THERMAL SOARING FORECAST


              Reference Location:       Avenal Airport
              Date:                     Sun May 11, 2008
              Elev:                       790ft

              Runtime:                  Sun May 11 07:05:27 PDT 2008
              				Sfcst - Version:  1.0

	      This forecast is provided to FAA Flight Service Stations
	      for briefing purposes.
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SOUNDING SITE      |                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
Hour of Fcst	   | 06HR                | 09HR	         | 12HR
                   |                     |               |
Sounding Times 	   | 11AM PDT 18Z        | 02PM PDT 21Z	 | 05PM PDT 00Z
                   |                     |               |
RUC2 Sounding      |                     |               |
NLC                |                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
                   | TOL       2800 ft   | 4700 ft       | 7600 ft
                   | Lift Rate 177 fpm   | 270 fpm       | 411 fpm
                   | Srng Indx 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 187 fpm
                   | K Indx    1         | 14            | 22

                   | LCL       8500 ft   | 11800ft       | 11800ft
                   |                     |               |
DFactor            |           21   ft   | -61  ft       | -108 ft
Altimeter Setting  |           29.94     | 29.85         | 29.80
                   |                     |               |
                   | Tmp/DewPt 72 /35    | 84 /31        | 87 /38
Elev:   234ft	   | Trig4000  81 F      | 83 F          | 85 F
                   |                     |               |
Avenal             | Tmp/DewPt 69 /35    | 81 /31        | 84 /38
Elev:   790ft	   | Trig4000  80 F      | 82 F          | 82 F
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                   |                     |               |
Sounding Times     | 11AM PDT 18Z        | 02PM PDT 21Z  | 05PM PDT 00Z
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REMOTE SURFACE SITE|                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
LeMoore NAS        | TOL       M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
                   | TI -3     M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
MaxTmp/Dpt: 0  /0  | Lift Rate 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
Elev:   234ft      | Srng Indx 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
AVN MOS MAX        | CCL       200  ft   | 300  ft       | 300  ft
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REMOTE SURFACE SITE|                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
Coalinga           | TOL       M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
                   | TI -3     M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
MaxTmp/Dpt: 0  /0  | Lift Rate 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
Elev:   622ft      | Srng Indx 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
ZONE FCST MAX      | CCL       600  ft   | 700  ft       | 700  ft
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REMOTE SURFACE SITE|                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
Hanford            | TOL       M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
                   | TI -3     M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
MaxTmp/Dpt: 0  /0  | Lift Rate 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
Elev:   242ft      | Srng Indx 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
ZONE FCST MAX      | CCL       200  ft   | 300  ft       | 400  ft
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REMOTE SURFACE SITE|                     |               |
                   |                     |               |
Taft               | TOL       M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
                   | TI -3     M    ft   | M    ft       | M    ft
MaxTmp/Dpt: 0  /0  | Lift Rate 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
Elev:   875ft      | Srng Indx 0   fpm   | 0   fpm       | 0   fpm
ZONE FCST MAX      | CCL       800  ft   | 900  ft       | 1000 ft
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