  75.7    -2.8   1253  6.4
 18000  -13.6   7.5   250   20   10   4.4   2.4   23.4  74.1    -3.6   1220  6.2
 17500  -12.8   9.0   250   19   10   8.2   4.5   22.8  73.0    -4.3   1180  6.0
 17000  -11.6  11.1   255   18    9   8.0   4.4   22.5  72.5    -4.6   1130  5.7
 16500  -10.4  13.3   255   17    9   8.8   4.8   22.2  72.0    -4.8   1079  5.5
 16000   -9.0  15.8   260   16    8   9.3   5.1   22.1  71.8    -4.9   1023  5.2
 15500   -7.6  18.3   265   15    8   9.3   5.1   22.1  71.7    -5.0    966  4.9
 15000   -6.2  20.8   270   14    7   9.4   5.2   22.0  71.6    -5.1    909  4.6
 14500   -4.8  23.4   270   13    7   9.4   5.2   22.0  71.5    -5.2    852  4.3
 14000   -3.4  25.9   275   12    6   9.5   5.2   21.9  71.4    -5.3    795  4.0
 13500   -2.0  28.4   275   12    6   9.4   5.2   21.9  71.4    -5.3    738  3.7
 13000   -0.6  30.9   275   11    6   9.7   5.3   21.8  71.3    -5.4    681  3.5
 12500    0.9  33.6   275   10    5   9.7   5.3   21.8  71.3    -5.4    623  3.2
 12000    2.3  36.1   275    9    5   9.5   5.2   21.8  71.2    -5.5    565  2.9
 11500    3.7  38.7   275    9    4   9.5   5.2   21.7  71.1    -5.6    508  2.6
 11000    5.1  41.2   270    8    4   9.2   5.0   21.7  71.1    -5.6    451  2.3
 10500    6.5  43.7   270    7    4   9.5   5.2   21.6  70.9    -5.8    395  2.0
 10250    7.2  45.0   270    7    3   9.7   5.3   21.6  70.9    -5.8    366  1.9
 10000    7.9  46.2   265    6    3   9.1   5.0   21.6  70.8    -5.8    338  1.7
  9750    8.6  47.5   265    6    3   8.9   4.9   21.5  70.7    -5.9    310  1.6
  9500    9.3  48.7   265    6    3   9.1   5.0   21.4  70.6    -6.0    283  1.4
  9250    9.9  49.8   260    6    3   8.8   4.8   21.4  70.5    -6.0    255  1.3
  9000   10.6  51.1   260    6    3   8.3   4.5   21.3  70.3    -6.2    229  1.2
  8750   11.8  53.2   260    6    3   8.6   4.7   21.0  69.8    -6.4    178  0.9
  8500   12.4  54.3   260    6    3   6.0   3.3   20.9  69.6    -6.6    152  0.8
  8250   12.7  54.9   260    6    3   4.6   2.5   20.5  68.9    -7.0    135  0.7
  8000   13.1  55.6   260    6    3   6.3   3.5   20.2  68.3    -7.3    115  0.6
  7750   13.6  56.5   255    6    3   5.9   3.3   19.9  67.8    -7.6     94  0.5
  7500   14.0  57.2   255    6    3   4.7   2.6   19.6  67.3    -7.9     74  0.4
  7250   14.3  57.7   250    5    3   3.0   1.7   19.1  66.4    -8.4     59  0.3
  7000   14.5  58.1   245    5    2   2.9   1.6   18.6  65.5    -9.0     46  0.2
  6750   14.7  58.5   235    5    2   2.8   1.5   18.1  64.5    -9.5     32  0.2
  6500   14.8  58.6   220    4    2   1.7   0.9   17.5  63.5   -10.1     20  0.1
  6250   15.0  59.0   210    4    2   3.3   1.8   16.9  62.5   -10.7      9  0.0
  6000   15.0  59.0   200    4    2  -5.5  -3.0   16.3  61.3   -11.4      M    M
  5750   12.5  54.5   175    3    2 -79.0 -43.3   13.0  55.5   -14.7     68  0.3
  5500      M     M     M    M    M     M     M      M     M       M      M    M

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

           04/09/2026 at 0900 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.8        | CAPE...    +0.3    LI...       +1.8
CINH...    -0.1    K Index... +18.7        | CINH...    -0.5    K Index... +19.5
                                           |
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 -61.0 -77.8  260  38 20   1.9   1.0 | -60.3 -76.5  260  40 21   1.6   0.9
