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1. Aviation Weather Services Your Local National Weather Service office NWS Indianapolis issues TAFs for KIND, KHUF, KLAF and KBMG *** CHECK THE DATES ON BOTH SOARING FORECASTS *** *** TO MAKE SURE BOTH ARE CURRENT! *** ------------------------------------------------- SOARING FORECAST FOR ILX DATE... 07/12/05...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT ASL........5.0 6000 FT ASL........6.5 10000 FT ASL........13.0 15000 FT ASL........19.0 HEIGHT OF THE - 3 INDEX...1200 FT ASL TOP OF THE LIFT...........2400 FT ASL ILX MAX TEMPERATURE.......77 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT.........84 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT..............140 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 5000 FT ASL....080 DEGREES AT 24 KNOTS 10000 FT ASL....060 DEGREES AT 23 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. ------------------------------------------------- SOARING FORECAST FOR ILN DATE... 07/12/05...12Z THERMAL INDEX....MINUS SIGN INDICATES INSTABILITY 5000 FT ASL........1.5 6000 FT ASL........2.5 10000 FT ASL........9.0 15000 FT ASL........14.5 HEIGHT OF THE - 3 INDEX...1400 FT ASL TOP OF THE LIFT...........4300 FT ASL ILN MAX TEMPERATURE.......83 DEGREES F FIRST USABLE LIFT.........86 DEGREES F MAXIMUM LIFT..............214 FT/MIN UPPER LEVEL WINDS 5000 FT ASL....175 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS 10000 FT ASL....145 DEGREES AT 33 KNOTS IT IS EMPHASIZED...THIS SOARING FORECAST INFORMATION IS VALID ONLY FOR THE RAOB SITE AREA AND FREQUENTLY WILL NOT APPLY TO OTHER AREAS IN THE STATE. Soaring and Hot Air Balloon forecasts are available on our web site! HOT AIR BALLOON FORECAST FOR INDIANAPOLIS AND VICINITY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 345 AM EST MON JUL 12 2005 88D VAD WIND 250807Z: 1000 FEET n/a 2000 FEET n/a 3000 FEET n/a SURFACE WIND FORECAST: 5 A.M. 12003KT 6 A.M. 12003KT 7 A.M. 23008KT 8 A.M. 23008KT 3000 FOOT WIND FORECAST VALID 251200Z: 27015KT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER FORECAST 5 A.M. THROUGH 8 A.M.: THUNDERSHOWERS TAFs issued for various sites in the State of Indiana can be found on our web site! weather.gov/ind