982
UXUS97 KSLC 121334
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
0634 MST TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019
THIS FORECAST IS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 39.9 F/4.4 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... FAIR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 209 FT/MIN (1.1 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 9343 FT MSL (4528 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 41.0 F/5.5 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1400 MST
TIME OF OVERDEVELOPMENT........................ 1700 MST
MIDDLE/HIGH CLOUDS DURING SOARING WINDOW....... OVERCAST THIN HIGH
SURFACE WINDS DURING SOARING WINDOW............ 20 MPH OR LESS
HEIGHT OF THE -3 THERMAL INDEX................. 6653 FT MSL (1838 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR WEDNESDAY 02/13.... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:25:35 / 17:58:30 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 10 HR 32 MIN 55 SEC (632 MIN 55 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:42:03 MST... 34.76 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST VALID ON 02/12/2019 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. ENTIRE AIRMASS BELOW 32 F / 0 C
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 15934 FT MSL (11119 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 12934 FT MSL (8119 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +10.2
K INDEX......................... -1.4
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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5000 -2.8 27.0 150 6 3 -2.9 -1.6 -1.9 28.6 -7.1 8 0.0
6000 -2.6 27.3 180 7 4 0.8 0.5 1.3 34.3 -3.9 31 0.2
7000 -4.0 24.8 205 7 3 4.5 2.5 2.9 37.2 -2.3 102 0.5
8000 -5.9 21.4 220 6 3 7.4 4.0 3.9 39.1 -1.3 188 1.0
9000 -8.0 17.6 230 7 4 6.3 3.4 4.8 40.7 -0.4 280 1.4
10000 -9.6 14.7 240 9 5 5.3 2.9 6.1 43.0 0.8 M M
12000 -12.7 9.1 250 11 6 6.1 3.3 9.0 48.1 3.5 M M
14000 -16.6 2.1 260 14 7 6.5 3.6 11.1 51.9 5.4 M M
16000 -20.9 -5.6 265 18 9 6.5 3.6 13.6 56.4 7.5 M M
18000 -24.8 -12.6 265 20 10 6.6 3.6 15.8 60.4 9.2 M M
20000 -28.7 -19.7 270 22 11 6.5 3.6 18.0 64.4 10.9 M M
22000 -32.8 -27.0 270 24 12 7.1 3.9 20.0 68.1 12.3 M M
24000 -37.1 -34.8 275 26 13 7.7 4.2 21.9 71.5 13.5 M M
26000 -41.7 -43.1 280 28 14 7.7 4.2 23.5 74.3 14.4 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
02/12/2019 AT 0800 MST | 02/12/2019 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.6 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5
CINH... -0.0 K INDEX... -5.0 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -14.9
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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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5000 -2.2 28.0 150 7 4 -2.1 -1.1 | 0.5 32.9 165 6 3 9.8 5.4
6000 -2.0 28.4 175 8 4 1.4 0.8 | -1.0 30.2 175 9 5 6.1 3.4
7000 -3.2 26.2 195 8 4 3.9 2.1 | -2.3 27.9 190 10 5 4.1 2.2
8000 -5.0 23.0 210 7 4 7.4 4.1 | -4.0 24.8 205 10 5 6.9 3.8
9000 -7.1 19.2 215 8 4 6.8 3.7 | -6.0 21.2 215 10 5 6.6 3.6
10000 -9.0 15.8 225 9 5 6.1 3.3 | -7.9 17.8 220 11 6 6.5 3.6
12000 -12.5 9.5 245 12 6 6.0 3.3 | -11.8 10.8 240 13 7 6.2 3.4
14000 -16.2 2.8 255 15 8 6.4 3.5 | -15.4 4.3 250 16 8 5.4 3.0
16000 -20.3 -4.5 260 17 9 5.6 3.1 | -18.5 -1.3 260 19 10 5.5 3.0
18000 -23.6 -10.5 265 20 11 5.7 3.2 | -22.4 -8.3 265 22 11 5.9 3.2
20000 -27.3 -17.1 275 24 12 6.1 3.3 | -25.8 -14.4 270 26 13 5.7 3.1
22000 -31.2 -24.2 275 27 14 6.7 3.7 | -29.4 -20.9 275 30 15 6.1 3.4
24000 -35.3 -31.5 280 30 16 7.5 4.1 | -33.4 -28.1 280 34 18 8.7 4.8
26000 -39.9 -39.8 285 33 17 7.6 4.2 | -38.6 -37.5 285 36 19 8.7 4.8
02/12/2019 AT 1400 MST | 02/12/2019 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.0 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +8.5
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -18.5 | CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -8.8
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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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5000 2.4 36.3 170 7 4 7.9 4.3 | 3.0 37.4 170 7 4 3.5 1.9
6000 0.1 32.2 175 10 5 7.5 4.1 | 1.2 34.2 180 10 5 5.5 3.0
7000 -1.4 29.5 195 12 6 5.0 2.7 | -0.3 31.5 200 12 6 4.8 2.6
8000 -3.2 26.2 205 12 6 3.8 2.1 | -2.2 28.0 210 11 6 4.2 2.3
9000 -5.0 23.0 215 12 6 6.3 3.4 | -3.9 25.0 220 11 6 6.6 3.6
10000 -6.9 19.6 225 12 6 6.7 3.7 | -5.8 21.6 230 13 7 6.4 3.5
12000 -10.8 12.6 240 15 8 6.1 3.3 | -9.8 14.4 240 16 8 7.4 4.0
14000 -14.2 6.4 250 18 9 5.8 3.2 | -14.2 6.4 250 19 10 6.7 3.6
16000 -17.8 -0.0 255 21 11 5.9 3.2 | -18.0 -0.4 250 23 12 5.5 3.0
18000 -21.4 -6.5 260 24 12 6.2 3.4 | -20.3 -4.5 255 27 14 3.8 2.1
20000 -25.0 -13.0 265 28 14 5.0 2.8 | -24.0 -11.2 260 30 15 5.8 3.2
22000 -28.7 -19.7 265 30 15 6.8 3.7 | -28.0 -18.4 265 31 16 7.4 4.1
24000 -32.9 -27.2 270 31 16 8.6 4.7 | -32.5 -26.5 270 33 17 8.0 4.4
26000 -38.0 -36.4 275 33 17 8.5 4.7 | -37.3 -35.1 275 39 20 8.0 4.4
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