 45000 -58.5 -73.3  255  43 22  -2.4  -1.3 | -58.3 -72.9  260  44 23  -3.1  -1.7
 40000 -61.5 -78.7  250  37 19  -1.9  -1.1 | -62.3 -80.1  265  36 19  -2.6  -1.4
 38000 -59.4 -74.9  245  34 18   6.2   3.4 | -59.5 -75.1  260  33 17   6.9   3.8
 36000 -55.2 -67.4  240  32 16   6.2   3.4 | -55.4 -67.7  260  30 15   6.9   3.8
 34000 -51.0 -59.8  240  29 15   7.7   4.2 | -51.0 -59.8  260  27 14   7.7   4.2
 32000 -46.4 -51.5  250  27 14   7.7   4.2 | -46.4 -51.5  260  26 13   7.7   4.2
 30000 -41.5 -42.7  255  25 13   8.7   4.8 | -41.6 -42.9  260  25 13   8.2   4.5
 29000 -38.9 -38.0  260  25 13   8.7   4.8 | -39.2 -38.6  260  25 13   8.2   4.5
 28000 -36.3 -33.3  260  24 13   8.7   4.8 | -36.7 -34.1  260  26 13   8.2   4.5
 27000 -33.8 -28.8  265  24 12   8.1   4.5 | -34.3 -29.7  260  26 13   8.1   4.4
 26000 -31.3 -24.3  265  23 12   8.2   4.5 | -31.9 -25.4  265  26 13   8.1   4.4
 25000 -28.9 -20.0  265  23 12   8.2   4.5 | -29.5 -21.1  265  25 13   8.1   4.4
 24000 -26.5 -15.7  265  22 11   7.6   4.2 | -26.4 -15.5  265  25 13   8.5   4.7
 23000 -23.6 -10.5  270  21 11   7.7   4.2 | -23.8 -10.8  270  24 12   8.6   4.7
 22000 -21.3  -6.3  270  21 11   7.7   4.2 | -21.2  -6.2  270  23 12   8.6   4.7
 21000 -19.2  -2.6  270  20 10   6.6   3.6 | -19.0  -2.2  265  21 11   6.9   3.8
 20000 -17.3   0.9  265  20 10   6.7   3.7 | -17.0   1.4  260  20 10   6.9   3.8
 19500 -16.3   2.7  265  20 10   6.7   3.7 | -15.9   3.4  260  20 10   6.9   3.8
 19000 -15.3   4.5  260  20 10   6.1   3.3 | -14.9   5.2  255  19 10   6.0   3.3
 18500 -14.6   5.7  255  20 10   5.4   3.0 | -14.2   6.4  250  18  9   5.3   2.9
 18000 -13.8   7.2  250  19 10   5.4   2.9 | -13.5   7.7  245  17  9   5.3   2.9
 17500 -12.9   8.8  245  19 10   8.2   4.5 | -12.6   9.3  240  16  8   7.3   4.0
 17000 -11.7  10.9  245  18  9   8.0   4.4 | -11.6  11.1  240  15  8   7.2   3.9
 16500 -10.6  12.9  240  17  9   8.1   4.4 | -10.5  13.1  240  14  7   8.4   4.6
 16000  -9.3  15.3  245  16  8   8.2   4.5 |  -9.2  15.4  240  14  7   8.8   4.8
 15500  -8.1  17.4  245  14  7   8.6   4.7 |  -7.9  17.8  240  14  7   9.1   5.0
 15000  -6.7  19.9  250  13  7   9.9   5.4 |  -6.5  20.3  240  13  7   9.7   5.3
 14500  -5.2  22.6  255  12  6   9.8   5.4 |  -5.0  23.0  240  13  7   9.7   5.3
 14000  -3.7  25.3  260  11  6   9.8   5.4 |  -3.6  25.5  240  13  6   9.5   5.2
 13500  -2.2  28.0  265  11  6   9.8   5.4 |  -2.1  28.2  240  12  6   9.5   5.2
 13000  -0.8  30.6  270  10  5   9.5   5.2 |  -0.7  30.7  240  12  6   9.7   5.3
 12500   0.7  33.3  275  10  5   9.5   5.2 |   0.8  33.4  240  11  6   9.7   5.3
 12000   2.1  35.8  280  10  5   9.5   5.2 |   2.2  36.0  245  10  5   9.4   5.2
 11500   3.5  38.3  280   9  5   9.5   5.2 |   3.6  38.5  245  10  5   9.5   5.2
 11000   4.9  40.8  285   9  5   9.2   5.0 |   5.0  41.0  245   9  5   9.1   5.0
 10500   6.3  43.3  285   9  4   9.7   5.3 |   6.4  43.5  250   8  4   9.7   5.3
 10250   7.0  44.6  280   8  4   9.9   5.4 |   7.2  45.0  250   8  4   9.8   5.4
 10000   7.7  45.9  280   8  4   8.7   4.8 |   7.8  46.0  250   7  4   8.8   4.8
  9750   8.4  47.1  275   8  4   8.5   4.7 |   8.5  47.3  250   7  4   8.7   4.8
  9500   9.0  48.2  275   7  4   8.8   4.8 |   9.2  48.6  250   7  3   9.2   5.1
  9250   9.7  49.5  270   7  4   8.5   4.7 |   9.9  49.8  245   6  3   9.3   5.1
  9000  10.3  50.5  265   7  4   7.8   4.3 |  11.2  52.2  245   6  3   8.6   4.7
