174  
UXUS97 KSLC 071231  
SRGSLC  
 
SOARING FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH  
631 AM MDT MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025  
 
THIS FORECAST IS FOR MONDAY, JULY 7, 2025:  
 
IF THE TRIGGER TEMPERATURE OF 88.5 F/31.4 C IS REACHED...THEN  
THERMAL SOARING INDEX....................... EXCELLENT  
MAXIMUM RATE OF LIFT........................ 1686 FT/MIN (8.6 M/S)  
MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THERMALS.................. 21774 FT MSL (16848 FT AGL)  
 
FORECAST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE................... 96.0 F/36.0 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................. 12257 FT MSL (7331 FT AGL)  
THERMAL SOARING OUTLOOK FOR TUESDAY 07/08...... EXCELLENT  
 
WAVE SOARING INDEX............................. NOT AVAILABLE  
 
REMARKS...  
 
SUNRISE/SUNSET.................... 06:04:05 / 21:01:39 MDT  
TOTAL POSSIBLE SUNSHINE........... 14 HR 57 MIN 35 SEC (897 MIN 35 SEC)  
ALTITUDE OF SUN AT 13:32:52 MDT... 70.45 DEGREES  
 
UPPER AIR DATA FROM RAWINSONDE OBSERVATION TAKEN ON 07/07/2025 AT 0600 MDT  
 
FREEZING LEVEL.................. 15985 FT MSL (11059 FT AGL)  
CONVECTIVE CONDENSATION LEVEL... 23137 FT MSL (18211 FT AGL)  
LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVEL....... 22808 FT MSL (17882 FT AGL)  
LIFTED INDEX.................... +0.8  
K INDEX......................... +5.3  
 
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 -23.9 -11.0 260 24 12 7.4 4.1 40.1 104.2 3.6 M M  
24000 -19.7 -3.5 250 19 10 6.7 3.7 38.2 100.7 2.1 M M  
22000 -15.7 3.7 235 16 8 6.8 3.7 36.0 96.9 0.3 M M  
20000 -11.1 12.0 225 13 7 7.4 4.0 33.9 93.0 -1.7 1512 7.7  
18000 -5.7 21.7 220 12 6 9.7 5.3 33.5 92.3 -2.1 1291 6.6  
16000 0.0 32.0 220 10 5 9.5 5.2 33.4 92.1 -2.3 1060 5.4  
14000 5.6 42.1 215 10 5 9.0 4.9 33.1 91.5 -2.6 836 4.2  
12000 11.0 51.8 215 11 5 8.9 4.9 32.7 90.8 -3.1 613 3.1  
10000 16.4 61.5 215 13 7 8.0 4.4 32.1 89.8 -3.6 394 2.0  
9000 19.0 66.2 205 13 7 7.7 4.2 31.8 89.3 -3.9 285 1.4  
8000 21.4 70.5 195 13 7 7.5 4.1 31.4 88.5 -4.4 182 0.9  
7000 23.7 74.7 175 15 8 5.3 2.9 30.0 86.0 -5.8 77 0.4  
6000 24.4 75.9 160 15 8 -2.7 -1.5 27.8 82.0 -8.1 27 0.1  
5000 18.1 64.6 125 9 5 -99.0 -54.3 18.7 65.6 -17.5 188 1.0  
 
* * * * * * NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL FORECAST DATA VALID * * * * * *  
 
07/07/2025 AT 0900 MDT | 07/07/2025 AT 1200 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +19.9 LI... +0.7 | CAPE... +106.4 LI... 0.0  
CINH... -74.3 K INDEX... +13.4 | CINH... -39.7 K INDEX... +11.6  
|  
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 -26.0 -14.8 265 26 13 6.7 3.7 | -25.5 -13.9 265 18 9 7.5 4.1  
24000 -22.0 -7.6 255 24 12 6.6 3.6 | -21.3 -6.3 260 17 9 6.3 3.5  
22000 -18.1 -0.6 250 21 11 6.6 3.6 | -17.0 1.4 245 16 8 7.5 4.1  
20000 -12.7 9.1 230 20 10 8.4 4.6 | -12.2 10.0 230 18 9 8.1 4.4  
18000 -7.3 18.9 225 17 9 9.3 5.1 | -7.1 19.2 220 17 9 9.2 5.1  
16000 -1.8 28.8 235 13 7 9.3 5.1 | -1.6 29.1 215 14 7 9.4 5.2  
14000 3.7 38.7 240 10 5 8.9 4.9 | 3.8 38.8 210 10 5 9.1 5.0  
12000 8.9 48.0 240 6 3 8.9 4.9 | 9.2 48.6 205 7 4 9.2 5.0  
10000 14.0 57.2 205 3 2 7.9 4.3 | 14.5 58.1 195 5 3 8.3 4.5  
9000 16.5 61.7 180 3 1 8.2 4.5 | 17.2 63.0 200 4 2 9.3 5.1  
8000 18.8 65.8 155 3 1 6.9 3.8 | 19.9 67.8 210 4 2 9.1 5.0  
7000 20.8 69.4 155 3 2 7.3 4.0 | 22.6 72.7 230 3 2 9.1 5.0  
6000 22.3 72.1 155 3 2 6.5 3.6 | 25.2 77.4 255 3 2 10.3 5.7  
5000 24.2 75.6 155 3 1 9.6 5.2 | 28.0 82.4 275 4 2 12.1 6.6  
 
07/07/2025 AT 1500 MDT | 07/07/2025 AT 1800 MDT  
|  
CAPE... +45.7 LI... +0.8 | CAPE... +3.0 LI... +0.8  
CINH... -33.6 K INDEX... +11.8 | CINH... -15.4 K INDEX... +15.8  
|  
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 -25.0 -13.0 245 17 9 8.0 4.4 | -24.7 -12.5 240 19 10 8.7 4.8  
24000 -20.5 -4.9 245 16 8 6.9 3.8 | -19.8 -3.6 235 19 10 7.3 4.0  
22000 -16.4 2.5 235 17 9 7.3 4.0 | -15.4 4.3 230 19 10 7.4 4.1  
20000 -11.6 11.1 225 16 8 8.1 4.5 | -10.9 12.4 225 18 9 7.7 4.2  
18000 -6.1 21.0 215 15 8 8.7 4.8 | -5.5 22.1 215 15 8 8.8 4.8  
16000 -0.8 30.6 205 13 7 9.2 5.1 | -0.2 31.6 215 13 7 9.3 5.1  
14000 4.7 40.5 205 11 6 9.4 5.2 | 5.3 41.5 220 11 6 9.3 5.1  
12000 10.3 50.5 210 9 5 9.5 5.2 | 10.8 51.4 235 9 5 9.0 5.0  
10000 15.7 60.3 235 6 3 7.9 4.3 | 16.1 61.0 265 7 4 8.2 4.5  
9000 18.5 65.3 265 5 3 9.3 5.1 | 18.9 66.0 285 7 4 9.3 5.1  
8000 21.2 70.2 280 6 3 9.3 5.1 | 21.6 70.9 300 7 4 9.0 4.9  
7000 23.9 75.0 300 7 4 10.1 5.5 | 24.4 75.9 315 8 4 9.2 5.0  
6000 26.6 79.9 310 8 4 10.8 6.0 | 27.1 80.8 325 8 4 10.3 5.6  
5000 29.5 85.1 315 8 4 13.6 7.5 | 32.2 90.0 330 7 4 64.6 35.5  
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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.  
 
042025  
 
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