532
UXUS97 KSLC 241229
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
629 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 83.0 F/28.3 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1411 FT/MIN (7.2 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19908 FT MSL (14983 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 94.0 F/34.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1030 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................. 16746 FT MSL (11821 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/25....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:17:34 / 20:51:11 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 33 MIN 37 SEC (873 MIN 37 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:22 MDT... 67.67 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/24/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14929 FT MSL (10004 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23007 FT MSL (18082 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22521 FT MSL (17596 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.2
K INDEX......................... +6.0
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -25.7 -14.3 225 25 13 7.6 4.2 38.6 101.5 3.3 M M
24000 -20.4 -4.7 225 24 12 8.3 4.5 37.1 98.8 2.1 M M
22000 -15.5 4.1 225 21 11 8.0 4.4 36.1 97.0 1.3 M M
20000 -10.9 12.4 215 18 9 7.6 4.2 34.5 94.2 0.0 M M
18000 -6.9 19.6 205 17 9 6.6 3.6 32.5 90.4 -1.8 1238 6.3
16000 -2.8 27.0 195 17 9 7.7 4.2 30.8 87.4 -3.6 1054 5.4
14000 2.4 36.3 200 13 7 8.9 4.9 30.0 85.9 -4.4 840 4.3
12000 7.8 46.0 210 10 5 9.2 5.1 29.5 85.1 -4.9 618 3.1
10000 13.2 55.8 220 12 6 8.7 4.8 29.1 84.4 -5.4 397 2.0
9000 15.9 60.6 220 13 7 8.1 4.5 28.8 83.8 -5.8 288 1.5
8000 19.0 66.2 210 13 7 7.7 4.2 28.2 82.8 -6.4 158 0.8
7000 20.9 69.6 190 14 7 6.4 3.5 27.2 81.0 -7.5 70 0.4
6000 21.9 71.4 170 14 7 -0.1 -0.1 25.3 77.5 -9.5 11 0.1
5000 16.8 62.2 135 9 4 -99.0 -54.3 17.3 63.1 -17.6 134 0.7
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/24/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/24/2025 AT 1200 MDT
|
CAPE... 0.0 LI... +0.6 | CAPE... +18.5 LI... +0.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +20.3 | CINH... -10.5 K INDEX... +19.1
|
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -25.4 -13.7 190 19 10 6.7 3.7 | -25.9 -14.6 180 24 12 7.1 3.9
24000 -21.5 -6.7 190 15 8 6.5 3.5 | -21.6 -6.9 180 20 10 7.1 3.9
22000 -17.7 0.1 195 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -17.4 0.7 185 17 9 7.2 3.9
20000 -13.0 8.6 190 17 9 8.2 4.5 | -13.0 8.6 185 18 9 7.7 4.2
18000 -7.5 18.5 185 15 8 8.2 4.5 | -7.7 18.1 185 17 9 8.6 4.7
16000 -2.5 27.5 185 9 4 8.8 4.8 | -2.6 27.3 175 11 6 8.6 4.7
14000 3.0 37.4 200 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 2.7 36.9 180 7 4 8.8 4.8
12000 8.2 46.8 220 6 3 8.7 4.7 | 7.9 46.2 190 6 3 9.1 5.0
10000 13.1 55.6 220 7 3 7.5 4.1 | 13.2 55.8 205 8 4 7.7 4.2
9000 15.4 59.7 215 8 4 7.0 3.8 | 15.9 60.6 205 9 5 9.1 5.0
8000 17.6 63.7 205 10 5 6.4 3.5 | 18.5 65.3 205 10 5 9.1 5.0
7000 19.5 67.1 190 12 6 6.8 3.7 | 21.3 70.3 205 10 5 9.3 5.1
6000 21.2 70.2 180 13 7 5.5 3.0 | 24.2 75.6 210 9 5 9.6 5.2
5000 25.2 77.4 170 9 5 45.7 25.1 | 30.3 86.5 215 7 3 93.5 51.3
07/24/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/24/2025 AT 1800 MDT
|
CAPE... +99.9 LI... +0.2 | CAPE... +20.3 LI... +0.7
CINH... -16.3 K INDEX... +18.1 | CINH... -6.8 K INDEX... +12.0
|
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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
26000 -26.6 -15.9 180 22 11 7.2 4.0 | -25.5 -13.9 210 19 10 6.7 3.7
24000 -22.2 -8.0 185 21 11 7.9 4.3 | -21.3 -6.3 200 19 10 7.2 3.9
22000 -17.5 0.5 185 21 11 7.9 4.4 | -17.1 1.2 200 19 10 7.2 4.0
20000 -12.3 9.9 180 20 10 8.0 4.4 | -12.4 9.7 190 19 10 8.1 4.4
18000 -7.5 18.5 175 17 9 8.8 4.9 | -6.9 19.6 185 19 10 8.8 4.8
16000 -2.2 28.0 185 14 7 9.1 5.0 | -1.6 29.1 190 16 8 9.3 5.1
14000 3.3 37.9 190 13 7 9.4 5.2 | 4.0 39.2 200 14 7 9.6 5.3
12000 8.9 48.0 195 11 6 9.4 5.2 | 9.7 49.5 210 12 6 9.5 5.2
10000 14.4 57.9 215 9 5 8.5 4.7 | 15.2 59.4 225 9 5 8.5 4.7
9000 17.3 63.1 225 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 18.1 64.6 235 8 4 9.7 5.3
8000 20.2 68.4 230 8 4 9.9 5.4 | 20.8 69.4 245 7 4 9.3 5.1
7000 23.1 73.6 245 7 4 10.0 5.5 | 23.6 74.5 265 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 26.0 78.8 260 7 4 10.5 5.8 | 26.4 79.5 280 6 3 10.2 5.6
5000 32.1 89.8 280 7 3 94.6 51.9 | 31.5 88.7 305 5 3 61.9 34.0
________________________________________________________________________________
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.
042025
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab UT Page The Nexlab ID Page The Nexlab WY Page Main Text Page