  8750  11.4  52.5  255   6  3   8.1   4.5 |  11.8  53.2  245   6  3   8.3   4.6
  8500  12.0  53.6  255   6  3   5.4   3.0 |  12.4  54.3  245   6  3   8.3   4.5
  8250  12.2  54.0  245   6  3   4.4   2.4 |  13.0  55.4  240   6  3   9.3   5.1
  8000  12.7  54.9  240   6  3   6.4   3.5 |  13.8  56.8  240   6  3   9.9   5.4
  7750  13.1  55.6  235   6  3   5.5   3.0 |  14.5  58.1  240   5  3   9.6   5.3
  7500  13.5  56.3  230   5  3   3.6   2.0 |  15.2  59.4  240   5  3   9.4   5.2
  7250  13.7  56.7  220   5  3   4.0   2.2 |  15.9  60.6  240   5  3  10.0   5.5
  7000  14.1  57.4  215   5  3   5.5   3.0 |  16.7  62.1  240   5  3  10.5   5.8
  6750  14.4  57.9  210   5  3   4.9   2.7 |  17.5  63.5  245   5  3  10.2   5.6
  6500  14.8  58.6  200   5  2   4.3   2.4 |  18.2  64.8  245   5  3  10.5   5.7
  6250  15.1  59.2  195   5  2   6.0   3.3 |  19.0  66.2  245   5  2   9.5   5.2
  6000  15.8  60.4  195   4  2  12.6   6.9 |  19.8  67.6  245   5  2  13.3   7.3
  5750  17.0  62.6  195   4  2  21.4  11.7 |  21.7  71.1  245   4  2  47.9  26.3
  5500     M     M    M   M  M     M     M |     M     M    M   M  M     M     M

           04/09/2026 at 1500 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...   +20.2    LI...       -0.1        | CAPE...   +30.4    LI...       +0.1
CINH...    -0.9    K Index... +19.9        | CINH...   -20.0    K Index... +20.4
                                           |
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 -60.3 -76.5  265  43 22   1.3   0.7 | -60.6 -77.1  265  42 22   0.5   0.3
 45000 -58.7 -73.7  270  46 24  -2.8  -1.5 | -60.0 -76.0  275  43 22  -1.4  -0.8
 40000 -62.3 -80.1  270  38 20  -2.3  -1.3 | -61.9 -79.4  285  39 20  -1.6  -0.9
 38000 -59.5 -75.1  275  36 19   6.8   3.8 | -58.8 -73.8  290  40 20   6.7   3.7
 36000 -55.4 -67.7  275  35 18   6.8   3.8 | -54.8 -66.6  290  40 21   6.7   3.7
 34000 -50.9 -59.6  280  33 17   8.0   4.4 | -50.4 -58.7  290  39 20   8.1   4.4
 32000 -46.2 -51.2  280  31 16   8.0   4.4 | -45.5 -49.9  290  34 18   8.1   4.4
 30000 -41.3 -42.3  280  28 15   8.3   4.5 | -40.8 -41.4  285  31 16   7.9   4.3
 29000 -38.8 -37.8  280  27 14   8.3   4.5 | -38.4 -37.1  285  30 16   7.9   4.3
 28000 -36.4 -33.5  280  25 13   8.3   4.5 | -36.0 -32.8  280  30 15   7.9   4.3
 27000 -33.9 -29.0  280  24 12   8.1   4.5 | -33.7 -28.7  275  29 15   8.1   4.4
 26000 -31.4 -24.5  280  24 13   8.1   4.5 | -31.2 -24.2  275  28 14   8.1   4.4
 25000 -29.0 -20.2  275  25 13   8.2   4.5 | -28.8 -19.8  270  26 14   8.1   4.4
 24000 -26.6 -15.9  275  25 13   7.1   3.9 | -25.9 -14.6  270  25 13   7.5   4.1
 23000 -24.0 -11.2  270  24 12   7.3   4.0 | -23.6 -10.5  270  23 12   7.6   4.1
 22000 -21.8  -7.2  270  23 12   7.4   4.1 | -21.4  -6.5  265  21 11   7.6   4.2
 21000 -19.6  -3.3  265  23 12   7.6   4.2 | -19.0  -2.2  265  19 10   8.4   4.6
 20000 -17.4   0.7  260  22 11   7.7   4.2 | -16.5   2.3  270  17  9   8.5   4.7
 19500 -16.3   2.7  255  22 11   7.7   4.2 | -15.3   4.5  270  16  8   8.5   4.7
 19000 -15.1   4.8  255  22 11   7.8   4.3 | -14.1   6.6  275  15  8   8.1   4.4
 18500 -14.0   6.8  255  21 11   7.9   4.3 | -13.0   8.6  275  15  8   7.7   4.2
 18000 -12.8   9.0  250  19 10   7.9   4.3 | -11.8  10.8  280  14  7   7.6   4.2
 17500 -11.6  11.1  250  18  9   8.6   4.7 | -10.7  12.7  280  14  7   8.0   4.4
