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UXUS97 KSLC 051227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 48.0 F/8.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 0 FT/MIN (0.0 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 5900 FT MSL (975 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 40.0 F/4.9 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ NONE
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST OPAQUE MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. NONE
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SATURDAY 12/06..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:37:09 / 17:00:10 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 23 MIN 0 SEC (563 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:18:39 MST... 26.61 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 12/05/2025 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 6907 FT MSL (1982 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 8940 FT MSL (4015 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 7160 FT MSL (2235 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +10.0
K INDEX......................... +17.0
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 -32.5 -26.5 305 98 50 3.6 2.0 33.2 91.7 22.5 M M
24000 -30.3 -22.5 300 93 48 3.2 1.7 28.6 83.5 19.4 M M
22000 -26.0 -14.8 300 86 44 7.7 4.2 26.7 80.0 18.2 M M
20000 -22.0 -7.6 295 78 40 5.6 3.1 24.5 76.1 16.7 M M
18000 -18.9 -2.0 295 70 36 3.7 2.0 21.4 70.6 14.4 M M
16000 -16.7 1.9 300 61 31 4.1 2.3 17.3 63.1 11.1 M M
14000 -13.4 7.9 300 56 29 6.3 3.5 14.5 58.0 8.7 M M
12000 -9.3 15.3 300 51 26 7.8 4.3 12.6 54.7 7.2 M M
10000 -5.0 23.0 295 41 21 7.3 4.0 11.1 52.0 5.8 M M
9000 -3.4 25.9 300 37 19 4.8 2.6 9.8 49.6 4.5 M M
8000 -1.4 29.5 295 29 15 5.5 3.0 8.1 46.7 2.9 M M
7000 0.0 32.0 285 20 10 5.5 3.0 6.7 44.0 1.4 M M
6000 1.5 34.7 260 11 6 6.2 3.4 5.3 41.6 0.0 M M
5000 2.4 36.3 235 6 3 -3.5 -1.9 3.3 38.0 -2.0 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
12/05/2025 AT 0800 MST | 12/05/2025 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... +1.0 LI... +3.1 | CAPE... +2.3 LI... +3.9
CINH... -0.2 K INDEX... +20.7 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +15.1
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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 -36.1 -33.0 345 83 43 5.1 2.8 | -34.5 -30.1 345 96 49 5.9 3.2
24000 -33.1 -27.6 340 67 34 5.0 2.7 | -31.0 -23.8 345 80 41 5.9 3.2
22000 -28.8 -19.8 335 54 28 7.7 4.2 | -27.3 -17.1 340 69 36 6.2 3.4
20000 -23.8 -10.8 325 48 25 7.4 4.1 | -22.9 -9.2 335 58 30 6.9 3.8
18000 -19.4 -2.9 320 48 25 7.2 4.0 | -18.7 -1.7 330 50 26 7.5 4.1
16000 -15.5 4.1 320 46 24 6.4 3.5 | -14.8 5.4 325 45 23 5.2 2.9
14000 -11.7 10.9 315 41 21 6.3 3.5 | -11.8 10.8 320 38 19 5.3 2.9
12000 -8.5 16.7 310 34 18 4.9 2.7 | -8.9 16.0 315 30 15 5.3 2.9
10000 -5.3 22.5 305 26 13 4.9 2.7 | -5.6 21.9 310 24 12 5.4 3.0
9000 -4.1 24.6 300 20 10 3.2 1.7 | -4.1 24.6 305 19 10 4.3 2.3
8000 -3.6 25.5 280 14 7 2.5 1.4 | -3.2 26.2 290 13 7 1.2 0.6
7000 -3.1 26.4 245 10 5 3.6 2.0 | -2.5 27.5 250 9 5 4.3 2.4
6000 -2.1 28.2 205 9 4 4.9 2.7 | -1.4 29.5 210 8 4 4.7 2.6
5000 -0.2 31.6 170 5 3 -3.9 -2.1 | 0.7 33.3 175 6 3 -0.1 -0.0
12/05/2025 AT 1400 MST | 12/05/2025 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... +0.7 LI... +5.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.9
CINH... -0.5 K INDEX... +11.4 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +19.8
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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 -35.0 -31.0 340 91 47 6.8 3.7 | -34.4 -29.9 325 91 47 6.8 3.7
24000 -31.0 -23.8 335 75 39 6.7 3.7 | -30.4 -22.7 325 74 38 6.9 3.8
22000 -26.5 -15.7 335 65 33 7.5 4.1 | -26.6 -15.9 325 59 30 6.2 3.4
20000 -22.2 -8.0 335 57 30 7.2 3.9 | -22.8 -9.0 325 48 25 6.8 3.8
18000 -17.5 0.5 335 51 26 6.4 3.5 | -18.1 -0.6 320 43 22 7.5 4.1
16000 -13.8 7.2 330 44 23 5.5 3.0 | -14.0 6.8 315 40 21 6.1 3.4
14000 -11.0 12.2 320 38 20 4.3 2.3 | -10.7 12.7 305 35 18 5.2 2.9
12000 -8.4 16.9 310 30 15 4.7 2.6 | -7.7 18.1 300 33 17 5.6 3.1
10000 -5.6 21.9 300 22 11 4.3 2.4 | -4.5 23.9 295 29 15 5.0 2.7
9000 -4.2 24.4 295 17 9 6.1 3.4 | -3.0 26.6 285 24 12 5.0 2.7
8000 -2.8 27.0 280 12 6 3.5 1.9 | -1.8 28.8 265 17 9 4.6 2.5
7000 -1.7 28.9 245 9 5 3.5 1.9 | -0.5 31.1 240 12 6 3.6 2.0
6000 -0.6 30.9 205 9 4 5.6 3.1 | 0.5 32.9 205 11 6 2.5 1.4
5000 1.0 33.8 180 7 4 10.2 5.6 | 1.7 35.1 160 6 3 -10.4 -5.7
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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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