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UXUS97 KSLC 251228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 56.1 F/13.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 668 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 15650 FT MSL (10724 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 69.0 F/21.0 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1000 MDT
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1500 MDT
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... BROKEN/OVERCAST THIN MIDDLE
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 11531 FT MSL (6606 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY 10/26....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:52 / 18:32:43 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 41 MIN 52 SEC (641 MIN 52 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:11:47 MDT... 36.78 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 10/25/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 10155 FT MSL (5229 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 11871 FT MSL (6945 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 13097 FT MSL (8171 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.8
K INDEX......................... +21.6
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 -26.5 265 78 40 7.1 3.9 32.5 90.5 9.4 M M
24000 -28.3 -18.9 260 71 37 7.2 4.0 30.7 87.2 8.1 M M
22000 -23.9 -11.0 255 68 35 7.6 4.1 28.9 84.0 6.8 M M
20000 -19.3 -2.7 250 61 31 6.5 3.6 26.6 79.9 4.9 M M
18000 -15.6 3.9 250 53 28 6.0 3.3 24.3 75.7 2.9 M M
16000 -12.3 9.9 245 48 25 5.0 2.7 21.5 70.7 0.5 M M
14000 -8.6 16.5 240 41 21 8.1 4.5 19.2 66.5 -1.7 723 3.7
12000 -3.5 25.7 235 31 16 7.8 4.3 18.4 65.2 -2.5 512 2.6
10000 0.1 32.2 235 17 9 4.5 2.5 16.3 61.3 -4.7 344 1.7
9000 1.2 34.2 260 10 5 5.4 3.0 14.4 58.0 -6.6 282 1.4
8000 3.1 37.6 295 10 5 8.0 4.4 13.4 56.1 -7.7 196 1.0
7000 6.1 43.0 310 11 6 8.7 4.8 12.8 55.0 -8.5 69 0.4
6000 8.7 47.7 305 10 5 8.6 4.7 12.5 54.5 -8.8 M M
5000 10.4 50.7 280 5 2 9.2 5.0 11.4 52.5 -10.1 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
10/25/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 10/25/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.4
CINH... -1.0 K INDEX... -1.0 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... +1.3
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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 -28.2 -18.8 260 36 19 5.9 3.2 | -27.9 -18.2 250 41 21 7.5 4.1
24000 -24.5 -12.1 255 38 20 8.1 4.5 | -23.6 -10.5 245 42 22 6.0 3.3
22000 -19.7 -3.5 250 37 19 8.0 4.4 | -19.8 -3.6 240 42 22 6.2 3.4
20000 -14.5 5.9 245 34 18 8.9 4.9 | -15.2 4.6 240 41 21 8.3 4.6
18000 -8.9 16.0 245 31 16 7.9 4.3 | -10.0 14.0 240 38 20 7.1 3.9
16000 -5.4 22.3 245 26 14 5.5 3.0 | -6.8 19.8 240 32 16 5.6 3.1
14000 -2.0 28.4 245 21 11 6.1 3.4 | -2.9 26.8 240 25 13 7.4 4.1
12000 1.5 34.7 235 17 9 6.1 3.4 | 1.5 34.7 230 21 11 7.6 4.2
10000 5.3 41.5 220 16 8 5.6 3.1 | 5.8 42.4 220 20 10 5.9 3.2
9000 7.4 45.3 215 16 8 6.3 3.5 | 7.9 46.2 210 21 11 6.5 3.5
8000 9.4 48.9 205 16 8 6.0 3.3 | 9.8 49.6 200 21 11 5.9 3.3
7000 11.2 52.2 190 18 9 3.6 2.0 | 11.6 52.9 190 21 11 5.5 3.0
6000 12.2 54.0 175 18 9 1.9 1.0 | 13.2 55.8 175 19 10 8.9 4.9
5000 12.2 54.0 160 13 7 0.4 0.2 | 15.6 60.1 175 15 8 11.6 6.4
10/25/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 10/25/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.9 | CAPE... +0.7 LI... +2.8
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... +7.1 | CINH... -17.2 K INDEX... +10.6
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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 -27.8 -18.0 250 49 25 7.7 4.2 | -29.3 -20.7 260 51 26 7.9 4.3
24000 -23.4 -10.1 250 48 25 6.2 3.4 | -24.6 -12.3 260 48 24 7.5 4.1
22000 -19.6 -3.3 245 51 26 6.4 3.5 | -19.6 -3.3 260 46 23 7.5 4.1
20000 -16.1 3.0 240 50 26 5.7 3.1 | -15.9 3.4 255 46 23 5.9 3.3
18000 -11.5 11.3 240 43 22 8.1 4.4 | -12.8 9.0 240 46 24 4.0 2.2
16000 -7.3 18.9 240 38 19 7.0 3.9 | -8.9 16.0 235 42 21 7.7 4.2
14000 -3.1 26.4 235 29 15 7.6 4.2 | -3.5 25.7 235 34 17 9.0 4.9
12000 1.6 34.9 235 23 12 7.9 4.3 | 1.3 34.3 230 28 14 7.1 3.9
10000 5.8 42.4 225 21 11 5.7 3.1 | 5.2 41.4 220 21 11 7.3 4.0
9000 7.9 46.2 215 20 10 7.6 4.2 | 7.7 45.9 210 20 11 9.5 5.2
8000 10.2 50.4 200 20 10 8.7 4.8 | 10.5 50.9 205 19 10 9.5 5.2
7000 12.7 54.9 195 18 9 9.6 5.3 | 13.1 55.6 200 17 9 9.1 5.0
6000 15.4 59.7 190 17 9 9.9 5.4 | 15.7 60.3 195 15 8 7.3 4.0
5000 18.6 65.5 185 13 7 16.7 9.2 | 16.7 62.1 180 5 2 9.9 5.4
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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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