835
UXUS97 KSLC 311227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
627 AM MDT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 64.2 F/17.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 195 FT/MIN (1.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 7748 FT MSL (2823 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 60.0 F/16.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 6127 FT MSL (1202 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 11/01..... FAIR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:57:47 / 18:24:57 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 27 MIN 10 SEC (627 MIN 10 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:22 MDT... 34.79 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/31/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13284 FT MSL (8359 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 22693 FT MSL (17768 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14872 FT MSL (9946 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +14.2
K INDEX......................... -0.7
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 -24.7 -12.5 325 38 20 7.6 4.1 40.9 105.7 19.9 M M
24000 -20.4 -4.7 325 36 19 6.6 3.6 39.2 102.5 18.9 M M
22000 -16.1 3.0 325 34 17 6.5 3.6 36.6 97.9 17.2 M M
20000 -11.9 10.6 325 32 16 7.2 3.9 34.6 94.3 15.8 M M
18000 -7.7 18.1 330 30 16 6.9 3.8 32.8 91.1 14.5 M M
16000 -3.9 25.0 335 27 14 6.5 3.6 30.7 87.3 12.8 M M
14000 -0.8 30.6 335 24 12 3.1 1.7 27.4 81.4 10.3 M M
12000 1.4 34.5 320 18 9 4.8 2.6 23.2 73.8 6.9 M M
10000 4.4 39.9 305 12 6 5.1 2.8 20.2 68.3 4.2 M M
9000 5.6 42.1 295 9 4 4.1 2.2 18.5 65.2 2.6 M M
8000 7.0 44.6 280 4 2 3.5 1.9 16.1 61.1 0.2 M M
7000 8.2 46.8 205 3 1 4.0 2.2 14.4 58.0 -1.5 137 0.7
6000 9.1 48.4 175 6 3 2.3 1.3 12.6 54.6 -3.5 80 0.4
5000 6.7 44.1 135 5 3 -81.3 -44.6 7.4 45.3 -8.8 122 0.6
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/31/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 10/31/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +4.6
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +4.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -3.7
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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 -33.0 -27.4 335 45 23 6.7 3.6 | -30.4 -22.7 345 57 29 7.1 3.9
24000 -29.0 -20.2 325 42 21 7.1 3.9 | -26.2 -15.2 345 51 26 7.2 3.9
22000 -24.7 -12.5 325 41 21 7.2 4.0 | -21.9 -7.4 340 44 23 7.2 3.9
20000 -19.5 -3.1 320 41 21 8.1 4.4 | -18.0 -0.4 330 37 19 5.3 2.9
18000 -14.5 5.9 315 38 19 8.9 4.9 | -14.5 5.9 325 33 17 6.7 3.7
16000 -9.6 14.7 315 28 14 7.7 4.2 | -9.7 14.5 325 29 15 8.0 4.4
14000 -5.0 23.0 315 19 10 7.6 4.2 | -5.0 23.0 320 22 11 7.3 4.0
12000 -0.9 30.4 315 15 8 5.9 3.2 | -0.8 30.6 315 17 9 5.8 3.2
10000 2.2 36.0 310 13 7 4.7 2.6 | 2.2 36.0 315 12 6 4.2 2.3
9000 3.4 38.1 305 10 5 5.0 2.8 | 3.4 38.1 315 9 5 5.2 2.8
8000 4.7 40.5 305 6 3 4.8 2.6 | 4.6 40.3 310 6 3 5.7 3.1
7000 6.1 43.0 310 4 2 4.2 2.3 | 6.1 43.0 315 4 2 6.5 3.5
6000 7.2 45.0 325 2 1 4.1 2.2 | 7.6 45.7 320 2 1 8.6 4.7
5000 8.0 46.4 015 1 0 2.4 1.3 | 9.9 49.8 310 3 1 14.1 7.7
10/31/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 10/31/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.3 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.4
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -6.9 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -12.0
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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 -28.8 -19.8 335 56 29 7.4 4.0 | -27.3 -17.1 335 56 29 7.7 4.2
24000 -24.4 -11.9 335 54 28 7.1 3.9 | -22.8 -9.0 330 52 27 6.0 3.3
22000 -19.5 -3.1 335 46 24 7.1 3.9 | -18.6 -1.5 330 45 23 6.2 3.4
20000 -15.5 4.1 335 39 20 6.7 3.7 | -14.7 5.5 330 39 20 6.5 3.5
18000 -12.3 9.9 330 33 17 3.8 2.1 | -11.2 11.8 330 33 17 5.3 2.9
16000 -9.2 15.4 330 29 15 6.1 3.4 | -8.4 16.9 325 28 15 5.3 2.9
14000 -5.0 23.0 330 23 12 7.8 4.3 | -4.9 23.2 325 24 12 6.9 3.8
12000 -0.5 31.1 325 18 9 6.3 3.4 | -0.5 31.1 325 19 10 6.9 3.8
10000 2.8 37.0 310 12 6 4.7 2.6 | 3.2 37.8 320 14 7 4.8 2.6
9000 4.1 39.4 305 9 5 4.4 2.4 | 4.6 40.3 320 11 6 5.0 2.7
8000 5.3 41.5 300 7 4 5.2 2.9 | 5.8 42.4 315 8 4 5.3 2.9
7000 6.8 44.2 305 5 3 7.9 4.3 | 7.1 44.8 320 6 3 5.3 2.9
6000 8.7 47.7 310 5 3 11.2 6.2 | 8.6 47.5 335 5 2 6.9 3.8
5000 11.3 52.3 315 5 3 14.3 7.8 | 10.4 50.7 335 3 2 -14.7 -8.1
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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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