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UXUS97 KSLC 181230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 18, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.7 F/28.1 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1678 FT/MIN (8.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20656 FT MSL (15730 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 95.0 F/35.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1800 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... NONE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 17662 FT MSL (12736 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 07/19..... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:12:20 / 20:55:55 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 43 MIN 35 SEC (883 MIN 35 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:08 MDT... 68.82 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/18/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15032 FT MSL (10106 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 14797 FT MSL (9871 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 16812 FT MSL (11887 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -5.2
K INDEX......................... +29.5
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 -23.0 -9.4 255 18 9 8.0 4.4 41.2 106.1 4.7 M M
24000 -18.7 -1.7 255 15 8 6.4 3.5 39.3 102.8 3.2 M M
22000 -14.9 5.2 255 11 6 6.6 3.6 37.0 98.6 1.3 M M
20000 -11.0 12.2 250 8 4 6.8 3.7 34.8 94.6 -0.6 1415 7.2
18000 -7.2 19.0 240 6 3 6.8 3.7 32.6 90.7 -2.7 1243 6.3
16000 -2.6 27.3 230 6 3 8.6 4.7 31.2 88.2 -4.1 1047 5.3
14000 2.8 37.0 240 9 5 9.8 5.4 30.9 87.6 -4.6 825 4.2
12000 8.3 46.9 240 11 6 9.0 4.9 30.6 87.1 -5.0 600 3.0
10000 13.4 56.1 235 11 6 8.1 4.4 29.9 85.8 -5.9 390 2.0
9000 15.8 60.4 230 11 6 7.8 4.3 29.4 84.9 -6.5 287 1.5
8000 18.6 65.5 220 12 6 7.6 4.2 28.6 83.5 -7.3 164 0.8
7000 20.5 68.9 200 14 7 6.3 3.5 27.6 81.7 -8.5 80 0.4
6000 21.2 70.2 180 13 7 1.3 0.7 25.6 78.1 -10.7 27 0.1
5000 20.5 68.9 145 7 4 -40.8 -22.4 22.1 71.8 -14.5 19 0.1
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/18/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/18/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +114.5 LI... -2.3 | CAPE... +477.4 LI... -3.1
CINH... -105.7 K INDEX... +27.7 | CINH... -19.6 K INDEX... +28.6
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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 -23.1 -9.6 215 19 10 7.2 3.9 | -22.8 -9.0 225 20 10 7.4 4.1
24000 -19.1 -2.4 210 14 7 6.3 3.4 | -18.7 -1.7 220 18 9 6.5 3.5
22000 -14.9 5.2 220 6 3 6.8 3.7 | -14.9 5.2 215 13 6 6.5 3.6
20000 -10.7 12.7 230 5 2 7.2 3.9 | -11.1 12.0 220 7 4 6.5 3.6
18000 -6.3 20.7 225 4 2 7.7 4.2 | -6.4 20.5 240 4 2 8.0 4.4
16000 -1.7 28.9 210 5 3 7.9 4.3 | -1.5 29.3 230 4 2 8.6 4.7
14000 3.2 37.8 215 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 3.5 38.3 205 5 3 8.6 4.7
12000 8.5 47.3 210 8 4 9.1 5.0 | 8.7 47.7 195 6 3 8.9 4.9
10000 13.8 56.8 210 7 4 8.1 4.4 | 13.9 57.0 190 7 4 8.2 4.5
9000 16.4 61.5 200 8 4 8.6 4.7 | 16.5 61.7 195 8 4 9.1 5.0
8000 18.7 65.7 190 10 5 7.7 4.3 | 19.0 66.2 200 8 4 9.1 5.0
7000 20.7 69.3 180 11 6 5.8 3.2 | 21.8 71.2 200 8 4 9.2 5.0
6000 22.5 72.5 175 13 7 5.5 3.0 | 24.6 76.3 205 7 3 10.1 5.5
5000 24.6 76.3 170 11 6 12.0 6.6 | 27.6 81.7 215 6 3 11.9 6.5
07/18/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/18/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +371.3 LI... -2.4 | CAPE... +189.2 LI... -1.3
CINH... -12.9 K INDEX... +29.5 | CINH... -26.1 K INDEX... +29.0
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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 -22.4 -8.3 210 18 9 7.5 4.1 | -22.0 -7.6 225 19 10 7.5 4.1
24000 -18.1 -0.6 210 17 9 7.0 3.8 | -17.7 0.1 225 17 9 7.0 3.8
22000 -14.0 6.8 205 14 7 6.9 3.8 | -13.6 7.5 225 14 7 6.9 3.8
20000 -10.3 13.5 200 12 6 6.3 3.5 | -9.7 14.5 230 12 6 6.6 3.6
18000 -5.9 21.4 190 11 6 7.8 4.3 | -5.4 22.3 220 10 5 6.9 3.8
16000 -1.3 29.7 185 9 5 7.8 4.3 | -1.0 30.2 215 9 5 8.1 4.5
14000 3.6 38.5 195 8 4 8.7 4.8 | 4.0 39.2 210 9 5 9.1 5.0
12000 8.9 48.0 210 8 4 9.2 5.0 | 9.4 48.9 215 8 4 9.3 5.1
10000 14.3 57.7 215 9 5 8.2 4.5 | 14.8 58.6 230 8 4 7.8 4.3
9000 17.2 63.0 225 10 5 9.9 5.5 | 17.7 63.9 235 7 4 9.9 5.4
8000 19.9 67.8 230 9 5 9.8 5.4 | 20.5 68.9 245 7 4 9.5 5.2
7000 22.8 73.0 230 9 4 8.9 4.9 | 23.3 73.9 255 6 3 8.7 4.7
6000 25.6 78.1 235 8 4 9.4 5.1 | 25.8 78.4 265 5 3 8.5 4.7
5000 30.6 87.1 235 6 3 63.0 34.5 | 30.1 86.2 280 3 2 46.9 25.7
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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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