734  
UXUS97 KSLC 061230  
SRGSLC  
 
SOARING FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  
630 AM MDT SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2025  
 
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, JULY 6, 2025:  
 
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 84.8 F/29.3 C IS REACHED...THEN  
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT  
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1545 FT/MIN (7.8 M/S)  
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 20459 FT MSL (15535 FT AGL)  
 
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 91.0 F/33.2 C  
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... 1200 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................. 9659 FT MSL (4735 FT AGL)  
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 07/07....... EXCELLENT  
 
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE  
 
REMARKS...  
 
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:03:26 / 21:01:59 MDT  
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 58 MIN 33 SEC (898 MIN 33 SEC)  
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:43 MDT... 70.56 DEGREES  
 
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/06/2025 AT 0600 MDT  
 
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15464 FT MSL (10540 FT AGL)  
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 19515 FT MSL (14591 FT AGL)  
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 19769 FT MSL (14845 FT AGL)  
LIFTED INDEX.................... -1.7  
K INDEX......................... +11.4  
 
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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26000 -26.4 -15.5 250 29 15 5.4 3.0 37.6 99.7 3.8 M M  
24000 -22.7 -8.9 240 26 13 8.0 4.4 35.1 95.1 1.8 M M  
22000 -17.3 0.9 245 25 13 8.2 4.5 33.7 92.6 0.7 M M  
20000 -12.3 9.9 240 22 11 8.6 4.7 32.7 90.9 -0.2 1489 7.6  
18000 -7.2 19.0 245 16 8 9.2 5.1 32.1 89.8 -0.9 1275 6.5  
16000 -1.5 29.3 255 13 7 9.6 5.3 31.9 89.4 -1.1 1047 5.3  
14000 4.1 39.4 260 12 6 9.1 5.0 31.7 89.0 -1.4 821 4.2  
12000 9.3 48.7 275 7 3 8.9 4.9 31.1 87.9 -2.1 606 3.1  
10000 14.4 57.9 270 1 1 7.4 4.1 30.4 86.7 -2.8 391 2.0  
9000 16.9 62.4 165 1 0 8.3 4.6 30.0 85.9 -3.2 287 1.5  
8000 19.3 66.7 120 1 1 6.9 3.8 29.4 85.0 -3.8 186 0.9  
7000 21.5 70.7 105 3 1 5.9 3.3 28.0 82.4 -5.3 83 0.4  
6000 22.6 72.7 105 5 3 0.8 0.5 26.2 79.2 -7.2 21 0.1  
5000 16.1 61.0 110 7 4 -99.0 -54.3 16.8 62.3 -16.7 187 0.9  
 
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *  
 
07/06/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/06/2025 AT 1200 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +63.7 LI... +1.1 | CAPE... +282.8 LI... -0.1  
CINH... -118.9 K INDEX... +13.5 | CINH... -56.1 K INDEX... +14.0  
|  
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 -25.8 -14.4 240 17 9 7.8 4.3 | -26.0 -14.8 235 15 8 7.9 4.3  
24000 -21.2 -6.2 240 18 9 7.6 4.2 | -21.3 -6.3 235 17 8 7.9 4.4  
22000 -16.1 3.0 235 18 9 7.5 4.1 | -15.9 3.4 235 18 9 7.6 4.2  
20000 -11.7 10.9 235 16 8 7.4 4.1 | -11.5 11.3 235 18 9 7.5 4.1  
18000 -7.3 18.9 240 14 7 7.8 4.3 | -7.1 19.2 240 15 8 7.7 4.2  
16000 -2.5 27.5 240 12 6 8.6 4.7 | -2.4 27.7 235 12 6 8.3 4.5  
14000 2.7 36.9 245 9 5 8.7 4.8 | 2.8 37.0 230 9 5 8.7 4.8  
12000 7.6 45.7 235 7 4 7.9 4.3 | 7.8 46.0 225 7 4 8.5 4.7  
10000 12.0 53.6 205 3 1 7.5 4.1 | 12.3 54.1 210 5 2 6.6 3.6  
9000 14.2 57.6 185 2 1 7.2 4.0 | 14.8 58.6 215 4 2 8.2 4.5  
8000 16.1 61.0 150 1 1 5.9 3.2 | 17.2 63.0 235 3 1 7.9 4.3  
7000 17.6 63.7 140 2 1 4.4 2.4 | 19.3 66.7 265 3 2 7.8 4.3  
6000 18.6 65.5 170 1 1 6.0 3.3 | 21.6 70.9 285 4 2 10.3 5.7  
5000 20.8 69.4 235 1 0 11.9 6.5 | 24.5 76.1 290 5 3 14.0 7.7  
 
07/06/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/06/2025 AT 1800 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +262.6 LI... +0.1 | CAPE... +69.3 LI... +1.1  
CINH... -53.9 K INDEX... +14.2 | CINH... -62.2 K INDEX... +14.0  
|  
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 -26.3 -15.3 230 16 8 8.1 4.4 | -26.2 -15.2 230 16 8 8.1 4.5  
24000 -21.5 -6.7 230 16 8 8.3 4.5 | -21.4 -6.5 230 18 9 7.6 4.2  
22000 -15.9 3.4 225 16 8 7.9 4.3 | -16.3 2.7 230 21 11 8.3 4.5  
20000 -11.3 11.7 240 17 9 7.7 4.2 | -11.1 12.0 230 20 10 8.6 4.7  
18000 -6.6 20.1 245 16 8 7.8 4.3 | -6.0 21.2 230 18 9 8.4 4.6  
16000 -1.9 28.6 240 13 7 8.1 4.4 | -1.1 30.0 225 16 8 8.3 4.5  
14000 3.1 37.6 230 10 5 9.0 4.9 | 3.9 39.0 225 13 7 8.9 4.9  
12000 8.5 47.3 230 9 5 8.9 4.9 | 9.1 48.4 240 9 5 8.9 4.9  
10000 13.6 56.5 240 7 3 7.3 4.0 | 14.3 57.7 270 7 4 7.9 4.3  
9000 16.2 61.2 255 5 3 8.4 4.6 | 17.0 62.6 290 7 4 8.5 4.6  
8000 18.7 65.7 280 6 3 8.5 4.6 | 19.5 67.1 305 7 4 8.3 4.6  
7000 21.1 70.0 305 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 22.0 71.6 325 7 4 8.8 4.8  
6000 23.6 74.5 310 7 4 11.1 6.1 | 24.5 76.1 330 7 4 10.3 5.7  
5000 26.5 79.7 310 7 4 14.6 8.0 | 29.7 85.5 325 7 4 66.8 36.7  
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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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