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UXUS97 KSLC 091240
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
640 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 78.3 F/25.7 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1489 FT/MIN (7.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21874 FT MSL (16947 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 100.0 F/38.2 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0745 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................. 19513 FT MSL (14587 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 07/10..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:05:25 / 21:00:55 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 55 MIN 29 SEC (895 MIN 29 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:10 MDT... 70.20 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/09/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14371 FT MSL (9444 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 16884 FT MSL (11957 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19547 FT MSL (14621 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -2.9
K INDEX......................... +15.1
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 -21.4 -6.5 290 52 27 6.9 3.8 43.2 109.7 4.3 M M
24000 -17.6 0.3 280 49 25 5.8 3.2 40.8 105.4 2.4 M M
22000 -14.1 6.6 270 44 23 5.8 3.2 38.0 100.4 0.1 M M
20000 -10.7 12.7 265 38 20 5.8 3.2 35.1 95.2 -2.5 1333 6.8
18000 -6.8 19.8 265 33 17 7.0 3.8 33.0 91.5 -4.4 1156 5.9
16000 -3.1 26.4 270 25 13 5.3 2.9 30.6 87.1 -6.7 987 5.0
14000 0.8 33.4 290 17 9 8.3 4.6 28.6 83.4 -8.9 811 4.1
12000 6.1 43.0 295 14 7 8.9 4.9 28.0 82.5 -9.6 594 3.0
10000 11.0 51.8 305 10 5 7.8 4.3 27.2 80.9 -10.8 387 2.0
9000 13.3 55.9 315 9 5 7.5 4.1 26.6 80.0 -11.4 287 1.5
8000 16.2 61.2 325 10 5 8.0 4.4 25.9 78.5 -12.4 164 0.8
7000 18.2 64.8 320 8 4 6.2 3.4 25.0 77.0 -13.5 75 0.4
6000 19.7 67.5 285 4 2 3.8 2.1 23.7 74.6 -15.0 M M
5000 17.7 63.9 135 3 1 -80.4 -44.1 19.0 66.2 -20.1 29 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/09/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/09/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3 | CAPE... +31.8 LI... +1.1
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +15.8 | CINH... -34.7 K INDEX... +23.8
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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 -22.4 -8.3 250 38 20 7.2 3.9 | -22.8 -9.0 235 36 18 7.3 4.0
24000 -17.9 -0.2 250 33 17 7.9 4.4 | -18.3 -0.9 235 31 16 7.8 4.3
22000 -13.2 8.2 250 30 16 7.4 4.1 | -13.6 7.5 240 28 14 7.8 4.3
20000 -8.4 16.9 240 28 14 7.1 3.9 | -8.4 16.9 235 27 14 7.9 4.3
18000 -4.4 24.1 230 24 13 6.6 3.6 | -4.2 24.4 230 27 14 7.0 3.8
16000 -0.1 31.8 225 20 10 8.4 4.6 | 0.1 32.2 225 25 13 8.4 4.6
14000 5.2 41.4 225 19 10 9.5 5.2 | 5.3 41.5 220 21 11 9.4 5.1
12000 10.8 51.4 230 17 9 9.4 5.1 | 10.9 51.6 215 18 9 9.4 5.1
10000 16.4 61.5 230 16 8 9.0 5.0 | 16.5 61.7 215 16 8 8.9 4.9
9000 19.3 66.7 230 16 8 10.3 5.7 | 19.5 67.1 210 15 8 10.4 5.7
8000 21.8 71.2 225 14 7 8.4 4.6 | 22.4 72.3 210 15 7 9.6 5.3
7000 24.2 75.6 215 14 7 8.2 4.4 | 25.3 77.5 210 13 7 9.7 5.3
6000 25.7 78.3 195 13 7 5.9 3.2 | 28.3 82.9 210 12 6 10.2 5.6
5000 29.3 84.7 170 10 5 41.4 22.7 | 31.2 88.2 210 10 5 12.8 7.0
07/09/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/09/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +225.0 LI... -0.8 | CAPE... +112.7 LI... -0.2
CINH... -7.0 K INDEX... +25.8 | CINH... -49.9 K INDEX... +24.1
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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 -23.1 -9.6 235 38 19 7.1 3.9 | -23.4 -10.1 235 41 21 7.0 3.9
24000 -18.7 -1.7 230 32 16 7.8 4.3 | -19.0 -2.2 225 36 18 8.0 4.4
22000 -14.0 6.8 230 28 15 7.7 4.2 | -14.3 6.3 220 32 17 8.1 4.4
20000 -9.1 15.6 230 25 13 7.8 4.3 | -9.0 15.8 220 29 15 8.1 4.4
18000 -4.4 24.1 225 23 12 8.8 4.8 | -4.0 24.8 220 25 13 9.5 5.2
16000 0.8 33.4 220 20 10 9.0 4.9 | 1.5 34.7 225 22 11 9.1 5.0
14000 6.4 43.5 220 19 10 9.6 5.3 | 6.9 44.4 230 18 9 9.1 5.0
12000 12.1 53.8 220 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 12.4 54.3 240 14 7 9.3 5.1
10000 17.8 64.0 225 16 8 9.1 5.0 | 17.9 64.2 250 11 6 8.0 4.4
9000 20.9 69.6 225 15 8 10.9 6.0 | 20.9 69.6 260 10 5 9.4 5.1
8000 23.7 74.7 225 15 8 9.8 5.4 | 23.7 74.7 270 9 5 9.6 5.2
7000 26.8 80.2 230 14 7 9.5 5.2 | 26.5 79.7 280 9 4 9.6 5.3
6000 29.7 85.5 230 12 6 9.8 5.4 | 29.3 84.7 300 9 5 9.5 5.2
5000 35.9 96.6 240 9 5 98.0 53.8 | 33.9 93.0 310 7 4 9.1 5.0
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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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