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UXUS97 KSLC 241227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 55.4 F/13.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 103 FT/MIN (0.5 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 11772 FT MSL (6847 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 62.0 F/17.1 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................. 9333 FT MSL (4408 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 12/25..... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:50:09 / 17:05:09 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 15 MIN 0 SEC (555 MIN 0 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:27:39 MST... 25.51 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 12/24/2025 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 9527 FT MSL (4602 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 9032 FT MSL (4107 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 10474 FT MSL (5549 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... -0.9
K INDEX......................... +25.0
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 -34.3 -29.7 220 81 42 7.9 4.3 30.8 87.5 11.1 M M
24000 -29.0 -20.2 215 69 36 7.7 4.2 29.4 84.9 10.2 M M
22000 -24.5 -12.1 215 69 35 7.4 4.1 27.6 81.6 8.9 M M
20000 -20.2 -4.4 215 68 35 7.1 3.9 25.8 78.4 7.6 M M
18000 -16.1 3.0 220 64 33 6.6 3.6 23.9 75.0 6.1 M M
16000 -12.3 9.9 220 52 27 6.0 3.3 21.8 71.2 4.2 M M
14000 -8.4 16.9 215 45 23 7.1 3.9 19.7 67.4 2.2 M M
12000 -4.5 23.9 210 34 17 6.9 3.8 17.7 63.9 0.3 M M
10000 -0.9 30.4 210 31 16 5.9 3.2 15.5 59.9 -1.9 362 1.8
9000 0.8 33.4 210 34 17 6.0 3.3 14.2 57.6 -3.2 283 1.4
8000 2.7 36.9 200 34 17 5.7 3.1 12.5 54.6 -5.0 186 0.9
7000 4.3 39.7 190 28 15 6.0 3.3 11.2 52.1 -6.4 110 0.6
6000 6.2 43.2 180 21 11 6.9 3.8 10.2 50.4 -7.5 23 0.1
5000 8.2 46.8 175 11 6 5.4 2.9 9.4 48.9 -8.5 M M
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
12/24/2025 AT 0800 MST | 12/24/2025 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.0
CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +17.4 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... +19.2
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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 -31.1 -24.0 230 73 38 6.4 3.5 | -30.5 -22.9 220 67 34 6.7 3.7
24000 -27.3 -17.1 230 57 29 6.8 3.7 | -26.5 -15.7 220 57 29 6.6 3.6
22000 -22.5 -8.5 225 51 26 7.1 3.9 | -22.2 -8.0 220 55 28 6.5 3.6
20000 -18.1 -0.6 220 49 25 7.7 4.2 | -18.0 -0.4 220 52 27 7.3 4.0
18000 -13.6 7.5 220 48 25 7.2 3.9 | -13.4 7.9 220 48 25 8.1 4.4
16000 -9.4 15.1 220 45 23 6.6 3.6 | -8.8 16.2 220 47 24 7.4 4.0
14000 -5.5 22.1 220 42 22 6.6 3.6 | -4.8 23.4 215 49 25 6.0 3.3
12000 -1.8 28.8 215 41 21 6.1 3.4 | -1.4 29.5 205 46 24 6.1 3.4
10000 1.7 35.1 205 37 19 6.3 3.5 | 2.3 36.1 195 40 21 6.3 3.5
9000 3.7 38.7 195 34 18 7.0 3.9 | 4.1 39.4 190 36 19 6.8 3.7
8000 5.4 41.7 185 30 16 4.7 2.6 | 6.0 42.8 175 31 16 6.1 3.4
7000 7.2 45.0 180 31 16 4.9 2.7 | 7.8 46.0 165 26 13 6.6 3.6
6000 9.1 48.4 170 26 13 5.6 3.1 | 9.8 49.6 160 22 11 5.0 2.7
5000 9.1 48.4 150 10 5 -39.7 -21.8 | 12.1 53.8 145 10 5 10.4 5.7
12/24/2025 AT 1400 MST | 12/24/2025 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +1.9
CINH... -0.4 K INDEX... +23.3 | CINH... -1.6 K INDEX... +24.3
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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 -29.2 -20.6 220 70 36 6.8 3.7 | -29.6 -21.3 220 71 37 7.7 4.2
24000 -25.1 -13.2 220 63 32 6.7 3.7 | -25.0 -13.0 215 65 34 7.4 4.0
22000 -20.7 -5.3 220 61 31 6.7 3.7 | -20.3 -4.5 215 61 31 7.0 3.8
20000 -16.5 2.3 215 59 30 7.3 4.0 | -16.3 2.7 210 60 31 6.5 3.6
18000 -12.6 9.3 215 56 29 5.7 3.1 | -12.7 9.1 210 60 31 5.3 2.9
16000 -9.0 15.8 210 55 28 6.3 3.5 | -9.6 14.7 205 56 29 5.8 3.2
14000 -5.6 21.9 205 53 27 5.8 3.2 | -6.2 20.8 200 54 28 6.2 3.4
12000 -2.3 27.9 195 46 24 5.6 3.0 | -2.5 27.5 195 45 23 6.2 3.4
10000 1.4 34.5 185 35 18 6.6 3.6 | 1.0 33.8 195 41 21 6.4 3.5
9000 3.7 38.7 180 33 17 8.5 4.6 | 3.1 37.6 190 38 19 8.5 4.7
8000 6.0 42.8 175 30 15 7.5 4.1 | 5.6 42.1 185 32 17 8.1 4.4
7000 8.2 46.8 170 25 13 8.4 4.6 | 7.9 46.2 175 28 14 6.7 3.7
6000 10.5 50.9 165 19 10 5.9 3.2 | 10.1 50.2 170 22 11 5.7 3.1
5000 13.6 56.5 155 10 5 18.2 10.0 | 11.7 53.1 160 8 4 15.3 8.4
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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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