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UXUS97 KSLC 261228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
528 AM MST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 43.9 F/6.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 632 FT/MIN (3.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 16764 FT MSL (11838 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 55.0 F/13.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 12731 FT MSL (7805 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 12/27..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:51 / 17:06:25 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 15 MIN 34 SEC (555 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:28:38 MST... 25.55 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 12/26/2025 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6630 FT MSL (1704 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9440 FT MSL (4514 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 11880 FT MSL (6954 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.9
K INDEX......................... +17.4
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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26000 -41.7 -43.1 225 92 47 5.1 2.8 23.6 74.4 8.4 M M
24000 -38.6 -37.5 225 79 40 5.2 2.8 20.0 68.0 5.7 M M
22000 -34.7 -30.5 225 62 32 7.7 4.2 17.7 63.8 3.9 M M
20000 -29.7 -21.5 235 44 23 7.0 3.8 15.8 60.5 2.5 M M
18000 -25.6 -14.1 235 33 17 7.3 4.0 13.9 57.1 0.9 M M
16000 -21.2 -6.2 245 28 15 7.1 3.9 12.2 54.0 -0.6 958 4.9
14000 -16.7 1.9 250 25 13 7.6 4.2 10.8 51.5 -2.0 763 3.9
12000 -12.5 9.5 265 22 11 7.0 3.8 9.2 48.5 -3.6 577 2.9
10000 -8.3 17.1 275 20 10 7.9 4.3 7.5 45.6 -5.3 391 2.0
9000 -5.8 21.6 280 18 9 9.6 5.2 7.1 44.8 -5.9 288 1.5
8000 -3.2 26.2 280 15 8 8.6 4.7 6.8 44.3 -6.3 182 0.9
7000 -0.5 31.1 295 10 5 7.0 3.9 5.9 42.6 -7.3 64 0.3
6000 1.4 34.5 305 6 3 6.9 3.8 5.0 41.0 -8.3 M M
5000 3.1 37.6 340 2 1 2.7 1.5 3.8 38.9 -9.7 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
12/26/2025 AT 0800 MST | 12/26/2025 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.0
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +17.8 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +17.0
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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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26000 -34.4 -29.9 235 100 52 6.2 3.4 | -34.5 -30.1 230 99 51 5.8 3.2
24000 -30.7 -23.3 235 89 46 6.2 3.4 | -31.1 -24.0 235 90 46 5.8 3.2
22000 -27.0 -16.6 240 76 39 5.4 3.0 | -27.5 -17.5 235 77 40 5.2 2.9
20000 -23.7 -10.7 240 63 33 5.7 3.1 | -24.0 -11.2 235 66 34 6.4 3.5
18000 -20.1 -4.2 235 52 27 7.3 4.0 | -20.2 -4.4 230 55 29 6.5 3.6
16000 -15.9 3.4 230 45 23 6.9 3.8 | -15.9 3.4 230 46 24 7.5 4.1
14000 -11.7 10.9 230 39 20 7.3 4.0 | -11.7 10.9 230 41 21 6.8 3.7
12000 -7.5 18.5 230 41 21 6.9 3.8 | -7.7 18.1 225 35 18 6.5 3.6
10000 -3.4 25.9 220 38 20 6.9 3.8 | -4.0 24.8 220 38 19 6.3 3.5
9000 -1.5 29.3 210 37 19 7.1 3.9 | -1.9 28.6 215 37 19 8.1 4.4
8000 0.5 32.9 205 38 19 5.6 3.1 | -0.1 31.8 205 36 19 5.2 2.9
7000 2.2 36.0 195 33 17 6.2 3.4 | 1.9 35.4 195 31 16 7.7 4.2
6000 4.4 39.9 185 28 14 7.9 4.4 | 4.5 40.1 185 26 14 8.9 4.9
5000 6.8 44.2 170 13 7 4.4 2.4 | 7.2 45.0 175 18 9 9.6 5.3
12/26/2025 AT 1400 MST | 12/26/2025 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +13.3 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +16.7 LI... -0.4
CINH... -23.6 K INDEX... +19.5 | CINH... -11.2 K INDEX... +22.6
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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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26000 -34.7 -30.5 235 101 52 4.9 2.7 | -35.0 -31.0 235 102 52 4.7 2.6
24000 -31.8 -25.2 235 93 48 4.9 2.7 | -32.3 -26.1 235 87 45 4.7 2.6
22000 -28.7 -19.7 235 77 40 4.5 2.5 | -29.6 -21.3 235 73 37 4.3 2.4
20000 -25.2 -13.4 230 63 33 7.5 4.1 | -25.9 -14.6 230 59 30 7.6 4.2
18000 -20.8 -5.4 230 52 27 7.3 4.0 | -21.4 -6.5 225 51 26 7.4 4.1
16000 -16.6 2.1 235 49 25 7.1 3.9 | -16.9 1.6 230 41 21 7.6 4.2
14000 -12.3 9.9 240 44 23 7.2 4.0 | -12.6 9.3 235 39 20 7.5 4.1
12000 -7.9 17.8 235 37 19 7.3 4.0 | -8.2 17.2 230 37 19 7.3 4.0
10000 -3.9 25.0 220 31 16 6.8 3.7 | -4.1 24.6 225 36 19 6.7 3.7
9000 -1.8 28.8 215 31 16 7.8 4.3 | -2.2 28.0 220 35 18 7.2 3.9
8000 0.1 32.2 205 29 15 6.0 3.3 | -0.3 31.5 210 31 16 7.3 4.0
7000 2.5 36.5 195 25 13 7.9 4.4 | 2.0 35.6 205 27 14 7.8 4.3
6000 5.5 41.9 195 22 11 8.9 4.9 | 4.6 40.3 200 20 10 7.8 4.3
5000 9.6 49.3 185 12 6 16.0 8.8 | 7.3 45.1 195 13 7 4.6 2.5
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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.
THE CONTENT AND FORMAT OF THIS REPORT AS WELL AS THE ISSUANCE TIMES ARE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
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