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UXUS97 KSLC 171228
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
628 AM MDT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 71.5 F/22.0 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... GOOD
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 661 FT/MIN (3.4 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 13077 FT MSL (8152 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 78.0 F/26.0 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................. 10062 FT MSL (5137 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR THURSDAY 09/18..... GOOD
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:11:05 / 19:33:13 MDT
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 12 HR 22 MIN 9 SEC (742 MIN 9 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:22:09 MDT... 50.84 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 09/17/2025 AT 0600 MDT
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 14192 FT MSL (9267 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 18010 FT MSL (13085 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 15060 FT MSL (10135 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +2.9
K INDEX......................... -6.3
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 -25.2 -13.4 345 24 12 7.7 4.2 39.7 103.5 11.2 M M
24000 -20.5 -4.9 350 23 12 8.1 4.4 38.3 101.0 10.4 M M
22000 -15.0 5.0 350 21 11 8.0 4.4 37.0 98.7 9.5 M M
20000 -10.4 13.3 005 19 10 7.7 4.2 35.5 95.9 8.5 M M
18000 -6.0 21.2 010 16 8 6.7 3.7 33.9 93.0 7.3 M M
16000 -2.4 27.7 005 13 7 7.0 3.8 31.4 88.5 5.2 M M
14000 0.1 32.2 005 7 4 3.2 1.7 27.8 82.0 1.9 M M
12000 2.5 36.5 350 2 1 6.7 3.7 24.4 75.9 -1.6 588 3.0
10000 7.0 44.6 340 1 1 8.8 4.8 23.2 73.8 -3.0 394 2.0
9000 9.6 49.3 000 0 0 8.0 4.4 22.9 73.2 -3.4 287 1.5
8000 12.4 54.3 190 1 0 7.1 3.9 22.1 71.7 -4.2 166 0.8
7000 14.3 57.7 170 2 1 6.4 3.5 21.1 69.9 -5.3 78 0.4
6000 15.7 60.3 155 4 2 3.0 1.7 19.6 67.2 -6.8 6 0.0
5000 11.5 52.7 115 6 3 -99.0 -54.3 12.4 54.4 -14.0 103 0.5
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
09/17/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 09/17/2025 AT 1200 MDT
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CAPE... +0.8 LI... +3.2 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.3
CINH... -22.9 K INDEX... +12.4 | CINH... -9.4 K INDEX... +11.3
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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 -28.0 -18.4 320 33 17 7.3 4.0 | -28.1 -18.6 315 35 18 7.4 4.1
24000 -23.5 -10.3 315 30 16 7.9 4.3 | -23.6 -10.5 315 32 16 7.8 4.3
22000 -18.2 -0.8 315 31 16 8.0 4.4 | -18.4 -1.1 315 30 15 7.8 4.3
20000 -13.1 8.4 315 30 16 8.6 4.7 | -13.6 7.5 320 30 15 8.1 4.4
18000 -8.3 17.1 315 28 15 7.2 3.9 | -9.0 15.8 325 27 14 7.2 3.9
16000 -4.7 23.5 320 25 13 5.4 3.0 | -5.2 22.6 330 22 11 6.1 3.4
14000 -1.7 28.9 325 21 11 5.8 3.2 | -1.5 29.3 335 17 9 6.3 3.4
12000 1.9 35.4 330 15 8 6.7 3.7 | 2.2 36.0 335 13 7 7.0 3.8
10000 5.7 42.3 325 9 5 7.2 4.0 | 6.1 43.0 335 9 5 6.4 3.5
9000 7.4 45.3 325 7 3 7.9 4.3 | 8.0 46.4 330 6 3 7.1 3.9
8000 9.6 49.3 325 5 3 6.0 3.3 | 10.2 50.4 315 5 3 7.7 4.2
7000 11.4 52.5 325 3 2 5.9 3.2 | 12.5 54.5 305 5 3 9.4 5.1
6000 12.8 55.0 280 1 1 4.6 2.5 | 15.1 59.2 295 5 3 11.6 6.4
5000 15.5 59.9 155 2 1 17.1 9.4 | 20.8 69.4 295 6 3 80.2 44.0
09/17/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 09/17/2025 AT 1800 MDT
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +2.5 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +3.6
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +10.0 | CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... +8.7
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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 -27.2 -17.0 330 33 17 7.0 3.8 | -27.2 -17.0 340 28 15 7.3 4.0
24000 -22.9 -9.2 330 30 15 7.7 4.2 | -22.7 -8.9 345 25 13 8.3 4.6
22000 -18.3 -0.9 330 29 15 7.7 4.2 | -17.0 1.4 355 24 12 8.2 4.5
20000 -13.8 7.2 330 29 15 7.5 4.1 | -12.4 9.7 350 22 12 7.6 4.2
18000 -8.9 16.0 335 25 13 6.8 3.8 | -8.0 17.6 350 20 10 6.7 3.7
16000 -5.0 23.0 340 18 9 6.8 3.7 | -4.6 23.7 350 15 8 5.8 3.2
14000 -1.2 29.8 345 13 7 6.4 3.5 | -0.8 30.6 005 9 5 7.0 3.8
12000 2.7 36.9 345 10 5 7.2 4.0 | 3.4 38.1 025 6 3 7.5 4.1
10000 7.0 44.6 340 8 4 7.2 4.0 | 7.8 46.0 020 6 3 7.3 4.0
9000 9.3 48.7 335 7 4 7.8 4.3 | 10.0 50.0 360 6 3 8.1 4.4
8000 11.5 52.7 325 7 4 7.7 4.2 | 12.2 54.0 345 6 3 8.1 4.4
7000 13.9 57.0 315 8 4 10.1 5.5 | 14.5 58.1 330 6 3 8.0 4.4
6000 16.5 61.7 310 8 4 11.9 6.5 | 16.9 62.4 320 6 3 10.6 5.8
5000 22.3 72.1 310 8 4 79.4 43.6 | 21.3 70.3 315 6 3 43.6 23.9
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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.
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