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UXUS97 KSLC 141227
SRGSLC
SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
527 AM MST SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025
THIS FORECAST IS FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2025:
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 62.4 F/16.9 C IS REACHED...THEN
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... POOR
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 114 FT/MIN (0.6 M/S)
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 6353 FT MSL (1428 FT AGL)
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 53.0 F/12.1 C
TIME OF TRIGGER TEMPERATURE.................... NONE
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................. 5515 FT MSL (590 FT AGL)
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR MONDAY 12/15....... POOR
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE
REMARKS...
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 07:44:37 / 17:00:52 MST
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 9 HR 16 MIN 15 SEC (556 MIN 15 SEC)
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 12:22:44 MST... 25.75 DEGREES
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 12/14/2025 AT 0500 MST
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 11387 FT MSL (6462 FT AGL)
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 21702 FT MSL (16777 FT AGL)
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 14774 FT MSL (9849 FT AGL)
LIFTED INDEX.................... +13.4
K INDEX......................... -17.6
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 -30.5 -22.9 250 18 9 8.3 4.6 33.8 92.9 17.4 M M
24000 -25.7 -14.3 250 17 9 7.4 4.1 32.6 90.8 16.9 M M
22000 -21.3 -6.3 250 21 11 7.3 4.0 30.9 87.7 15.9 M M
20000 -16.4 2.5 255 22 11 8.2 4.5 29.7 85.4 15.2 M M
18000 -11.8 10.8 260 20 10 6.9 3.8 28.2 82.7 14.3 M M
16000 -8.2 17.2 275 15 8 6.5 3.5 25.7 78.3 12.4 M M
14000 -4.4 24.1 275 13 7 5.9 3.2 23.4 74.0 10.5 M M
12000 -1.2 29.8 270 12 6 5.8 3.2 20.6 69.0 8.1 M M
10000 2.6 36.7 270 9 5 7.1 3.9 18.4 65.1 6.2 M M
9000 4.5 40.1 265 7 4 6.0 3.3 17.3 63.2 5.2 M M
8000 6.5 43.7 245 5 3 5.4 2.9 15.6 60.1 3.6 M M
7000 7.3 45.1 220 4 2 2.2 1.2 13.5 56.3 1.5 M M
6000 7.4 45.3 205 3 2 -2.0 -1.1 10.7 51.3 -1.3 101 0.5
5000 3.7 38.7 115 3 2 -67.4 -37.0 4.2 39.5 -7.9 181 0.9
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *
12/14/2025 AT 0800 MST | 12/14/2025 AT 1100 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.7 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +5.4
CINH... -0.1 K INDEX... -22.8 | CINH... 0.0 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 -32.5 -26.5 265 25 13 6.6 3.6 | -31.6 -24.9 270 28 14 7.6 4.2
24000 -28.3 -18.9 250 18 9 8.9 4.9 | -27.1 -16.8 265 24 12 7.2 3.9
22000 -23.0 -9.4 240 16 8 8.8 4.9 | -22.7 -8.9 250 18 9 7.2 4.0
20000 -17.4 0.7 250 15 8 9.6 5.3 | -16.9 1.6 240 17 9 9.0 4.9
18000 -11.2 11.8 255 15 8 8.5 4.7 | -11.4 11.5 240 17 9 9.2 5.0
16000 -6.4 20.5 250 14 7 7.8 4.3 | -6.2 20.8 235 17 9 8.1 4.5
14000 -1.9 28.6 235 13 7 7.2 3.9 | -1.7 28.9 230 16 8 7.0 3.9
12000 2.1 35.8 220 13 7 6.1 3.3 | 2.2 36.0 220 16 8 5.9 3.2
10000 5.5 41.9 200 13 7 4.8 2.6 | 5.4 41.7 210 15 8 4.6 2.5
9000 6.8 44.2 195 13 7 3.8 2.1 | 6.6 43.9 200 15 8 3.9 2.2
8000 7.8 46.0 185 12 6 2.5 1.4 | 7.5 45.5 195 14 7 3.0 1.6
7000 8.2 46.8 180 11 5 1.2 0.7 | 8.1 46.6 190 11 6 2.8 1.5
6000 8.2 46.8 175 7 4 1.3 0.7 | 8.3 46.9 190 6 3 3.3 1.8
5000 7.6 45.7 135 5 3 -4.0 -2.2 | 8.7 47.7 165 1 1 14.3 7.8
12/14/2025 AT 1400 MST | 12/14/2025 AT 1700 MST
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CAPE... 0.0 LI... +6.1 | CAPE... 0.0 LI... +7.4
CINH... 0.0 K INDEX... -18.1 | CINH... -0.3 K INDEX... -22.0
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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 -31.2 -24.2 260 30 15 7.9 4.3 | -31.0 -23.8 245 29 15 7.9 4.3
24000 -26.5 -15.7 255 27 14 8.0 4.4 | -26.3 -15.3 245 29 15 8.6 4.7
22000 -21.6 -6.9 250 23 12 8.0 4.4 | -21.1 -6.0 245 26 13 8.5 4.7
20000 -16.4 2.5 235 19 10 7.7 4.2 | -15.7 3.7 240 21 11 7.8 4.3
18000 -11.4 11.5 225 19 10 8.7 4.8 | -11.2 11.8 225 19 10 7.4 4.1
16000 -6.5 20.3 225 20 10 7.7 4.2 | -6.9 19.6 225 20 10 6.8 3.7
14000 -2.2 28.0 225 20 10 6.6 3.6 | -3.0 26.6 230 19 10 6.4 3.5
12000 1.6 34.9 225 19 10 5.9 3.2 | 0.8 33.4 235 18 9 6.7 3.7
10000 4.9 40.8 215 16 8 5.2 2.9 | 4.5 40.1 230 16 8 5.0 2.7
9000 6.2 43.2 210 14 7 4.9 2.7 | 6.0 42.8 220 13 7 4.8 2.7
8000 7.5 45.5 200 13 7 3.4 1.9 | 7.4 45.3 210 12 6 4.7 2.6
7000 8.3 46.9 190 11 5 3.8 2.1 | 8.5 47.3 200 10 5 3.9 2.1
6000 8.8 47.8 180 5 3 4.4 2.4 | 9.4 48.9 185 5 3 3.9 2.1
5000 10.0 50.0 175 1 1 16.1 8.8 | 9.8 49.6 095 1 1 5.1 2.8
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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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