 17000 -10.3  13.5  250  17  9   8.5   4.7 |  -9.5  14.9  280  13  7   7.9   4.3
 16500  -9.1  15.6  245  16  8   9.1   5.0 |  -8.3  17.1  280  13  7   9.1   5.0
 16000  -7.7  18.1  245  16  8   9.3   5.1 |  -6.8  19.8  280  12  6   9.6   5.3
 15500  -6.3  20.7  245  15  8   9.5   5.2 |  -5.4  22.3  280  12  6   9.7   5.3
 15000  -4.8  23.4  245  15  8   9.8   5.4 |  -3.9  25.0  280  11  6  10.0   5.5
 14500  -3.3  26.1  245  14  7   9.8   5.4 |  -2.4  27.7  280  11  5  10.0   5.5
 14000  -1.9  28.6  240  14  7   9.6   5.3 |  -1.0  30.2  275  10  5   9.5   5.2
 13500  -0.5  31.1  240  13  7   9.6   5.3 |   0.4  32.7  275   9  5   9.6   5.2
 13000   1.0  33.8  240  13  6   9.6   5.3 |   1.8  35.2  270   9  4   9.2   5.0
 12500   2.4  36.3  240  12  6   9.6   5.3 |   3.2  37.8  265   8  4   9.2   5.0
 12000   3.9  39.0  240  11  6   9.7   5.3 |   4.6  40.3  260   8  4   9.3   5.1
 11500   5.3  41.5  235  11  6   9.8   5.3 |   6.0  42.8  255   7  4   9.3   5.1
 11000   6.8  44.2  235  10  5   9.3   5.1 |   7.3  45.1  245   7  3   9.2   5.0
 10500   8.2  46.8  235  10  5  10.0   5.5 |   8.7  47.7  235   6  3   9.6   5.3
 10250   8.9  48.0  230   9  5  10.4   5.7 |   9.5  49.1  235   6  3   9.8   5.4
 10000   9.7  49.5  230   9  5   9.7   5.3 |  10.2  50.4  230   6  3   9.4   5.2
  9750  10.4  50.7  230   8  4   9.6   5.3 |  10.9  51.6  225   6  3   9.3   5.1
  9500  11.1  52.0  225   8  4   9.7   5.3 |  11.6  52.9  220   6  3   9.5   5.2
  9250  11.9  53.4  225   8  4   9.8   5.4 |  12.3  54.1  220   6  3   9.6   5.3
  9000  12.6  54.7  225   7  4   9.8   5.4 |  13.0  55.4  215   7  3   9.2   5.0
  8750  13.3  55.9  220   7  4   9.7   5.3 |  13.7  56.7  215   7  3   9.1   5.0
  8500  14.1  57.4  220   6  3  10.0   5.5 |  15.0  59.0  205   7  4  10.3   5.6
  8250  14.8  58.6  215   6  3   8.9   4.9 |  15.8  60.4  205   7  4  10.6   5.8
  8000  16.2  61.2  210   6  3  10.8   5.9 |  16.6  61.9  205   7  4   9.2   5.1
  7750  17.0  62.6  205   5  3  10.2   5.6 |  17.3  63.1  205   7  4   9.7   5.3
  7500  17.7  63.9  205   5  2   9.4   5.1 |  18.0  64.4  205   7  4   8.8   4.8
  7250  18.4  65.1  195   5  2  10.0   5.5 |  18.6  65.5  200   8  4   9.2   5.0
  7000  19.2  66.6  195   4  2  11.1   6.1 |  19.4  66.9  200   8  4  10.0   5.5
  6750  20.0  68.0  190   4  2  10.5   5.8 |  20.1  68.2  200   8  4   9.8   5.4
  6500  20.8  69.4  185   4  2  10.5   5.8 |  20.8  69.4  200   8  4   9.7   5.3
  6250  21.6  70.9  180   4  2   9.3   5.1 |  21.6  70.9  200   8  4  11.6   6.4
  6000  22.3  72.1  175   4  2  13.4   7.4 |  22.6  72.7  200   7  4  15.1   8.3
  5750  24.4  75.9  165   3  2  50.8  27.8 |  23.6  74.5  200   7  4   8.7   4.8
  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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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
0717 MDT Thursday April 9 2026

This forecast is for Thursday, April 9, 2026:

If the trigger temperature of 65.1 F/18.4 C is reached...then
   Thermal Soaring Index....................... Excellent
   Maximum rate of lift........................ 1346 ft/min (6.8 m/s)
   Maximum height of thermals.................. 20375 ft MSL (13915 ft AGL)

Forecast maximum temperature................... 75.0 F/24.3 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................. 17060 ft MSL (10601 ft AGL)
Thermal soaring outlook for Friday 04/10....... Excellent


Remarks... 

