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Winds & temperatures aloft

The FAA FB forecast, decoded — wind direction/speed and temperature by altitude. Each cell is direction°/speed kt and °C (temperatures are negative at and above 24,000 ft).

Based on 240600Z. VALID 241800Z FOR USE 1500-0000Z. TEMPS NEG ABV 24000

Reference only — get a full official briefing before flight.

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PHXLV +990CALM/9 +170070°/1 +17140°/0 +4380°/-1 +8060°/98 -7160°/73 -5160°/4 -2250°/34 -7
PRC—170°/0050°/2 +15050°/0 +4190°/-1 +9270°/-3 -1940°/73 -7050°/24 -2140°/84 -6
TUS190°/0060°/11 +191080°/5 +20290°/0 +1060°/99 +3160°/98 -3150°/93 -8150°/54 -4150°/5 0
ALS———190°/0 0370°/-1 +2020°/98 -4070°/4 -1070°/84 -8060°/75 -2
DEN—070°/0080°/3 +14100°/0 +2350°/-1 +4050°/98 -5070°/33 -9070°/54 -8160°/65 -3
GJT—160°/1090°/7 +17260°/0 0400°/-1 +5010°/98 -8870°/84 -1070°/44 -8070°/75 -2
PUB—070°/1060°/5 +15090°/0 +1350°/-1 +3170°/98 -5070°/53 -9070°/54 -7160°/65 -2
BOI150°/1020°/2 +150080°/0 +33070°/0 +2130°/-1 +6160°/-2 -8440°/14 -5340°/85 -4430°/26 0
LWSLV +200080°/3 +241010°/0 +25190°/0 +5260°/-1 +7250°/-2 -9050°/4 -6060°/75 -5050°/26 -1
PIH010°/0—050°/1 +7080°/0 +2190°/-1 +6210°/-3 0120°/174 -4130°/135 -1110°/45 -7
BIL170°/1—070°/3 +24130°/0 +4160°/-1 +7110°/-3 -1210°/134 -8340°/95 -3260°/25 -3
DLN—200°/0070°/1 +27100°/0 +3180°/-1 +6080°/-3 0010°/84 -8130°/25 -6240°/45 -5
GGW290°/2040°/2 +293060°/5 +27450°/0 +8050°/99 +8460°/-3 -2940°/74 -9460°/75 -3460°/95 0
GPI220°/1020°/0 +242020°/4 +26290°/0 +7390°/-1 +8410°/-3 0140°/84 -8140°/25 -7350°/145 -9
GTF220°/2—080°/2 +26250°/0 +6350°/-1 +8380°/-3 -1330°/144 -9930°/55 -8130°/145 -2
MLS320°/1030°/0 +311070°/3 +24190°/0 +5250°/-1 +8220°/-3 -1350°/64 -6380°/5 -1380°/25 -3
BAM—090°/0060°/1 +7160°/0 +1280°/-1 +5350°/-2 -8140°/94 -4140°/165 -1310°/75 -8
ELY—050°/1CALM/0 +8110°/0 +4240°/-1 +7310°/-2 -9330°/64 -4320°/75 0200°/155 -1
LAS010°/1040°/8 +10090°/2 +1060°/0 +5170°/-1 +7230°/-2 -9320°/34 -5200°/74 -4110°/154 -8
RNO110°/0—040°/2 +5200°/0 +2260°/-1 +4310°/-2 -7130°/134 -3030°/135 -2130°/195 -9
ABQ—170°/2CALM/7 +18320°/0 +1020°/99 +3090°/98 -5060°/13 -9060°/24 -7150°/85 -1
FMN—170°/2040°/8 +18280°/0 0490°/-1 +4210°/98 -7970°/13 -9070°/24 -7070°/25 -1
ROW150°/1—020°/10 +18280°/0 +4380°/-1 +1020°/98 -3050°/53 -8060°/4 -7160°/75 0
TCC160°/1—040°/8 +18300°/0 +3430°/-1 0430°/-2 -1940°/13 -8940°/84 -8160°/65 -2
ZUN—170°/2CALM/6 +19370°/0 +1490°/-1 +5110°/98 -6070°/43 -8070°/34 -5060°/65 0
BCE———120°/0 +4240°/-1 +8250°/-3 0020°/134 -2330°/154 -5930°/85 0
SLC990°/0—080°/1 +99CALM/0 +3130°/-1 +6200°/-2 -9220°/164 -4930°/14 -9030°/35 -4
CZI—340°/0050°/5 +22120°/0 +4270°/-1 +6360°/-3 0270°/94 -2280°/64 -9180°/5 -4
LND—990°/0CALM/4 +20110°/0 +5200°/-1 +6250°/-3 0160°/4 -3160°/65 0160°/45 -4
MBW—110°/0—210°/0 +2240°/-1 +5460°/-2 -7070°/14 -1080°/14 -9170°/65 -4
RKS—090°/1—120°/0 +2200°/-1 +6340°/-2 -9060°/24 -3060°/64 -9060°/45 -4

Source: NWS Aviation Weather Center (public domain). See also live SIGMETs & AIRMETs.