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UXUS97 KSLC 151228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 70.1 F/21.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 954 FT/MIN (4.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15987 FT MSL (11062 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 80.0 F/27.1 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................. 11238 FT MSL (6313 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 09/16...... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:09:07 / 19:36:36 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 27 MIN 30 SEC (747 MIN 30 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:22:52 MDT... 51.58 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/15/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 13396 FT MSL (8471 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 13814 FT MSL (8889 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14327 FT MSL (9402 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -3.9
K INDEX......................... +23.5
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 -29.9 -21.8 265 44 23 8.1 4.5 34.6 94.3 6.2 M M
24000 -25.1 -13.2 265 41 21 7.9 4.4 33.5 92.3 5.4 M M
22000 -19.7 -3.5 265 38 19 8.1 4.4 32.0 89.6 4.4 M M
20000 -15.4 4.3 265 35 18 7.0 3.9 30.1 86.2 2.8 M M
18000 -11.4 11.5 265 32 17 7.1 3.9 28.2 82.8 1.1 M M
16000 -6.6 20.1 265 29 15 8.2 4.5 27.2 80.9 0.0 M M
14000 -1.6 29.1 260 23 12 8.6 4.7 26.3 79.3 -0.8 747 3.8
12000 2.9 37.2 260 15 8 6.8 3.7 25.1 77.3 -2.2 552 2.8
10000 6.8 44.2 285 4 2 7.2 3.9 23.2 73.7 -4.2 377 1.9
9000 8.8 47.8 330 2 1 7.9 4.3 22.3 72.1 -5.1 286 1.5
8000 11.3 52.3 355 3 2 6.1 3.3 21.1 70.0 -6.3 174 0.9
7000 12.9 55.2 350 3 1 5.4 2.9 19.9 67.8 -7.7 96 0.5
6000 14.1 57.4 090 2 1 2.6 1.4 18.2 64.8 -9.5 31 0.2
5000 12.5 54.5 105 3 2 -58.8 -32.3 13.9 56.9 -14.2 50 0.3
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/15/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 09/15/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +204.7 LI... -0.2 | CAPE... +335.9 LI... -0.4
CINH... -102.3 K INDEX... +25.5 | CINH... -83.7 K INDEX... +25.9
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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 -29.6 -21.3 275 51 26 8.5 4.6 | -29.6 -21.3 270 49 25 8.6 4.7
24000 -24.6 -12.3 275 48 25 8.4 4.6 | -24.5 -12.1 270 47 24 8.4 4.6
22000 -19.5 -3.1 275 44 23 8.4 4.6 | -19.5 -3.1 270 44 22 8.4 4.6
20000 -14.6 5.7 265 38 20 7.0 3.9 | -14.2 6.4 260 38 20 7.7 4.2
18000 -11.3 11.7 250 34 18 5.7 3.1 | -10.3 13.5 250 35 18 6.1 3.3
16000 -6.7 19.9 245 33 17 9.0 5.0 | -6.6 20.1 245 34 17 7.5 4.1
14000 -1.4 29.5 245 31 16 8.7 4.8 | -1.6 29.1 245 31 16 8.7 4.8
12000 3.4 38.1 255 25 13 7.0 3.9 | 3.2 37.8 245 24 12 7.6 4.2
10000 7.7 45.9 265 15 8 7.0 3.8 | 7.6 45.7 240 14 7 6.9 3.8
9000 9.9 49.8 265 10 5 7.1 3.9 | 9.9 49.8 240 10 5 6.9 3.8
8000 12.0 53.6 250 6 3 5.4 3.0 | 12.0 53.6 245 7 4 6.4 3.5
7000 13.4 56.1 225 5 3 3.9 2.1 | 13.9 57.0 260 5 3 7.7 4.2
6000 14.6 58.3 215 4 2 5.9 3.2 | 16.2 61.2 285 6 3 11.5 6.3
5000 17.3 63.1 210 3 1 19.9 10.9 | 19.0 66.2 295 6 3 14.6 8.0
09/15/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 09/15/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +352.1 LI... -0.4 | CAPE... +182.1 LI... -0.5
CINH... -73.2 K INDEX... +23.7 | CINH... -142.6 K INDEX... +23.5
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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 -29.5 -21.1 270 46 24 8.3 4.6 | -29.5 -21.1 265 43 22 7.9 4.3
24000 -24.5 -12.1 270 45 23 8.5 4.6 | -24.6 -12.3 265 41 21 8.7 4.8
22000 -19.4 -2.9 270 42 22 8.5 4.7 | -19.4 -2.9 260 38 19 8.7 4.8
20000 -13.9 7.0 265 38 20 8.1 4.4 | -13.8 7.2 260 36 18 8.2 4.5
18000 -9.3 15.3 255 35 18 7.1 3.9 | -9.2 15.4 260 34 17 7.5 4.1
16000 -5.4 22.3 250 32 16 6.9 3.8 | -4.9 23.2 255 31 16 7.0 3.8
14000 -1.3 29.7 245 28 14 8.7 4.7 | -0.7 30.7 250 28 14 8.6 4.7
12000 3.9 39.0 240 24 12 9.2 5.1 | 4.3 39.7 245 21 11 8.9 4.9
10000 8.9 48.0 240 17 9 7.1 3.9 | 9.3 48.7 245 14 7 7.2 4.0
9000 11.1 52.0 245 12 6 6.0 3.3 | 11.6 52.9 255 10 5 6.5 3.6
8000 13.1 55.6 255 8 4 7.1 3.9 | 13.7 56.7 280 7 4 6.1 3.4
7000 15.2 59.4 290 6 3 8.3 4.5 | 15.6 60.1 325 6 3 7.2 3.9
6000 17.4 63.3 310 7 4 11.6 6.3 | 17.7 63.9 340 7 4 9.3 5.1
5000 23.3 73.9 310 8 4 82.2 45.1 | 22.0 71.6 335 7 3 42.6 23.4
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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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