Sunrise/Sunset.................... 06:39:11 / 19:32:32 MDT
Total possible sunshine........... 12 hr 53 min 21 sec (773 min 21 sec)
Altitude of sun at 13:05:52 MDT... 62.15 degrees

Upper air data from numerical model forecast valid on 04/09/2026 at 0600 MDT

Freezing level.................. 12817 ft MSL (6357 ft AGL)
Convective condensation level... 19311 ft MSL (12851 ft AGL)
Lifted condensation level....... 19786 ft MSL (13326 ft AGL)
Lifted index.................... +0.0
K index......................... +17.2

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  -61.9 -79.4   265   39   20   1.8   1.0   89.5 193.2    38.2      M    M
 45000  -59.4 -74.9   260   39   20  -1.7  -0.9   70.0 158.0    28.7      M    M
 40000  -61.6 -78.9   250   39   20  -1.3  -0.7   43.6 110.5    13.2      M    M
 38000  -59.1 -74.4   245   38   20   6.1   3.4   38.4 101.1    10.0      M    M
 36000  -55.5 -67.9   245   38   19   6.1   3.4   35.3  95.6     8.1      M    M
 34000  -51.2 -60.2   245   36   18   8.6   4.7   33.2  91.8     6.8      M    M
 32000  -46.1 -51.0   245   33   17   8.5   4.7   32.2  89.9     6.2      M    M
 30000  -40.5 -40.9   250   28   14   8.0   4.4   30.9  87.7     5.4      M    M
 29000  -38.1 -36.6   255   25   13   8.0   4.4   30.2  86.4     4.9      M    M
 28000  -35.7 -32.3   260   22   11   8.0   4.4   29.6  85.4     4.5      M    M
 27000  -33.2 -27.8   260   20   10   8.3   4.6   29.1  84.3     4.1      M    M
 26000  -30.7 -23.3   260   19   10   8.4   4.6   28.5  83.2     3.6      M    M
 25000  -28.2 -18.8   265   18    9   8.3   4.6   28.0  82.4     3.3      M    M
 24000  -25.8 -14.4   265   17    9   6.9   3.8   27.3  81.2     2.8      M    M
 23000  -23.7 -10.7   265   17    9   7.0   3.8   26.3  79.3     2.0      M    M
 22000  -21.6  -6.9   260   17    9   7.0   3.9   25.4  77.6     1.2      M    M
 21000  -19.5  -3.1   265   17    9   7.6   4.2   24.5  76.1     0.5      M    M
 20000  -17.2   1.0   265   17    9   7.6   4.2   23.7  74.7    -0.2   1311  6.7
 19500  -16.1   3.0   265   17    9   7.6   4.2   23.4  74.0    -0.6   1262  6.4
 19000  -14.9   5.2   265   17    9   7.5   4.1   23.0  73.5    -0.8   1213  6.2
 18500  -13.9   7.0   265   18    9   6.8   3.7   22.6  72.6    -1.3   1168  5.9
 18000  -12.9   8.8   265   20   10   7.0   3.8   22.1  71.7    -1.8   1124  5.7
 17500  -12.0  10.4   265   21   11   6.1   3.4   21.6  70.8    -2.4   1081  5.5
 17000  -11.1  12.0   265   22   11   6.1   3.3   20.9  69.6    -3.0   1041  5.3
 16500  -10.3  13.5   265   23   12   7.0   3.8   20.3  68.5    -3.6   1000  5.1
 16000   -9.0  15.8   265   22   11   8.7   4.8   20.0  68.1    -3.9    948  4.8
 15500   -7.7  18.1   265   21   11   8.7   4.8   19.9  67.8    -4.1    894  4.5
 15000   -6.4  20.5   265   20   10   9.5   5.2   19.8  67.6    -4.2    838  4.3
 14500   -5.0  23.0   265   18    9   9.5   5.2   19.7  67.5    -4.2    781  4.0
 14000   -3.6  25.5   265   16    8   9.1   5.0   19.7  67.4    -4.3    724  3.7
 13500   -2.2  28.0   265   15    8   9.1   5.0   19.5  67.2    -4.4    669  3.4
 13000   -0.8  30.6   270   13    7   9.1   5.0   19.4  67.0    -4.6    613  3.1
 12500    0.5  32.9   270   12    6   9.1   5.0   19.3  66.8    -4.7    557  2.8
 12000    2.6  36.7   275   10    5   9.4   5.1   19.2  66.6    -4.8    472  2.4
 11500    4.0  39.2   275    9    5   8.8   4.9   19.1  66.4    -4.9    416  2.1
 11000    5.3  41.5   270    8    4   8.8   4.8   19.0  66.1    -5.1    362  1.8
 10500    6.6  43.9   265    7    4   9.3   5.1   18.8  65.9    -5.3    308  1.6
