985
UXUS97 KSLC 221228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 81.7 F/27.6 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1317 FT/MIN (6.7 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 19155 FT MSL (14227 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 93.0 F/34.3 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 0945 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................. 17945 FT MSL (13016 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 07/23.... EXCELLENT
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:15:47 / 20:52:53 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 37 MIN 6 SEC (877 MIN 6 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:34:20 MDT... 68.07 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/22/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14792 FT MSL (9864 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 17399 FT MSL (12471 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 18971 FT MSL (14042 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.0
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 -24.0 -11.2 245 31 16 8.2 4.5 40.5 104.9 5.2 M M
24000 -19.0 -2.2 245 26 13 8.4 4.6 39.5 103.0 4.5 M M
22000 -13.4 7.9 235 23 12 7.2 3.9 38.4 101.2 3.8 M M
20000 -10.3 13.5 225 18 9 5.4 3.0 35.2 95.4 1.0 M M
18000 -8.5 16.7 205 11 6 5.4 3.0 31.0 87.8 -3.0 1263 6.4
16000 -3.4 25.9 210 9 5 9.4 5.2 30.3 86.5 -3.9 1052 5.3
14000 2.2 36.0 230 9 5 9.2 5.1 30.1 86.2 -4.2 825 4.2
12000 7.8 46.0 245 11 6 9.0 4.9 29.8 85.6 -4.5 599 3.0
10000 12.8 55.0 235 10 5 6.5 3.5 29.0 84.1 -5.4 389 2.0
9000 15.3 59.5 230 11 6 7.1 3.9 28.5 83.3 -5.9 285 1.4
8000 18.1 64.6 210 12 6 6.7 3.7 27.7 81.8 -6.8 164 0.8
7000 19.9 67.8 190 14 7 5.6 3.0 26.5 79.8 -8.0 81 0.4
6000 20.8 69.4 175 14 7 0.0 0.0 24.6 76.3 -10.0 22 0.1
5000 18.1 64.6 135 7 3 0.1 0.1 19.0 66.1 -15.8 73 0.4
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
07/22/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/22/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +9.2 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +48.6 LI... +1.2
CINH... -3.9 K INDEX... +20.8 | CINH... -13.6 K INDEX... +20.3
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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 -21.9 -7.4 215 38 19 7.0 3.9 | -21.8 -7.2 210 42 22 7.5 4.1
24000 -17.8 -0.0 220 30 15 6.3 3.5 | -17.6 0.3 215 34 18 5.7 3.1
22000 -14.1 6.6 230 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -14.2 6.4 220 26 13 5.8 3.2
20000 -11.6 11.1 215 20 10 4.0 2.2 | -10.5 13.1 215 23 12 5.6 3.1
18000 -8.6 16.5 190 17 9 6.7 3.7 | -8.2 17.2 200 22 11 4.8 2.6
16000 -3.9 25.0 205 16 8 8.5 4.7 | -4.2 24.4 200 18 9 8.2 4.5
14000 1.5 34.7 225 17 8 9.1 5.0 | 0.9 33.6 215 16 8 9.1 5.0
12000 6.9 44.4 240 18 9 8.8 4.8 | 6.4 43.5 225 15 8 9.1 5.0
10000 11.8 53.2 235 17 9 6.6 3.6 | 11.7 53.1 230 14 7 7.3 4.0
9000 14.2 57.6 225 17 9 6.7 3.7 | 14.5 58.1 225 13 7 8.9 4.9
8000 16.3 61.3 210 16 8 6.5 3.5 | 17.2 63.0 225 11 6 9.5 5.2
7000 18.3 64.9 200 14 7 6.5 3.6 | 20.0 68.0 225 10 5 9.7 5.3
6000 20.3 68.5 195 13 7 7.4 4.1 | 22.8 73.0 235 9 4 9.8 5.4
5000 23.4 74.1 190 10 5 18.0 9.9 | 28.9 84.0 260 7 4 7.3 4.0
07/22/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/22/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... +21.9 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +8.4 LI... +0.6
CINH... -8.1 K INDEX... +21.9 | CINH... -7.3 K INDEX... +24.0
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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 -22.1 -7.8 210 41 21 8.0 4.4 | -22.6 -8.7 215 36 19 7.3 4.0
24000 -17.6 0.3 215 35 18 6.5 3.6 | -18.2 -0.8 220 30 15 7.5 4.1
22000 -13.6 7.5 215 26 13 6.7 3.7 | -13.7 7.3 225 25 13 7.8 4.3
20000 -10.2 13.6 215 22 11 5.2 2.8 | -10.2 13.6 220 21 11 5.3 2.9
18000 -7.4 18.7 205 22 11 5.9 3.2 | -7.0 19.4 215 19 10 6.7 3.7
16000 -3.3 26.1 205 20 10 8.2 4.5 | -2.8 27.0 215 17 9 7.8 4.3
14000 1.9 35.4 210 17 9 9.3 5.1 | 2.7 36.9 220 15 8 9.6 5.3
12000 7.4 45.3 220 14 7 9.0 4.9 | 8.4 47.1 230 12 6 9.5 5.2
10000 12.7 54.9 240 11 6 7.0 3.8 | 13.8 56.8 250 8 4 6.7 3.7
9000 15.6 60.1 255 10 5 8.8 4.8 | 16.7 62.1 270 7 3 8.5 4.7
8000 18.3 64.9 270 9 5 8.8 4.8 | 19.4 66.9 295 6 3 9.0 4.9
7000 21.1 70.0 280 9 5 9.4 5.2 | 22.0 71.6 310 6 3 9.5 5.2
6000 23.9 75.0 300 9 5 10.8 5.9 | 24.7 76.5 330 7 3 10.0 5.5
5000 28.2 82.8 310 9 5 33.5 18.4 | 28.4 83.1 335 7 4 21.7 11.9
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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.
042025
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