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UXUS97 KSLC 311230
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
630 AM MDT SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 82.8 F/28.2 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1337 FT/MIN (6.8 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19205 FT MSL (14275 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1100 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................. 14717 FT MSL (9787 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 06/01....... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 05:58:50 / 20:52:24 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 53 MIN 34 SEC (893 MIN 34 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:25:37 MDT... 70.49 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 05/31/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15301 FT MSL (10371 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19901 FT MSL (14971 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19974 FT MSL (15044 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.0
K INDEX......................... +8.7
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 -25.1 -13.2 245 15 8 7.5 4.1 38.6 101.4 3.7 M M
24000 -20.5 -4.9 240 15 8 7.6 4.2 37.0 98.6 2.5 M M
22000 -15.9 3.4 240 13 7 7.7 4.2 35.5 95.9 1.3 M M
20000 -11.0 12.2 260 9 5 8.3 4.5 34.4 93.9 0.3 M M
18000 -6.1 21.0 290 8 4 8.1 4.4 33.4 92.1 -0.6 1211 6.2
16000 -1.6 29.1 330 7 4 7.4 4.0 32.0 89.5 -1.9 1016 5.2
14000 3.0 37.4 355 12 6 9.2 5.1 30.8 87.5 -3.3 820 4.2
12000 8.6 47.5 360 12 6 9.2 5.1 30.5 87.0 -3.6 592 3.0
10000 13.8 56.8 010 5 3 6.0 3.3 29.7 85.4 -4.4 378 1.9
9000 15.9 60.6 000 0 0 7.2 4.0 28.9 84.0 -5.3 286 1.5
8000 18.7 65.7 185 4 2 7.6 4.2 28.1 82.5 -6.2 164 0.8
7000 20.4 68.7 175 6 3 6.0 3.3 26.9 80.5 -7.5 83 0.4
6000 21.2 70.2 155 8 4 2.8 1.5 25.0 77.0 -9.6 28 0.1
5000 15.1 59.2 120 8 4 -11.3 -6.2 16.1 61.1 -18.8 181 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
05/31/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 05/31/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +1.2 LI... +2.9 | CAPE... +75.9 LI... +2.2
CINH... -20.2 K INDEX... +1.8 | CINH... -155.2 K INDEX... +1.6
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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 -24.9 -12.8 340 8 4 7.4 4.1 | -25.0 -13.0 335 5 3 7.7 4.2
24000 -20.3 -4.5 345 9 5 8.2 4.5 | -20.3 -4.5 345 6 3 8.3 4.5
22000 -15.4 4.3 345 11 5 8.2 4.5 | -15.4 4.3 355 7 3 8.3 4.6
20000 -9.6 14.7 335 12 6 8.6 4.7 | -9.6 14.7 345 8 4 8.5 4.7
18000 -4.8 23.4 330 12 6 7.5 4.1 | -4.8 23.4 330 8 4 7.3 4.0
16000 -0.4 31.3 315 11 5 7.4 4.0 | -0.6 30.9 315 10 5 7.0 3.8
14000 3.8 38.8 310 11 5 7.0 3.8 | 3.6 38.5 310 11 6 7.2 3.9
12000 7.6 45.7 300 9 5 6.1 3.4 | 7.7 45.9 305 10 5 6.8 3.7
10000 11.1 52.0 285 7 4 7.2 4.0 | 11.5 52.7 295 7 4 6.9 3.8
9000 13.1 55.6 290 6 3 8.8 4.8 | 13.6 56.5 290 6 3 8.4 4.6
8000 15.3 59.5 295 4 2 8.5 4.6 | 16.0 60.8 285 5 3 8.9 4.9
7000 17.5 63.5 290 2 1 7.2 4.0 | 18.5 65.3 290 5 2 9.4 5.1
6000 18.8 65.8 170 1 0 4.8 2.6 | 20.9 69.6 295 5 2 10.8 5.9
5000 22.2 72.0 200 1 0 43.0 23.6 | 23.7 74.7 300 5 3 12.6 6.9
05/31/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 05/31/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +6.9 LI... +3.7 | CAPE... +5.7 LI... +3.9
CINH... -75.7 K INDEX... -3.0 | CINH... -88.9 K INDEX... -11.8
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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 -25.0 -13.0 315 4 2 7.6 4.2 | -25.2 -13.4 310 4 2 7.6 4.1
24000 -20.3 -4.5 335 5 3 8.5 4.7 | -20.4 -4.7 335 4 2 8.8 4.8
22000 -14.6 5.7 345 4 2 8.6 4.7 | -15.2 4.6 330 3 2 8.8 4.8
20000 -9.4 15.1 335 5 3 8.6 4.7 | -9.3 15.3 320 4 2 8.8 4.8
18000 -4.5 23.9 320 5 3 7.4 4.1 | -4.3 24.3 310 5 3 7.9 4.3
16000 -0.3 31.5 305 8 4 6.8 3.7 | 0.4 32.7 310 7 4 7.7 4.2
14000 3.8 38.8 300 9 5 7.3 4.0 | 4.8 40.6 310 8 4 7.4 4.0
12000 8.3 46.9 305 8 4 7.6 4.2 | 9.2 48.6 315 7 4 7.9 4.3
10000 12.8 55.0 305 6 3 7.0 3.8 | 13.8 56.8 320 5 3 6.2 3.4
9000 15.3 59.5 305 6 3 8.0 4.4 | 16.2 61.2 325 5 3 7.6 4.2
8000 17.6 63.7 300 5 3 7.9 4.4 | 18.6 65.5 330 5 3 8.1 4.4
7000 20.0 68.0 300 6 3 9.6 5.3 | 21.0 69.8 330 5 3 8.3 4.6
6000 22.6 72.7 305 6 3 11.3 6.2 | 23.2 73.8 330 5 3 10.1 5.6
5000 25.4 77.7 310 6 3 13.5 7.4 | 26.0 78.8 330 5 3 10.8 5.9
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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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