 10250    7.3  45.1   255    6    3   8.6   4.7   18.8  65.8    -5.3    279  1.4
 10000    7.9  46.2   250    6    3   7.4   4.1   18.6  65.5    -5.5    254  1.3
  9750    8.5  47.3   240    5    3   7.9   4.3   18.5  65.2    -5.7    230  1.2
  9500    9.1  48.4   225    5    3   7.2   4.0   18.3  65.0    -5.8    205  1.0
  9250    9.6  49.3   225    5    2   6.6   3.6   18.1  64.6    -6.1    182  0.9
  9000   10.1  50.2   220    4    2   6.8   3.7   17.8  64.1    -6.3    160  0.8
  8750   10.6  51.1   210    4    2   6.9   3.8   17.6  63.7    -6.5    137  0.7
  8500   11.1  52.0   200    3    2   6.6   3.6   17.4  63.3    -6.8    115  0.6
  8250   11.5  52.7   195    3    2   5.4   3.0   17.1  62.8    -7.1     94  0.5
  8000   11.9  53.4   185    2    1   4.2   2.3   16.7  62.1    -7.5     76  0.4
  7750   12.2  54.0   165    2    1   3.2   1.8   16.3  61.3    -8.0     60  0.3
  7500   12.4  54.3   145    2    1   4.9   2.7   15.8  60.5    -8.4     45  0.2
  7250   12.9  55.2   135    2    1   5.4   2.9   15.5  59.9    -8.8     25  0.1
  7000   13.3  55.9   125    2    1   6.8   3.8   15.2  59.3    -9.1      5  0.0
  6750   13.4  56.1   115    2    1  -9.8  -5.4   14.6  58.3    -9.7      M    M
  6500    9.1  48.4   105    3    1 -99.0 -54.3    9.6  49.2   -14.8    115  0.6

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

           04/09/2026 at 0900 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1200 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.6        | CAPE...     0.0    LI...       +1.1
CINH...    -0.1    K Index... +17.4        | CINH...    -0.5    K Index... +18.2
                                           |
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 -60.9 -77.6  255  39 20   1.9   1.0 | -60.0 -76.0  260  39 20   0.8   0.4
 45000 -58.3 -72.9  255  44 23  -2.6  -1.4 | -59.1 -74.4  265  42 21  -2.2  -1.2
 40000 -61.8 -79.2  250  39 20  -2.1  -1.1 | -61.9 -79.4  260  39 20  -1.8  -1.0
 38000 -59.5 -75.1  245  37 19   6.2   3.4 | -59.3 -74.7  255  36 19   6.3   3.5
 36000 -55.7 -68.3  240  36 19   6.2   3.4 | -55.6 -68.1  250  34 18   6.3   3.5
 34000 -51.6 -60.9  240  34 17   8.0   4.4 | -51.5 -60.7  250  32 16   7.5   4.1
 32000 -46.8 -52.2  250  29 15   8.0   4.4 | -46.9 -52.4  255  29 15   7.5   4.1
 30000 -41.3 -42.3  255  26 14   8.4   4.6 | -42.1 -43.8  260  27 14   8.7   4.8
 29000 -38.8 -37.8  255  26 14   8.4   4.6 | -39.5 -39.1  260  27 14   8.7   4.8
 28000 -36.2 -33.2  255  26 13   8.4   4.6 | -36.9 -34.4  260  26 13   8.7   4.8
 27000 -33.7 -28.7  260  25 13   8.4   4.6 | -34.4 -29.9  260  25 13   8.0   4.4
 26000 -31.2 -24.2  260  25 13   8.4   4.6 | -32.0 -25.6  265  25 13   8.0   4.4
 25000 -28.7 -19.7  265  24 12   8.4   4.6 | -29.6 -21.3  265  24 13   8.0   4.4
 24000 -26.3 -15.3  265  23 12   7.0   3.8 | -26.6 -15.9  265  24 12   7.9   4.3
 23000 -24.2 -11.6  265  20 10   7.1   3.9 | -24.3 -11.7  265  22 11   7.9   4.3
 22000 -22.1  -7.8  260  18  9   7.1   3.9 | -21.9  -7.4  265  21 11   7.9   4.4
 21000 -19.9  -3.8  260  17  9   7.3   4.0 | -19.7  -3.5  265  20 10   7.0   3.9
 20000 -17.7   0.1  260  18  9   7.4   4.0 | -17.6   0.3  270  18 10   7.1   3.9
 19500 -16.7   1.9  260  18 10   7.3   4.0 | -16.6   2.1  270  18  9   7.1   3.9
 19000 -15.6   3.9  260  19 10   7.0   3.9 | -15.6   3.9  270  17  9   7.0   3.8
 18500 -14.7   5.5  260  19 10   5.8   3.2 | -14.6   5.7  270  17  9   6.9   3.8
 18000 -13.9   7.0  260  20 10   5.9   3.2 | -13.6   7.5  265  17  9   7.0   3.8
 17500 -12.9   8.8  255  20 10   7.6   4.2 | -12.5   9.5  265  18  9   7.6   4.1
 17000 -11.8  10.8  255  19 10   7.8   4.3 | -11.5  11.3  260  18  9   7.6   4.1
