613  
UXUS97 KSLC 281249  
SRGSLC  
 
SOARING FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  
0649 MDT THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022  
 
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022:  
 
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 91.5 F/33.0 C IS REACHED...THEN  
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT  
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1586 FT/MIN (8.1 M/S)  
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21069 FT MSL (16091 FT AGL)  
 
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 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................. 18121 FT MSL (13143 FT AGL)  
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/29....... SIMILIAR  
 
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE  
 
REMARKS... A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING MICROBURST  
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON  
 
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:20:56 / 20:47:45 MDT  
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 26 MIN 49 SEC (866 MIN 49 SEC)  
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:20 MDT... 60.21 DEGREES  
 
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/28/2022 AT 0600 MDT  
 
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16501 FT MSL (11523 FT AGL)  
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18187 FT MSL (13209 FT AGL)  
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18942 FT MSL (13964 FT AGL)  
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.2  
K INDEX......................... +19.3  
 
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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5000 26.2 79.2 155 16 8 5.3 2.9 29.5 85.2 -12.0 97 0.5  
6000 26.5 79.7 100 9 5 5.8 3.2 32.8 91.1 -10.0 155 0.8  
7000 24.2 75.6 085 4 2 8.3 4.5 33.4 92.1 -8.1 218 1.1  
8000 21.8 71.2 105 5 3 8.2 4.5 33.9 92.9 -6.6 294 1.5  
9000 19.4 66.9 090 1 1 8.2 4.5 34.3 93.8 -5.9 390 2.0  
10000 16.4 61.5 005 4 2 8.2 4.5 34.9 94.8 -5.6 527 2.7  
12000 11.2 52.2 350 6 3 8.9 4.9 35.6 96.0 -5.2 753 3.8  
14000 6.0 42.8 360 16 8 8.9 4.9 36.1 97.0 -4.9 981 5.0  
16000 1.1 34.0 335 8 4 8.1 4.4 36.9 98.4 -4.1 1195 6.1  
18000 -3.3 26.1 325 6 3 7.6 4.2 38.2 100.8 -2.4 1379 7.0  
20000 -7.9 17.8 270 7 4 7.9 4.3 39.7 103.4 -0.4 1553 7.9  
22000 -12.0 10.4 275 6 3 6.1 3.4 41.6 106.9 1.6 M M  
24000 -16.4 2.5 240 6 3 6.4 3.5 44.3 111.8 3.5 M M  
26000 -20.9 -5.6 230 11 6 8.9 4.9 45.9 114.7 4.8 M M  
 
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *  
 
07/28/2022 AT 0900 MDT | 07/28/2022 AT 1200 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +0.1 LI... -0.6 | CAPE... +235.5 LI... -1.2  
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +25.8 | CINH... -53.4 K INDEX... +24.6  
|  
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  
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5000 25.9 78.6 125 14 7 -0.2 -0.1 | 31.2 88.2 285 17 9 9.9 5.4  
6000 23.3 73.9 150 13 7 3.9 2.1 | 26.0 78.8 275 17 9 10.8 5.9  
7000 22.3 72.1 195 13 7 3.5 1.9 | 23.2 73.8 280 17 9 8.3 4.6  
8000 21.1 70.0 245 5 3 4.6 2.5 | 21.3 70.3 305 15 8 4.8 2.6  
9000 19.3 66.7 010 14 7 7.6 4.2 | 19.4 66.9 005 17 9 7.3 4.0  
10000 17.1 62.8 010 14 7 8.6 4.7 | 16.8 62.2 005 17 9 10.1 5.6  
12000 10.8 51.4 010 14 7 9.2 5.0 | 10.9 51.6 015 17 9 9.2 5.0  
14000 5.2 41.4 015 14 7 9.5 5.2 | 5.4 41.7 030 17 9 9.5 5.2  
16000 -0.2 31.6 010 14 7 8.6 4.7 | 0.1 32.2 035 17 9 9.3 5.1  
18000 -4.8 23.4 360 14 7 7.4 4.1 | -4.5 23.9 125 15 8 7.2 4.0  
20000 -8.6 16.5 345 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -8.5 16.7 040 16 8 6.7 3.7  
22000 -12.4 9.7 345 14 7 6.5 3.6 | -12.5 9.5 355 17 9 6.8 3.7  
24000 -16.5 2.3 295 11 6 6.9 3.8 | -16.7 1.9 285 12 6 7.1 3.9  
26000 -21.3 -6.3 260 15 8 7.4 4.1 | -21.5 -6.7 255 18 9 7.1 3.9  
 
07/28/2022 AT 1500 MDT | 07/28/2022 AT 1800 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +157.8 LI... -0.1 | CAPE... +96.3 LI... +0.3  
CINH... -42.8 K INDEX... +20.8 | CINH... -63.7 K INDEX... +16.5  
|  
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  
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5000 32.6 90.7 320 23 12 11.8 6.5 | 32.5 90.5 325 21 11 13.1 7.2  
6000 27.1 80.8 320 23 12 9.4 5.2 | 28.0 82.4 330 21 11 9.8 5.4  
7000 24.7 76.5 330 23 12 8.1 4.5 | 25.2 77.4 335 21 11 8.9 4.9  
8000 22.4 72.3 335 23 12 8.1 4.4 | 22.6 72.7 335 21 11 8.8 4.8  
9000 19.8 67.6 340 23 12 8.9 4.9 | 19.9 67.8 340 21 11 8.9 4.9  
10000 16.9 62.4 345 23 12 9.3 5.1 | 16.9 62.4 340 21 11 10.2 5.6  
12000 11.1 52.0 345 23 12 9.4 5.2 | 11.2 52.2 345 21 11 9.2 5.0  
14000 5.8 42.4 350 23 12 9.2 5.0 | 6.2 43.2 345 21 11 8.9 4.9  
16000 0.9 33.6 205 23 12 7.9 4.4 | 1.5 34.7 255 21 11 7.7 4.2  
18000 -3.4 25.9 195 23 12 7.2 3.9 | -2.9 26.8 255 21 11 7.2 4.0  
20000 -7.6 18.3 100 18 9 7.4 4.1 | -7.3 18.9 305 21 11 7.5 4.1  
22000 -12.1 10.2 015 22 11 7.5 4.1 | -11.8 10.8 290 21 11 7.6 4.1  
24000 -16.7 1.9 300 14 7 7.8 4.3 | -16.5 2.3 275 21 11 8.0 4.4  
26000 -21.5 -6.7 260 23 12 6.5 3.6 | -21.2 -6.2 260 21 11 6.2 3.4  
 
THIS PRODUCT IS ISSUED ONCE PER DAY BY APPROXIMATELY 0600 MST/0700 MDT  
(1300 UTC). THIS PRODUCT IS NOT CONTINUOUSLY MONITORED NOR UPDATED AFTER  
THE INITIAL ISSUANCE.  
 
THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS BASED ON THE 1200 UTC RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION  
AT THE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND/OR NUMERICAL WEATHER  
PREDICTION MODEL DATA REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIRPORT. THESE DATA MAY NOT BE  
REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHER AREAS ALONG THE WASATCH FRONT. ERRONEOUS DATA SUCH AS  
THESE SHOULD NOT BE USED.  
 
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