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UXUS97 KSLC 101234
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
634 AM MDT THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 10, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 80.2 F/26.8 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 883 FT/MIN (4.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15485 FT MSL (10559 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 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................. 13441 FT MSL (8515 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY 07/11....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:06:07 / 21:00:29 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 54 MIN 22 SEC (894 MIN 22 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:33:18 MDT... 70.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/10/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 16021 FT MSL (11095 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 20090 FT MSL (15164 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18471 FT MSL (13545 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +1.6
K INDEX......................... +8.5
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 -22.6 -8.7 285 16 8 8.1 4.5 42.1 107.8 7.4 M M
24000 -17.2 1.0 295 14 7 8.0 4.4 40.7 105.3 6.4 M M
22000 -12.4 9.7 305 14 7 7.7 4.2 39.6 103.2 5.6 M M
20000 -8.0 17.6 295 13 7 7.4 4.1 37.8 100.1 4.2 M M
18000 -3.8 25.2 285 13 6 6.8 3.8 36.1 96.9 2.7 M M
16000 0.0 32.0 285 13 7 6.1 3.3 33.8 92.9 0.7 M M
14000 3.0 37.4 305 19 10 5.7 3.1 30.8 87.5 -2.2 775 3.9
12000 7.0 44.6 315 19 10 8.4 4.6 29.1 84.4 -4.2 598 3.0
10000 12.0 53.6 310 11 6 7.3 4.0 28.2 82.7 -5.1 389 2.0
9000 14.4 57.9 315 8 4 7.8 4.3 27.6 81.7 -5.6 286 1.5
8000 17.4 63.3 325 6 3 7.4 4.1 27.0 80.5 -6.4 160 0.8
7000 19.4 66.9 335 5 3 6.2 3.4 26.1 79.0 -7.3 70 0.4
6000 20.6 69.1 320 2 1 2.1 1.1 24.3 75.8 -9.2 6 0.0
5000 17.3 63.1 120 4 2 -99.0 -54.3 18.3 64.9 -15.5 75 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/10/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/10/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +23.0 LI... +2.0 | CAPE... +2.1 LI... +3.9
CINH... -43.2 K INDEX... +18.0 | CINH... -20.8 K INDEX... +14.2
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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 -21.5 -6.7 300 40 20 8.3 4.6 | -21.0 -5.8 320 26 14 8.6 4.7
24000 -16.8 1.8 300 38 19 6.8 3.7 | -16.1 3.0 315 26 13 7.7 4.2
22000 -12.8 9.0 300 34 17 6.8 3.7 | -11.5 11.3 310 29 15 7.4 4.1
20000 -9.7 14.5 285 28 15 5.0 2.7 | -8.0 17.6 315 27 14 5.8 3.2
18000 -6.6 20.1 265 23 12 3.9 2.1 | -5.4 22.3 320 19 10 3.2 1.7
16000 -3.9 25.0 270 12 6 6.3 3.4 | -2.9 26.8 330 11 6 5.6 3.1
14000 1.0 33.8 310 7 4 9.4 5.1 | 1.3 34.3 330 8 4 9.0 4.9
12000 6.4 43.5 335 6 3 9.1 5.0 | 6.6 43.9 320 7 4 8.8 4.8
10000 11.3 52.3 340 7 4 6.8 3.7 | 11.5 52.7 300 7 4 7.3 4.0
9000 13.4 56.1 335 6 3 6.4 3.5 | 14.0 57.2 295 8 4 7.4 4.1
8000 15.1 59.2 325 6 3 5.7 3.1 | 16.3 61.3 295 8 4 7.5 4.1
7000 17.0 62.6 310 7 3 6.5 3.6 | 18.4 65.1 300 9 5 8.6 4.7
6000 19.3 66.7 305 7 4 9.6 5.2 | 20.9 69.6 300 10 5 12.0 6.6
5000 24.2 75.6 300 6 3 57.0 31.3 | 23.9 75.0 300 9 5 16.0 8.8
07/10/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/10/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.5 | CAPE... +0.1 LI... +4.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +5.2 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -1.2
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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 -21.2 -6.2 295 21 11 8.2 4.5 | -21.1 -6.0 295 21 11 7.9 4.3
24000 -16.3 2.7 295 21 11 7.9 4.3 | -16.6 2.1 295 19 10 7.3 4.0
22000 -11.6 11.1 300 23 12 7.9 4.3 | -12.2 10.0 305 18 9 7.5 4.1
20000 -7.0 19.4 315 22 12 7.7 4.2 | -7.7 18.1 310 17 9 7.6 4.2
18000 -3.1 26.4 330 17 9 3.9 2.1 | -2.6 27.3 320 14 7 5.7 3.1
16000 -0.7 30.7 340 9 4 4.4 2.4 | 0.7 33.3 320 9 5 5.4 3.0
14000 2.6 36.7 340 6 3 7.1 3.9 | 4.0 39.2 315 7 4 6.5 3.6
12000 7.2 45.0 320 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 8.2 46.8 320 9 4 8.3 4.5
10000 12.4 54.3 310 10 5 8.5 4.7 | 13.2 55.8 320 10 5 8.6 4.7
9000 15.2 59.4 310 11 6 8.8 4.8 | 16.1 61.0 325 10 5 9.6 5.3
8000 17.7 63.9 310 11 6 8.3 4.6 | 18.7 65.7 320 10 5 9.4 5.2
7000 20.1 68.2 310 11 6 9.1 5.0 | 21.4 70.5 320 9 5 9.2 5.1
6000 22.7 72.9 310 10 5 11.4 6.3 | 24.0 75.2 320 9 4 10.3 5.6
5000 25.8 78.4 310 10 5 14.9 8.1 | 29.3 84.7 320 7 4 69.0 37.8
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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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