 16500 -10.6  12.9  255  18  9   8.2   4.5 | -10.3  13.5  255  18  9   8.3   4.5
 16000  -9.3  15.3  255  16  8   8.7   4.8 |  -9.1  15.6  255  17  9   8.7   4.8
 15500  -8.0  17.6  260  15  8   8.8   4.8 |  -7.8  18.0  250  17  9   8.8   4.8
 15000  -6.7  19.9  260  14  7   9.2   5.1 |  -6.4  20.5  250  16  8   9.3   5.1
 14500  -5.3  22.5  260  13  6   9.1   5.0 |  -5.0  23.0  250  16  8   9.3   5.1
 14000  -3.9  25.0  260  12  6   9.5   5.2 |  -3.6  25.5  250  15  8   9.5   5.2
 13500  -2.5  27.5  260  11  6   9.5   5.2 |  -2.2  28.0  245  14  7   9.4   5.2
 13000  -1.1  30.0  255  10  5   9.6   5.2 |  -0.8  30.6  245  14  7   9.5   5.2
 12500   0.4  32.7  255  10  5   9.6   5.2 |   0.6  33.1  245  13  7   9.5   5.2
 12000   2.6  36.7  250  10  5   9.7   5.3 |   2.1  35.8  245  13  7   9.5   5.2
 11500   4.0  39.2  245   9  5   9.2   5.0 |   3.5  38.3  245  12  6   9.5   5.2
 11000   5.4  41.7  245   9  5   9.5   5.2 |   4.9  40.8  245  12  6   9.5   5.2
 10500   6.8  44.2  240   9  5   9.4   5.2 |   7.0  44.6  245  11  6   9.8   5.4
 10250   7.5  45.5  240   9  5   8.7   4.8 |   7.8  46.0  245  11  6   9.8   5.4
 10000   8.1  46.6  240   8  4   8.1   4.4 |   8.5  47.3  245  11  6   9.5   5.2
  9750   8.7  47.7  240   8  4   8.5   4.7 |   9.2  48.6  245  11  6   9.4   5.2
  9500   9.3  48.7  240   7  4   7.5   4.1 |   9.9  49.8  245  11  6  10.1   5.5
  9250   9.8  49.6  235   7  4   6.5   3.6 |  10.7  51.3  245  11  5  10.1   5.5
  9000  10.3  50.5  235   6  3   6.6   3.6 |  11.4  52.5  245  10  5   9.5   5.2
  8750  10.8  51.4  235   5  3   7.1   3.9 |  12.1  53.8  245  10  5   9.6   5.3
  8500  11.3  52.3  230   4  2   5.3   2.9 |  12.8  55.0  240  10  5   9.6   5.3
  8250  11.6  52.9  225   3  2   3.7   2.1 |  13.6  56.5  240  10  5  10.0   5.5
  8000  12.0  53.6  220   2  1   5.5   3.0 |  14.3  57.7  240  10  5  10.4   5.7
  7750  12.4  54.3  210   2  1   6.3   3.5 |  15.1  59.2  240  10  5  10.6   5.8
  7500  12.9  55.2  190   1  1   5.7   3.1 |  15.9  60.6  240  10  5  10.3   5.7
  7250  13.3  55.9  165   1  1   5.4   3.0 |  16.7  62.1  240  10  5  10.6   5.8
  7000  13.7  56.7  140   1  1   6.7   3.7 |  17.4  63.3  240   9  5   9.0   4.9
  6750  14.3  57.7  140   1  1  11.3   6.2 |  18.2  64.8  240   9  5  13.9   7.6
  6500  15.5  59.9  145   1  1  20.7  11.4 |  20.6  69.1  240   8  4  65.1  35.7

           04/09/2026 at 1500 MDT          |       04/09/2026 at 1800 MDT        
                                           |
CAPE...    +7.5    LI...       +0.3        | CAPE...   +19.5    LI...       +0.4
CINH...    -0.5    K Index... +17.1        | CINH...   -27.8    K Index... +19.8
                                           |
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 -60.3 -76.5  265  41 21   1.0   0.5 | -60.5 -76.9  270  41 21   0.6   0.3
 45000 -59.1 -74.4  270  40 20  -2.0  -1.1 | -59.8 -75.6  275  40 20  -1.3  -0.7
 40000 -61.7 -79.1  275  37 19  -1.7  -0.9 | -61.4 -78.5  275  38 20  -1.1  -0.6
 38000 -59.5 -75.1  275  37 19   6.5   3.5 | -58.7 -73.7  280  39 20   6.1   3.4
 36000 -55.1 -67.2  280  37 19   6.5   3.5 | -55.1 -67.2  285  40 21   6.1   3.4
 34000 -51.0 -59.8  275  36 19   7.5   4.1 | -50.8 -59.4  290  40 20   8.3   4.5
 32000 -46.5 -51.7  270  34 17   7.5   4.1 | -45.9 -50.6  290  36 18   8.3   4.5
 30000 -41.8 -43.2  270  31 16   8.0   4.4 | -41.2 -42.2  290  31 16   7.5   4.1
 29000 -39.4 -38.9  270  29 15   8.0   4.4 | -38.9 -38.0  285  29 15   7.5   4.1
 28000 -37.0 -34.6  270  27 14   8.0   4.4 | -36.7 -34.1  285  26 13   7.5   4.1
 27000 -34.6 -30.3  275  25 13   8.1   4.4 | -34.4 -29.9  285  24 12   8.2   4.5
