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UXUS97 KSLC 271228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 47.1 F/8.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1142 FT/MIN (5.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 18171 FT MSL (13246 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 62.0 F/17.1 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................. 14072 FT MSL (9148 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 04/28....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:30:41 / 20:20:05 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 13 HR 49 MIN 23 SEC (829 MIN 23 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:23 MDT... 62.76 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 04/27/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 7024 FT MSL (2099 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9045 FT MSL (4120 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12354 FT MSL (7430 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -6.2
K INDEX......................... +22.2
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 -43.8 -46.8 245 10 5 8.3 4.6 20.5 68.8 2.9 M M
24000 -39.2 -38.6 235 10 5 7.8 4.3 18.9 66.1 1.8 M M
22000 -33.3 -27.9 240 7 4 9.2 5.0 18.1 64.5 1.1 M M
20000 -28.0 -18.4 245 3 2 8.6 4.7 17.5 63.5 0.6 M M
18000 -22.9 -9.2 140 1 1 8.1 4.5 16.7 62.0 -0.1 1120 5.7
16000 -18.3 -0.9 050 2 1 7.5 4.1 15.4 59.7 -1.3 922 4.7
14000 -14.1 6.6 050 3 2 6.8 3.7 13.6 56.5 -3.0 737 3.7
12000 -10.0 14.0 085 3 1 7.2 4.0 11.8 53.3 -4.9 555 2.8
10000 -5.9 21.4 095 4 2 6.9 3.8 10.1 50.2 -6.7 372 1.9
9000 -3.9 25.0 095 4 2 7.6 4.2 9.1 48.4 -7.8 284 1.4
8000 -2.1 28.2 100 4 2 6.5 3.6 8.1 46.6 -8.9 199 1.0
7000 0.3 32.5 135 5 3 6.8 3.7 6.8 44.3 -10.4 93 0.5
6000 2.3 36.1 135 6 3 8.1 4.4 6.0 42.9 -11.3 1 0.0
5000 4.1 39.4 145 4 2 -0.6 -0.3 5.0 40.9 -12.6 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
04/27/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 04/27/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.5 | CAPE... +84.2 LI... 0.0
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +10.9 | CINH... -2.6 K INDEX... +16.6
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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 -35.7 -32.3 180 66 34 6.5 3.6 | -37.9 -36.2 180 68 35 7.0 3.9
24000 -31.9 -25.4 180 63 32 6.4 3.5 | -33.7 -28.7 180 65 33 7.0 3.8
22000 -28.5 -19.3 180 58 30 5.1 2.8 | -30.1 -22.2 180 60 31 5.6 3.1
20000 -24.9 -12.8 180 48 25 5.6 3.1 | -26.5 -15.7 180 49 25 4.7 2.6
18000 -21.5 -6.7 180 35 18 6.8 3.7 | -23.7 -10.7 170 33 17 5.7 3.1
16000 -17.2 1.0 160 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -19.7 -3.5 155 26 14 8.0 4.4
14000 -12.3 9.9 150 22 11 8.6 4.7 | -14.6 5.7 160 24 12 8.7 4.8
12000 -7.5 18.5 150 18 10 7.8 4.3 | -9.7 14.5 175 21 11 8.6 4.7
10000 -3.5 25.7 170 17 9 5.8 3.2 | -4.7 23.5 190 20 10 8.8 4.8
9000 -1.4 29.5 180 18 9 7.7 4.2 | -2.0 28.4 195 20 10 9.3 5.1
8000 1.1 34.0 190 18 9 8.1 4.4 | 0.9 33.6 195 20 10 9.8 5.4
7000 3.7 38.7 190 18 9 7.8 4.3 | 3.8 38.8 195 19 10 9.3 5.1
6000 6.1 43.0 190 16 8 8.4 4.6 | 6.8 44.2 200 17 9 9.5 5.2
5000 10.5 50.9 180 11 6 8.6 4.7 | 12.5 54.5 195 13 7 10.7 5.8
04/27/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 04/27/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +96.0 LI... -0.7 | CAPE... +196.3 LI... -1.4
CINH... -0.9 K INDEX... +16.8 | CINH... -5.9 K INDEX... +20.9
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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 -40.3 -40.5 190 54 28 5.4 3.0 | -42.5 -44.5 195 45 23 6.4 3.5
24000 -37.2 -35.0 190 54 28 5.3 2.9 | -38.9 -38.0 190 46 24 6.0 3.3
22000 -32.9 -27.2 190 47 24 6.7 3.7 | -34.6 -30.3 190 43 22 7.9 4.4
20000 -28.8 -19.8 190 38 20 7.1 3.9 | -29.2 -20.6 185 38 19 8.5 4.6
18000 -24.5 -12.1 190 30 16 8.3 4.6 | -24.1 -11.4 180 32 17 8.7 4.8
16000 -19.5 -3.1 190 25 13 8.5 4.7 | -19.1 -2.4 185 28 15 8.5 4.6
14000 -14.4 6.1 185 23 12 8.6 4.7 | -13.9 7.0 185 26 13 8.6 4.7
12000 -9.3 15.3 185 23 12 8.7 4.8 | -8.8 16.2 190 21 11 8.9 4.9
10000 -3.8 25.2 190 22 11 9.5 5.2 | -3.3 26.1 205 18 9 9.4 5.1
9000 -0.9 30.4 190 22 11 10.1 5.5 | -0.5 31.1 210 17 9 10.0 5.5
8000 2.1 35.8 190 21 11 10.0 5.5 | 2.4 36.3 215 17 9 9.7 5.3
7000 5.0 41.0 190 20 10 9.7 5.3 | 5.3 41.5 220 16 8 9.7 5.3
6000 8.0 46.4 190 18 9 9.4 5.2 | 8.1 46.6 225 15 8 9.9 5.4
5000 14.0 57.2 190 13 7 11.7 6.4 | 11.5 52.7 235 13 6 20.2 11.1
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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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