 26000 -32.2 -26.0  275  24 12   8.1   4.4 | -32.0 -25.6  280  22 12   8.1   4.5
 25000 -29.8 -21.6  275  23 12   8.1   4.4 | -28.9 -20.0  280  21 11   8.1   4.5
 24000 -26.8 -16.2  275  21 11   7.9   4.3 | -26.5 -15.7  275  21 11   8.0   4.4
 23000 -24.4 -11.9  275  20 10   7.9   4.3 | -24.2 -11.6  275  22 12   8.0   4.4
 22000 -22.1  -7.8  275  19 10   8.0   4.4 | -21.8  -7.2  275  24 12   8.1   4.4
 21000 -19.8  -3.6  280  18 10   7.6   4.2 | -19.4  -2.9  275  24 12   8.3   4.5
 20000 -17.6   0.3  280  17  9   7.6   4.2 | -17.0   1.4  275  22 11   8.3   4.5
 19500 -16.5   2.3  285  17  9   7.7   4.2 | -15.7   3.7  275  22 11   8.3   4.5
 19000 -15.4   4.3  285  16  8   8.0   4.4 | -14.5   5.9  275  21 11   8.1   4.5
 18500 -14.2   6.4  285  16  8   8.4   4.6 | -13.3   8.1  275  20 10   8.0   4.4
 18000 -12.9   8.8  285  15  8   8.5   4.6 | -12.2  10.0  275  19 10   7.9   4.3
 17500 -11.7  10.9  280  15  8   8.3   4.6 | -11.0  12.2  270  18  9   8.6   4.7
 17000 -10.5  13.1  275  14  7   8.3   4.6 |  -9.7  14.5  270  17  9   8.5   4.7
 16500  -9.2  15.4  270  13  7   9.1   5.0 |  -8.4  16.9  270  16  8   8.9   4.9
 16000  -7.8  18.0  270  13  7   9.4   5.2 |  -7.1  19.2  270  15  8   9.1   5.0
 15500  -6.4  20.5  265  13  7   9.5   5.2 |  -5.7  21.7  270  15  7   9.2   5.0
 15000  -4.9  23.2  265  13  6   9.7   5.3 |  -4.3  24.3  265  14  7   9.4   5.2
 14500  -3.5  25.7  260  13  6   9.7   5.3 |  -2.9  26.8  265  14  7   9.4   5.1
 14000  -2.1  28.2  260  13  6   9.5   5.2 |  -1.5  29.3  260  14  7   9.4   5.1
 13500  -0.6  30.9  260  13  6   9.5   5.2 |  -0.1  31.8  260  14  7   9.4   5.1
 13000   0.8  33.4  255  13  6   9.6   5.2 |   1.3  34.3  255  14  7   9.4   5.2
 12500   2.2  36.0  255  13  6   9.5   5.2 |   2.7  36.9  255  14  7   9.4   5.2
 12000   3.6  38.5  255  13  7   9.7   5.3 |   4.1  39.4  255  14  7   9.6   5.3
 11500   5.1  41.2  250  13  7   9.6   5.3 |   5.5  41.9  250  14  7   9.3   5.1
 11000   6.5  43.7  250  13  7   9.5   5.2 |   7.6  45.7  250  14  7   9.7   5.3
 10500   8.7  47.7  245  13  7   9.5   5.2 |   9.0  48.2  250  13  7   9.4   5.2
 10250   9.4  48.9  245  14  7   9.6   5.3 |   9.7  49.5  250  14  7   9.2   5.0
 10000  10.1  50.2  245  14  7   9.9   5.4 |  10.4  50.7  250  14  7   9.3   5.1
  9750  10.8  51.4  245  14  7   9.6   5.3 |  11.1  52.0  245  14  7   9.2   5.0
  9500  11.6  52.9  240  14  7  10.5   5.8 |  11.8  53.2  245  13  7   9.6   5.3
  9250  12.4  54.3  240  14  7  10.5   5.7 |  12.5  54.5  245  12  6   9.7   5.3
  9000  13.1  55.6  240  14  7   9.5   5.2 |  13.2  55.8  245  12  6   9.3   5.1
  8750  13.8  56.8  240  14  7   9.8   5.4 |  13.9  57.0  245  12  6   9.5   5.2
  8500  14.5  58.1  240  15  8   9.7   5.3 |  14.6  58.3  245  12  6   9.3   5.1
  8250  15.3  59.5  240  15  8  10.1   5.5 |  15.3  59.5  245  11  6   9.2   5.1
  8000  16.1  61.0  240  15  8  10.6   5.8 |  16.0  60.8  245  11  6   9.4   5.2
  7750  16.9  62.4  240  14  7  10.8   5.9 |  16.7  62.1  245  11  5   9.5   5.2
  7500  17.6  63.7  235  14  7  10.3   5.6 |  17.4  63.3  245  10  5   9.5   5.2
  7250  18.4  65.1  235  14  7  10.3   5.6 |  18.1  64.6  245  10  5   9.7   5.3
  7000  19.2  66.6  235  14  7   9.2   5.0 |  18.9  66.0  245  10  5   9.0   4.9
  6750  19.9  67.8  235  14  7  14.9   8.2 |  19.5  67.1  245   9  5  10.2   5.6
  6500  22.5  72.5  235  13  7  66.2  36.3 |  20.7  69.3  245   8  4  26.4  14.5
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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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